AEW stars Lee Moriarty and Thekla will have their art displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg in 2027.
Wrestling publication Orange Crush announced today that it will present an exhibition titled “House Show: Power, Spectacle, and Pro Wrestling” with Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg in fall 2027. Moriarty, Thekla, and indie wrestler Danny Havoc will present works alongside other established artists.
In total, the exhibit will feature more than 50 works including paintings, sculptures, videos, photography, and performances.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
In Fall 2027, the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg will proudly present:
House Show: Power, Spectacle, and Pro Wrestling
This is the first expansive U.S. museum exhibition to examine the crossover between contemporary art and professional wrestling,… pic.twitter.com/TxYm4qml0a
— ORANGE CRUSH (@orangecrushart) September 26, 2025
“The show highlights how wrestling’s unique mix of theater, fiction, and reality resonates with contemporary art, drawing on themes of identity, gender performance, spectacle, and ritualized violence and care,” Orange Crush wrote.
Thekla’s painting — “Untitled (Women at the Garden)” — is of two women competing in a match, with Orange Crush noting that it captures “the layered performance of aggression, grace, and spectacle.”
Moriarty is also presenting an art exhibition in Los Angeles that opens this weekend and runs through October 18.
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg is located on 255 Beach Drive NE in St. Petersburg, Florida.
