Conceptual Materials Social Practice Artist
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
I love when the uniform repetition of diamonds or squares of fishing nets has been torn and darned. The more haphazardly the net is repaired the better, especially if a garish color has been used to sew two nets together.
I have been using half hitches and looping in my work for years to build cordage. Recently I have been wondering what would happen if I start to use my own cordage to make my own nets?
Thanks to YouTube University, I am get a little inspiration as part of my virtual “sketching” and learning process…
This week is your last chance to pick out your very on mini emotional baggage cart before they are shipped off for my solo shows in Seattle and Michigan this Spring.
Please join me for the close of the Affordable Art Show at Art House Productions Gallery
Closing Reception: January 27, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: Art House Gallery at The Hendrix – 345 Marin Boulevard (on Marin Blvd between Morgan St and Bay St.)
I’m pleased to share that one of my new Hair Rope pieces will be included in this show of contemporary work incorporating textiles, fibers, threads and mixed media.
The show description really resonated with me… All of life is connected through networks, systems, fibers, and webs. Communication (visual, verbal, electrical, chemical, and kinetic) enables an exchange of information amongst all life forms. Tenuous Threads alludes to the delicate lines that bring us together and sets us apart; that joins us yet repels us.
The opening reception is Thursday January 26th, 5:30- 8:00pm. I hope to see you there.
Location: Atlantic Gallery, 548 W 28th St #540, New York, NY
Loews and Home Depot are my favorite art supply stores.
Jute Erosion Control Cloth is a tough, natural, biodegradable geotextile used to stabilize slopes and control soil erosion.
It is also the latest art supply I am mocking up a few ideas to experiment with…
Location: Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 100 South Street in Morristown NJ.
Opening Reception: Sunday, January 22nd from 3pm to 6pm.
Please let me know if you want to carpool and join me.
I have three solo shows in 2023 focused on this theme.
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.
Location: Schweinfurth Art Center; 205 Genesee St. Auburn, NY 13021
Location: Wa Na Wari, 911 24th Avenue, Seattle WA
Location: The Lab at Krasl Art Center. 707 Lake Blvd, St Joseph, MI
