Conceptual Materials Social Practice Artist
I am giving a virtual lecture for the Mid Atlantic Fiber Association on March 28 at 7:00pm ET about Free Your Mind.
Free Your Mind is a collection of personal narratives. Participants are invited to share a personal experience with implicit bias to release this story from their personal narrative.
Please join me, registration is Free… HERE
And feel free to share your story HERE
I am very excited to share that I have one of my bottle cap braids is available in the ArtBall auction on Artsy!
This year ArtBall’s event and auction will be benefit Kefeta, a program in Ethiopia that is reaching over two million young people with health, career, education, and financial services.
The auction runs until February 27. Happy bidding.
Do you a have much loved stuffed bear that you are willing to part with?
I am looking for used Teddy Bears of all sizes and condition. I need lots of bears for an upcoming installation.
I will be mummifying each bear with yarn and upcycled textiles preserving the integrity of its inner child.
I can accept drop offs with the doorman for Sky Garden Gallery at 150 Bay Street, Jersey City. Or I can arrange to pick up any donations on Fridays, evenings and on the weekend.
Please comment or DM me to let me know if you have any bears for me. Thank you!
I’m getting a new Free Your Mind net ready to collect microagressions for my upcoming solo show, at Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn NY
Despite the growing commitment to racial equity, the day-to-day experiences of women of color are not improving. Women of color face similar types and frequencies of microaggressions as they did two years ago – and they remain far more likely than white women to face disrespectful and “othering” behavior.
The weight of these triggers underpins very real consequences… stress, anger, frustration, self-doubt and ultimately feelings of powerlessness and invisibility. These triggers come with a hefty toll of emotional baggage.
Extensions of rope, wrapped, knotted, woven, and embellished with recycled textiles, zip ties, ribbon and yarn, gingerly invite the audience into off-the-wall conversations about the “respectability politics” of black hair. My Emotional Baggage Carts are vessels for this racial trauma. The act of making, weaves the sting of daily microaggressions into the cart, freeing me from these constraints.
More details to follow on the opening and community engagement events… I hope you will be able to join me
One of my favorite things about the Textile Study Group of NY is it’s guest speaker series. Each month a different artist presents images and shares about their art practice.
This month Sopheap Pich, Cambodia’s most internationally prominent contemporary artist in the global art world spoke about his art practice. He is known for working with local materials such as bamboo, rattan, burlap from rice bags, beeswax, and natural pigments gathered from around Cambodia and for creating sculptures that are inspired by bodily organs, vegetal forms, and abstract geometric structures.
I found the knowledge he shared about processing bamboo his sculptures educational, especially as I catalog the natural resources available to me in St. Croix. Lots of ideas are percolating.
Saturday, February 11th 6-8pm please join ARTNOIR in an artist-led talk and tour to celebrate the closing of DARK MATTER at KATES-FERRI PROJECTS 561 Grand Street NYC.
“A Conversation Among Peers”
Led by Jamel Robinson, Theda Sandiford, Rudy Shepherd, Jairo Sosa, Roscoè B. Thické II and Natalie Kates-Ferri
RSVP: hello@artnoir.co
Exhibition Dates: January 13- February 11, 2023
Location: Kates- Ferri Projects, 561 Grand St, New York, NY
https://www.katesferriprojects.com/
Exhibition Dates: January 24th- February 11, 2023
Location: Atlantic Gallery, 548 W 28th St #540, New York, NY
I’m still in shock over winning 2nd place in Fiber Art Now’s Excellence in Fibers 2023… Pitch me please…
I am looking for artists and other interesting people to participate in a series of conversations on Governors Island this summer as part of ArtCrawl Harlem’s Boombox exhibition. Is that you?
Born in the early 1970s in the predominantly African American, Latin and Caribbean culture of the South Bronx, Hip Hop has become one of the most successful musical genres of all time, expanding internationally into the worlds of dance, fashion and art. Now firmly embedded in the mainstream, Hip Hop is celebrating its 50th year. In honor of its global influence, the Boombox Salon Series will bring together diverse panels of culture producers to examine how the enduring spirit of Hip Hop has influenced generations across the globe and shaped our discussions about identity and authenticity.
Growing Up Hip Hop – How has Hip Hop impacted the people who grew up with it, as well as subsequent generations? How has Hip Hop been a tool of education and social change?
Celebrating Black Joy – How has Hip Hop functioned as a vehicle for Black joy and excellence? What is the role of appropriation and commodification in the continuing quest for authenticity?
Unpacking Interracial Identity – How have people from outside the original Hip Hop community been influenced by the experiences and values outlined in the music? What is the role of the normalization of interracial relationships and identities in the commercial success of Hip Hop? What is the connection between Hip Hop culture and the erosion of segregation in society?
Black Exceptionalism – How has Hip Hop culture been conflated with Black culture? What notions of Black identity have arisen from inside Hip Hop and as compared to Hip Hop? Are Black people who don’t fit into the rapper stereotype seen as “exceptions?” What values and characteristics has hip hop championed, and have they been set up in opposition to values that are perceived as being “white?”
Please save these dates and let me know if you would like to join the conversation with a diverse group of creatives. You never know what will arise out of your participation in the conversation…
Exhibition Dates: January 13- February 11, 2023
Location: Kates- Ferri Projects, 561 Grand St, New York, NY
https://www.katesferriprojects.com/
Exhibition Dates: January 24th- February 11, 2023
Location: Atlantic Gallery, 548 W 28th St #540, New York, NY
Exhibition Dates: January 22-March 5
Location: Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 100 South Street in Morristown NJ,
Exhibition Dates: March 3 – July 30, 2023
Location: The Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road Morristown, NJ
Exhibition Dates: March 25-May 28, 2023
Location: Schweinfurth Art Center; 205 Genesee St. Auburn, NY 13021
Artist Talk: March 22, 12:00-1:00pm
Location: New Jersey State Museum; 205 West State Street Trenton NJ
Date: March 28, 2023
Exhibition Dates: April 22, 2023- July 17, 2023
Location: Wa Na Wari, 911 24th Avenue, Seattle WA
Exhibition On View: June 18, 2022 – April 30, 2023
Museum Hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 9 am to 4:45 pm; Closed Mondays & all State Holidays
Location: New Jersey State Museum; 205 West State Street Trenton NJ
Exhibition Dates: April 23,2022- May 21, 2023
Location: 411 N. Sherman Parkway, Springfield MO 65802.
Exhibition Dates: June 22- June 25, 2023
Location: Millersville University, Millersville, PA
Exhibition Dates: July 1, 2023- September 17, 2023
Location: The Lab at Krasl Art Center. 707 Lake Blvd, St Joseph, MI