RICHMOND, VA .- The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) has recently added a compelling and diverse group of artworks to the museum’s permanent collection. VMFA purchased 165 works of art and received 435 gifts from more than 50 generous donors during fiscal year 2025. “This is the first painting by the artist to enter VMFA’s collection and it will resonate with the museum’s outstanding collections of Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism. The museum ultimately intends to feature Scholder’s painting as a cornerstone of the expanded galleries for Indigenous American art in the new wing. A series of eight photographic collage works by Carla J. Williams (American, born 1965), titled How to Read Character (1990–1991), represents a significant addition to the VMFA’s photography collection.