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Be The Light… Yes You!
Who is coming to see me and my hair installation this Saturday July 10th 3:00-7:00pm ?
Be The Light
Exhibit On View: July 10, 2021 – August 22, 2021
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 10th 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
On Location: Bridge Art Gallery 199 Broadway, Bayonne NJ
Women of all ages often feel unseen.
Through an exceptional visual art display, we proclaim that you are not invisible…we see you…we see your light!
The “Be the Light” Art Exhibition features work by:
- Maria Lupianez
- Martryce Roach
- Theda Sandiford
- Danielle Scott
- Heather Williams
This exhibition empowers viewers to heed the words of National Poet Amanda Gorman.
“There is always light,
If only we’re brave enough to see it,
If only we’re brave enough to be it.”
RSVP
July Exhibitions
The Baggage We Carry
Public Art Installation On View: May 2021 – May 2022
On Location: Summit Village Green, 356 Broad Street Summit, NJ
Three Emotional Baggage Carts are on display for the next year. I want to draw people in and spark their curiosity. Not only to discover what materials are used to create these sculptures, but to look within and recognize the emotional baggage they are carrying. Each cart is affixed with a solar panel. When the sun sets, the carts light up and take on a new meaning and form, glowing from within.
Hiding In Plain Sight
Solo Exhibit on View: June 10–August 23, 2021
On Location: The Museum of Contemporary African Diaspora Arts (MoCADA)/ Nolan Park House 7A, Governors Island, NYC
Visit MoCADA’s Virtual Gallery here.
A dynamic presentation made up of a virtual exhibition and public art installation on Governors Island, Hidden in Plain Sight confronts the psychological impact of racial gaslighting as revealed in her everyday interactions.
The Social Fabric: Black Artistry in Fiber Arts, An Exhibition in Homage to Viki Craig
Exhibit On View: June 4, 2021 – October 24, 2021
On Location: Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Rd, Morristown, NJ
Curated by Gwendolyn Barrington Jackson, Nette Forné Thomas, Onnie Strother, and Wannetta Phillips (Art in the Atrium, Inc.), with Ronald T. Labaco (Morris Museum).
Featuring 50 works by over 27 artists, including Aminah Robinson, Beverly McCutcheon, Bisa Washington, Carole Robinson, Clara Nartey, Denise Toney, Ellaree Pray, Faith Ringgold, Gladys Barker Grauer, Glendora Simonson, Janet O. Green, Jeanine Bowen, Katie Commodore, Kianga Jinaki, Michael Cummings, Minnie Melvin, Sharela May Bonfield, Sherry Shine, Shervone Neckles, Stephen Towns, Theda Sandiford, Tina Williams Brewer, Toni Thomas, Viki Craig, Wannetta Phillips, and Maureen Kelleher and The Social Justice Collaboration Quilts Project.
NJ Arts Annual: Revision & Respond
Exhibit On View: June 17–August 22, 2021
Location: Newark Museum of Art, 49 Washington St, Newark, NJ
How did the pandemic, economic distress, and reckoning with racial injustice influence the artists? What emotions and perspectives do they express? How are they similar to or different from your personal experiences? We hope that these creative voices speak to you and offer a way to process the intense events of our current world.
Digital exhibition catalog here
Or make a reservation to see the show in person here
Be the Light
Exhibit On View: July 10, 2021 – August 22, 2021
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 10th 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm.
On Location: Bridge Art Gallery 199 Broadway, Bayonne NJ
Fiber Arts X
On view: July 31 – September 12
Virtual Opening Reception or in person (To be confirmed): July 31, 1-3 pm
On Location: SebArts 282 S. High St, Sebastopol, CA
Making Of: You Are So Articulate
My weaving, You Are So Articulate, is currently displayed at the 2021 New Jersey Arts Annual: ReVision and Respond at The Newark Museum of Art.
Each piece of yarn used to in this weaving is representative of a particular conversation where I was acknowledged for being able to express my thoughts and ideas. As you can see this conversation comes up quite a bit.
You Are So Articulate- 
You Are So Articulate- close up 
You Are So Articulate- close up
You Are So Articulate comes in many forms, including…
you speak so well… you are well read… you speak white… and even “that went better than I was expecting”, comment after I nail the presentation.
Telling someone they are well-spoken is a back handed compliment. It carries the connotation that, it is unusual for someone Black to be intelligent.
The completed weaving is displayed on a DYI loom, as if, it is a work in progress because some version of this conversation, continues still, till this very day.
