Conceptual Materials Social Practice Artist
Exhibition Dates: September 8 – October 7
Location: Ivy Brown Gallery; 675 Hudson St, New York, NY
I’ll be sharing what Joyful Resistance means to me and how I transform disappointment into beauty and answering any questions you may have about the works in the show.
Community Art Making: Wednesday, September 28, 3:00-6:00pm
Closing Reception: Friday, October 7, 3:00-5:00pm
Exhibition Dates: September 8 – October 7
Location: Ivy Brown Gallery; 675 Hudson St, New York, NY
Come taste my favorite fruited beer from local brewery Departed Soles, Jersey City NJ and see my show.
Artist Talk: Friday, September 23, 6:00-8:00pm
Community Art Making: Wednesday, September 28, 3:00-6:00pm
Closing Reception: Friday, October 7, 3:00-5:00pm
There is opportunity to shift structural language when a person plays with unexpected materials without any expectations. My Emotional Baggage Carts are designed to draw you in and spark your curiosity. Not only to discover what materials are used to create these sculptures, but to look within, recognize and release the emotional baggage you may be carrying.
You are invited to work with me on an Emotional Baggage Cart in progress at Art 150, 150 Bay Street, Studio #231 on Friday September 9th from 6-9pm.
Enter Art150 at 1st Street and Provost St and ride the elevator to the second floor. Sudio #231.
Feel free to bring any recycled fibers or textiles to weave onto the cart. No experience necessary.
BUTTER seeks to push boundaries by elevating Black artists in the national conversation, promoting equity in the arts and fueling the creative economy. The multi-day fine art fair in Indianapolis will showcase the works of more than 50 Black visual artists from across the country. I am representing New Jersey with my installation “Free Your Mind” and my Emotional Baggage Cart series.
General admission tickets are available for purchase at www.butterartfair.com for $35 (guests 18 and under are free). Preview Night tickets (includes Thursday night access) will be available for purchase for $175.
I will be attending the VIP Preview night and part of opening day before heading back to Jerz.
Thursday, September 1: VIP Preview Night, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday, September 2: Opening Day and Night, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Saturday, September 3: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Preview Night; Thursday, September 1, 4:00 – 7:00pm
Friday, September 2, 11:00am – 10:00pm
Saturday, September 3, 11:00am – 10:00pm
Sunday, September 4, 11:00am – 6:00pm
Location: The Stutz, 1060 N Capitol Ave, Indianapolis IN
Exhibition Dates: September 8 – October 7
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 8, 4:00-6:00pm
Tasting Reception: Friday, September 14, 4:00-6:00pm
Artist Talk : Friday, September 23, 6:00-8:00pm
Community/School Event: Wednesday, September 28, 3:00-6:00pm
Closing Reception: Friday, October 7, 3:00-5:00pm
Location: Ivy Brown Gallery; 675 Hudson St, #4N New York, NY
212-925-1111 by appointment
Friday September 9, 5:00-9:00pm
Location: Art 150, 150 Bay Street, Jersey City.
Enter at Provost and First Street and ride the elevator to the 2nd floor.
Exhibition Dates: September 15 – October 20, 2022
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 15, 5:00-7:00pm
Location: Trolley Barn Gallery; 489 Main St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Exhibition Dates September 27- October 1
Location: C24 Gallery, 560 W 24th St, New York, NY
My studio will be open for Art150’s JCAST Party.
Friday, September 30, 5:00-9:00pm
Location: Art 150, Studie #231, 150 Bay Street, Jersey City.
Enter at Provost and First Street and ride the elevator to the 2nd floor.
On display through the end of October.
Artist Talk: Saturday, October 15, 1:00pm
Location: Harlem Art Crawl, 406b Colonels Row, Governors Island
Exhibition On View: June 18, 2022 – April 30, 2023
Museum Hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 9am to 4:45pm; Closed Mondays & all State Holidays
Location: New Jersey State Museum; 205 West State Street Trenton NJ
Exhibition Dates: Now through May 21, 2023
Location: 411 N. Sherman Parkway, Springfield MO
I can’t wait for you to see these new weavings on shopping cart parts for my show at Ivy Brown Gallery in September.
I’m in go go go mode finishing up the work
Live Art Demos: August 6 and August 20 from 11a – 3pm.
Location: Governors Island, ArtCrawl Harlem house, 406b Colonels Row
The installation runs through the end of August 2022
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. Later, artist Theda Sandiford will weave these stories into a protective blanket.
Share your Story here
I am pleased to share that Blackety Black Blanket was chosen for Surface Design Journal’s Seventh Annual International Exhibition in Print: The Fusion of Fiber Arts, Fashion & Design selected by Guest Juror Amber-Dawn Bear Robe and SDJ Managing Editor Lauren Sinner.
Each year, SDA’s International Exhibition In Print showcases the breadth and depth of contemporary artists and designers working with fiber and textile-based materials, methods, and techniques.
My work will appear in print and digital edition of the Fall 2022 Surface Design Journal.
I am pleased to share, I’ve been invited to exhibit three works at Wonderland International Juried Exhibition. The show is an interpretive, experiential art show that will explore wonder, fascination and illusion, curated by juror Allison Glenn, the senior curator at New York’s Public Art Fund.
I plan to attend the Opening Reception in Poughkeepsie, please let me know if you want to roadtrip with me from Jersey City.
