AEW Stars Thekla and Lee Moriarty Bridge Wrestling and the Art World

Professional wrestling is increasingly intersecting with the fine arts, and two AEW stars, Thekla Kaischauri and Lee Moriarty, are at the forefront of this cultural crossover. Both athletes are set to participate in upcoming events that showcase their artistic talents alongside established figures in the art world.

“Get in the Game” Event at PAMM

Thekla and Moriarty will be featured at the “Get in the Game: Sports, Art, Culture” event, taking place March 19-20, 2026, during the opening weekend of the event at the Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM). PAMM will host “GAME TIME: Session 1—Dialogues on Art, Sports, and Headlines,” a public event designed to unite artists, athletes, curators, poets, journalists, and cultural icons in “electrifying conversations, performances, live events, and screenings.”

The event will likewise include the US premiere of On The Line, a documentary focusing on the lives of three professional fighters. Thekla, the current AEW Women’s Champion, and Lee Moriarty are among the prestigious attendees.

PAMM’s official website describes Thekla as a “Professional Wrestler; Artist, House Show, MFA St. Petersburg” and Moriarty as a “(Professional Wrestler; Artist, Get in the Game).”

“House Show: Power, Spectacle, and Pro Wrestling” Exhibition

Beyond “Get in the Game,” Thekla and Moriarty’s artwork will be showcased in the “House Show: Power, Spectacle, and Pro Wrestling” exhibition, set to open in Fall 2027 at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg. WrestleTalk reports that this exhibition marks the first expansive U.S. Museum exhibition to examine the relationship between contemporary art and professional wrestling, featuring over 50 works spanning various mediums including painting, sculpture, video, photography, and performance.

The exhibition, co-curated by Katherine Pill and Adam Abdalla, founder of Orange Crush: The Journal of Art & Wrestling, will feature works created by performers themselves, including Thekla Kaischauri, Lee Moriarty, and Danny Havoc (Grant Berkland), alongside pieces by established artists like Jeremy Deller, Shaun Leonardo, and Jenna Gribbon.

Fightful highlights that the exhibition will feature Thekla Kaischauri’s “Untitled (Women at the Garden),” recently acquired by the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg. Kaischauri, born in Austria in 1993, explores bodily gesture in her paintings, drawing inspiration from Viennese Expressionism, Japanese manga, and the physicality of wrestling. The work depicts two women mid-match, capturing the performance of aggression, grace, and spectacle.

A Growing Intersection

These events demonstrate a growing recognition of professional wrestling as a source of artistic inspiration and a legitimate subject for cultural examination. The inclusion of Thekla and Lee Moriarty in these prominent art events signals a blurring of boundaries between the worlds of sports and fine art.