Call For Materials
I believe in materiality and sustainability, resulting in an affinity for using recycled materials in my artwork. My brain sees a re-use opportunity in everything. There are a few things I am currently amassing for ongoing repurposing projects.
I’m looking for abandoned shopping carts, plastic straws, old t-shirts and jeans, large colored bottle caps, pony beads, buttons, ribbon, yarn, bolts of fabric, paracord, fishing net, action figures, old toys and broken jewelry.
If you have access to any of these items, message me and let me know.
PS… yes Im still looking for shopping carts.
Ribbon and caution tape 
Sorting by color story 
Cut ribbon 
Pony beads on grocery mesh
Mind Over Matter
Being alive means having the capacity to carry past experiences and learn from them. But there is a point when this emotional baggage becomes too much. Carrying too much emotional baggage can literally stop us from being open to new experiences and growth.
How we choose to handle our baggage makes a difference. We have the choice to let it define us or to let it go and move forward.
With it’s festive pom poms and colorful African print fabric, Mind Over Matter is meant as a reminder that racial bias does not define me. It is a celebration of identity.
Heights Over Springfield
Made specifically for Summit Arts Public Art program… Behold! Heights Over Springfield
Bottle caps, green 550 paracord, hollow braided polyurethane rope, solar LED rope lights, recycled commercial fishing net, zip ties, gold spray paint on recovered shopping cart.
Current Exhibitions
The Social Fabric: Black Artistry in Fiber Arts
See my out sized Wonder Woman tapestry at The Social Fabric: Black Artistry in Fiber Arts, an Exhibition in Homage to Viki Craig at the Morris Museum.
June 4, 2021 – October 24, 2021
Morris Museum: 6 Normandy Heights Road Morristown, NJ. The museum is open Wednesday through Sunday, 11:00am-5:00pm daily.
Hiding In Plain Sight
Virtual solo show, Hiding In Plain Site launching on MoCADA Thursday June 10, 2021 and runs through August 23, 2021.
Visit the virtual gallery HERE
Virtual Tour of ReVision and Respond
How have the past few years of turbulence, isolation, unrest, and injustice affected artists?
Join me for a free Virtual Tour of ReVision and Respond, showing at the Newark Museum of Art on June 24
2021 New Jersey Arts Annual: ReVision and Respond
Exhibit On View: June 17–August 22, 2021
Plan your visit and make a reservation HERE
I will post the link to the online catalog when it is available
You Are Invited: Revision & Respond
RSVP by emailing hhume@newarkmuseumart.org…
The New Jersey Arts Annual is a unique series of exhibitions highlighting the State’s visual and performing artists. It is open to any artist currently living or working in New Jersey. In partnership with major museums around the state, one exhibition takes place each year, alternating between host institutions.
The Arts Annual series is sponsored by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment of the Arts.
This exhibition opens to the public at the Newark Museum of Art on June 17.
Art in the Atrium
The Social Fabric: Black Artistry in Fiber Arts, An Exhibition in Homage to Viki Craig
June 4, 2021 – October 24, 2021
Morris Museum located at 6 Normandy Heights Rd, Morristown, NJ
This exhibition in partnership between Art in the Atrium (ATA) and the Morris Museum, is dedicated to showcasing the diversity of Black art. Deeply rooted in quilt-making tradition, today’s Black fiber arts incorporate conventional textile skills with contemporary art and design practices. Beyond their visual and tactile allure, these works communicate societal and cultural messages at the intersection of identity and inspiration. This year’s theme honors the lifelong work of ATA co-founder and quilter Viki Craig (1947-2018) in elevating Black artistry.
Curated by Gwendolyn Barrington Jackson, Nette Forné Thomas, Onnie Strother, and Wannetta Phillips (Art in the Atrium, Inc.), with Ronald T. Labaco (Morris Museum).
My tapestry Wonder Woman is featured amongst 50 works by over 27 artists, including Aminah Robinson, Beverly McCutcheon, Bisa Washington, Carole Robinson, Clara Nartey, Denise Toney, Ellaree Pray, Faith Ringgold, Gladys Barker Grauer, Glendora Simonson, Janet O. Green, Jeanine Bowen, Katie Commodore, Kianga Jinaki, Michael Cummings, Minnie Melvin, Sharela May Bonfield, Sherry Shine, Shervone Neckles, Stephen Towns, Tina Williams Brewer, Toni Thomas, Viki Craig, Wannetta Phillips, and Maureen Kelleher and The Social Justice Collaboration Quilts Project.