Uncelebrity: The Andy Warhol Foundation Photographic Legacy Project Reconsidered

June 8 – July 25, 2026
USF Contemporary Art Museum, Lee & Victor Leavengood Gallery

Admission: Exhibition and events are free and open to all.
Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-5pm; Thu 10am-8pm; Sat 1-4pm
Closed: Sundays and USF Holidays (June 19 Juneteenth holiday; July 3 & 4 Independence Day holiday observed)
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Uncelebrity Exhibition Reception
Friday, June 12, 7–9pm, USF Contemporary Art Museum

Andy Warhol took scores of Polaroid and black-and-white photographs, the vast majority of which were never seen by the public. These images—of both the notable and not so notable—often served as the basis for his commissioned portraits, silk-screen paintings, drawings, and prints. Uncelebrity explores a flip side of the legacy of “the King of Pop Art,” as captured by the gifts USF Contemporary Art Museum received from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. An important donation of 106 original Polaroid, 50 gelatin silver prints, and 7 out-of-edition prints the artist made between 1967 and 1987, these works provide an eclectic summa of Warhol’s frequently anonymous interests: celebrity snapshots, pictures of the once famous, as well as emulsion or ink on paper likenesses of “limbs,” “streets,” “buildings,” and many of the “unidentified” men and women that populated his daily life. Organized by Christian Viveros-Fauné, USFCAM Curator-at-Large.

 

15 minutes later… 

USFCAM, Genevieve Lykes Dimmitt Lobby Gallery 

As part of our summer exhibitions visitors are invited to participate in a collaborative photography activity that connects two distinct shows through shared acts of looking, making, and community. Inspired by Warhol’s Polaroid portraits that blur the line between the ordinary and the iconic, and by the Breaking Barriers veterans’ workshop that centers everyday experience as a site of creativity, reflection, and connection, participants will be invited to take a single photograph using a museum-provided camera. Each image will become part of a growing, collective installation, transforming individual moments into a shared visual record that emphasizes participation, dialogue, and the power of photography to build community. Organized by Jenn Miller, USFCAM Curator of Education and Public Art.  

 

Exhibition Brochure

View or download a pdf of the Uncelebrity: The Andy Warhol Foundation Photographic Legacy Project Reconsidered brochure. This free handout available to students and museum visitors includes an essay by Christian Viveros-Fauné and text by USFCAM Acting Director Dr. Kristina Keogh.

 

EXHIBITION CHECKLIST

Visit the USF Collection online for complete information about all the artworks presented in this exhibition. .

 

Uncelebrity is made possible by the gift to the University of South Florida Collection by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, through The Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Project. Support for the exhibition is provided by the USF College of Design, Art & Performance, the Lee and Victor Leavengood Contemporary Art Museum Endowment Fund, and the Allen W. and Janet G. Root CAM Endowment.