to Jean-Michel Basquiat in the OMA exhibition Heroes & Monsters. The exhibition, which consisted of 25 paintings on reclaimed cardboard, opened in February 2022 and was originally planned to run through June 2023. After news of the investigation, the exhibition was set to close early on June 30, 2022. On June 24, 2022, the FBI removed the entire exhibition after the works' authenticity was questioned. The paintings were claimed to have been purchased by Thad Mumford directly from Basquiat for $5,000 in 1982 and then placed in storage, where they remained until being rediscovered in 2012. An affidavit obtained by The New York Times revealed that Mumford told a federal agent in 2014 that he "never purchased Basquiat artwork and was unaware of any Basquiat artwork being in his storage locker." He signed an affidavit in 2017, a year before his death, stating that he had never met Basquiat. A few days after the FBI seizure, the board released a statement announcing that De Groft is no longer the Director and CEO of the museum. Joann Walfish, a longtime employee who served as the CFO, was appointed interim COO. The New York Times later reported that the museum's board of trustees that had planned to see the resignation of chair Cynthia Brumback were themselves removed, citing a previously overlooked rule that limited trustees to nine-year terms. Two days later, Brumback resigned and the board of trustees elected Mark Elliot as the museum's new chair. Collections OMA's collection boasts more than 2,400 objects including Contemporary Art, American Art from the 18th century to 1945, Art of the Ancient Americas and African Art. The Art of the Ancient Americas collection is among the finest of its kind in the Southeastern United States. On May 1, 2018, OMA announced that it may become the permanent home of an extensive collection of the paintings of Belgian Post-Impressionist painter, Louis Dewis. OMA presented a small exhibition of seven Dewis paintings from May 18 through September 9, 2018, as a preview of a major Dewis exhibition presented January 25 through May 5, 2019. Florida Prize in Contemporary Art Exhibition The annual Florida Prize in Contemporary Art has become one of the Orlando Museum of Art’s most anticipated exhibitions, aiming to bring new recognition to the most progressive artists in the State. Each year OMA’s curators survey artists working throughout the State before inviting ten to participate.