Please join me for the opening reception for Connections on March 30th from 6-8pm.
Location: Ceres Gallery, 547 W 27th Dt. #201, New York, NY
Exhibition Dates: March 28 – April 22, 2023
Opening Reception for Connections
Triggered, Truth & Transformation Solo Show
My solo show, Triggered, Truth & Transformation opens this week in Auburn NY.
Exhibition Dates: March 25-May 28, 2023
Location: Schweinfurth Art Center; 205 Genesee St. Auburn, NY 13021
I will be leading a rope making workshop on April 15, 2023. Please join me
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.
ATA@NOVARTIS Closing Next Week
Great Resignation: Emotional Baggage Cart is being installed in the gallery at Novartis in East Hanover.
Im curious to see what emotional baggage is left behind in my cart by the employees of this the pharmaceutical company…
Exhibition Dates: February 28- March 28
Location: Novartis, One Health Plaza, Building 434 Gallery East Hanover, NJ
Closing Reception: March 28th 6-9pm
Mutual Admiration: A Talk between me and Cheryl R. Riley
I love you too, Cheryl R. Riley!
Art Opening & Artist Talk This Week
Each One Teach One: Preserving the Legacy in Perpetuity
A collaborative exhibition between
Art in the Atrium, Inc. (ATA) and the Morris Museum
Opening Reception: March 16, 6:00-9:00pm
Exhibition Dates: March 17 – August 27, 2023
Location: The Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road Morristown, NJ
Artist Talk Thursday, March 16th
6-7 PM Exhibition Viewing & Light Reception
7-8 PM Panel Discussion “Lifting as you climb”
8-9 PM Exhibition Viewing
Mentor and mentee panel discussion featuring: Ben F. Jones, Mansa Mussa, Gannon Crutcher, Cathleen McCoy Bristol, Bryant Small, Dawn Stringer, Theda Sandiford, and Cheryl Riley, moderated by Morris Museum Curator Michelle Graves
For the artists featured in this exhibition, sharing their gifts with others is an inextricable part of their work and lives. Each One Teach One: Preserving Legacy in Perpetuity features the work of 36 artists who have taken part in the meaningful exchange of wisdom, ideas, process, career, culture, and more. The works of mentors are juxtaposed alongside the work of their mentees, highlighting the impact the relationship has had on both parties. The artists included in the exhibition speak to their experiences in their own words, translating what can be seen in the power of their art into a narrative that shines a light on the importance of the mentor/mentee relationship. Featuring sculptural works, paintings, fiber arts, collage, and more, this exhibition in partnership with Art in the Atrium, Inc. explores another dimension of Black art and artistry, emphasizing the importance of legacy, community, and the profound impact it has on the arts.
March Exhibitions & Beyond
The Soul of African American Art
Exhibition Date closes March 5
Location: Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 100 South Street in Morristown NJ,
JC Friday: Make Fabric Rope with Theda Sandiford
Workshop Date: March 3, 6:00-8:00pm
Location: Studio #231 at Art 150, 150 Bay Street.
Enter the building at First Streat and Provost Street and ride the elevator to the 2nd floor.
ATA@NOVARTIS – BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2023
Exhibition Dates: February 28- March 28
Location: Novartis, One Health Plaza, Building 434 Gallery East Hanover, NJ
Closing Reception: March 28th 6-9pm
Each One Teach One: Preserving the Legacy in Perpetuity
Opening Reception: March 16, 6-9pm
Exhibition Dates: March 17 – August 27, 2023
Location: The Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road Morristown, NJ
2022 New Jersey Arts Annual: Reemergence. Artist Talk
Artist Talk: March 22, 12:00-1:00pm
Location: New Jersey State Museum; 205 West State Street Trenton NJ
Theda Sandiford: Triggered, Truth & Transformation
Exhibition Dates: March 25-May 28, 2023
Location: Schweinfurth Art Center; 205 Genesee St. Auburn, NY 13021
Free Your Mind: MAFA Virtual Artist Talk
Date: March 28, 2023, 7:00pn ET
Register Here: https://www.lessonface.com/apply/Free-Your-Mind-Public-Textile-Social-Justice-Art-Project
TSGNY Connections
Exhibition Dates: March 28 – April 22, 2023
Location: Ceres Gallery, 547 W 27th Street. #201, New York, NY
Theda Sandiford: Triggered, Truth & Transformation @ Wa Na Wari
Exhibition Dates: April 22, 2023- July 17, 2023
Location: Wa Na Wari, 911 24th Avenue, Seattle WA
2022 New Jersey Arts Annual: Reemergence exhibition.
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
Lady Whistledown
Venus & Serena @ Governors Island
Exhibition Dates: May 5- October 2023
Location: Art Crawl Harlem, Governor’s Island
Free Your Mind@ MAFA 2023 Conference
Exhibition Dates: June 22- June 25, 2023
Location: Millersville University, Millersville, PA
Theda Sandiford: Triggered, Truth & Transformation @ The Lab
Exhibition Dates: July 1, 2023- September 17, 2023
Location: The Lab at Krasl Art Center. 707 Lake Blvd, St Joseph, MI
ATA@NOVARTIS
Great Resignation: Emotional Baggage Cart is being installed in the gallery at Novartis in East Hanover.
Im curious to see what emotional baggage is left behind in my cart by the employees of this the pharmaceutical company…
Exhibition Dates: February 28- March 28
Location: Novartis, One Health Plaza, Building 434 Gallery East Hanover, NJ
Opening Reception: February 28th, 12-2pm
Closing Reception: March 28th 6-9pm
Save The Date: Triggered Truth & Transformation
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
Exhibition Dates: March 25 to May 28, 2023
Location: Schweinfurth Art Center
Artist Statement:
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
Dark Matter: Artist Talk!
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
Closing This Week
Dark Matter
Exhibition Dates: January 13- February 11, 2023
Location: Kates- Ferri Projects, 561 Grand St, New York, NY
https://www.katesferriprojects.com/
Tenuous Threads
Exhibition Dates: January 24th- February 11, 2023
Location: Atlantic Gallery, 548 W 28th St #540, New York, NY
