The 2026 Big Ears Festival kicked off with a reception for the new exhibition “Wayne White: Revenge of the Knoxville Girl” at Knoxville Museum of Art. White is a Chattanooga native and Emmy-winning artist known for his irreverent word paintings and puppetry work on Pee-wee’s Playhouse. The exhibition is on view through July 12. Museum admission is free.
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- Artist/musician Wayne White
- White’s band Username Password
- Sculpture by White
- Big Ears Executive/Artistic Director Ashley Capps with Birgit Clark
- Word painting by White
- Gallery
- Word painting by White
- Sculpture by White
- Gallery talk attendees