Resisting the Long War: A Revolution of Values

The exhibition includes ceramics, sculpture, papermaking, printmaking, photography, poetry and other forms that show the range of ways veteran artists examine their military experiences and critique militarism across generations.

Featured artists include: Drew Cameron, Brittney Chantele Aston, Rodney Ewing, Eric J. Garcia, GOODW.Y.N., Gina Herrera (Costa Rican and Tesuque Pueblo), Nathan Lewis, Eric Perez, Gerald Euhon Sheffield II, Ehren Tool, Yiran Zhang, and archival materials from Vietnam Veterans Against the War and Iraq Veterans Against the War.

A Revolution of Values claims and centers this lineage of resistance to celebrate the way veteran artists turn from militarism towards solidarity, exemplifying the “revolution of values” Dr. King called for. The exhibition highlights the vast array of creative processes veteran artists use across generations to express this radical turn.

A Revolution of Values is one of the four featured exhibitions of the 2026 Veteran Art Triennial, RESISTING THE LONG WAR curated by Aaron Hughes, Mohamed Mehdi, and Amber Zora. The Triennial highlights artists’ creative defiance to war and militarism. The featured artworks lift up overlapping legacies of war resistance, presenting alternative visions of peace, healing, and justice generated by diverse communities impacted by war.

Additional featured exhibitions will be at the Chicago Cultural Center, Hyde Park Art Center, and Walls Turned Sideway. Exhibition receptions will take place during the Veteran Art Summit November 5-8, 2026.

This exhibition is supported in part by Explore Elmhurst and DEMIL Art Fund.