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Posted on August 6, 2021April 4, 2022 by Theda Sandiford

Free Your Mind

Write a statement about implicit bias or a microaggression you have experienced and release this story from your personal narrative.

I will print your story on a ribbon, infusing your essence into the social fabric of a protective blanket.

Categories2021 TagsFree Your Mind, implicit bias, Microagressions, Social Fabric, Social Practice

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Exhibition Schedule

  • IN THE LAB: THEDA SANDIFORD July 29, 2023 at 11:00 am – November 15, 2023 at 12:00 pm Krasl Art Center, 707 Lake Blvd, St. Joseph, MI, 49085, United States
  • Despite the Spoils September 5, 2023 – October 27, 2023 Robeson Campus Center, 350 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102, USA Paul Robeson Gallery
  • Cross Cultural Perspectives: Newark Arts Festival 2023 September 27, 2023 – October 29, 2023 The Newark Museum of Art, 49 Washington St, Newark, NJ 07102, USA
  • Theda on Governors Island October 2, 2023 at 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Harlem ArtCrawl House 406B
  • Quiet As It Is Kept October 6, 2023 – November 10, 2023 Poughkeepsie Trolley Barn, 489 Main St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, USA

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Sky Garden Gallery
150 Bay Street, PH9
Jersey City, NJ
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917-627-9342
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Art Exhibitions

  • IN THE LAB: THEDA SANDIFORD July 29, 2023 at 11:00 am – November 15, 2023 at 12:00 pm Krasl Art Center, 707 Lake Blvd, St. Joseph, MI, 49085, United States
  • Despite the Spoils September 5, 2023 – October 27, 2023 Robeson Campus Center, 350 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102, USA Paul Robeson Gallery
  • Cross Cultural Perspectives: Newark Arts Festival 2023 September 27, 2023 – October 29, 2023 The Newark Museum of Art, 49 Washington St, Newark, NJ 07102, USA
  • Theda on Governors Island October 2, 2023 at 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Harlem ArtCrawl House 406B
  • Quiet As It Is Kept October 6, 2023 – November 10, 2023 Poughkeepsie Trolley Barn, 489 Main St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, USA

Recent Posts

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  • When Hair is Survival!!!!
  • Rope Locs
  • Newark Arts Festival 2023
  • Listen Up: Serena Williams Dropping Gems

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misstheda

While I was walking to The Mattress Factory I stum While I was walking to The Mattress Factory I stumbled upon Randyland, a magical public art installation made with broken toys, lawn chairs and hand painted signage. I even met Randy and had a love LLC conversation about his rainbow sidewalk #hiddengem #pittsburghart #randyland #randylandpittsburgh
Politics of Hair is at the Newark Museum of Art fo Politics of Hair is at the Newark Museum of Art for the Newark Arts Festival. Come out and play in my hair #iammyhair #naf2023 @newarkmuseumart @newarkarts
My world wind trip to Pittsburgh would not have be My world wind trip to Pittsburgh would not have been complete without a visit to the Andy Warhol Museum. Many of his best works are in other museum or personal collections I’ve had the privilege to see up close. I could have spent my entire time watching films and getting sucked into the archives perusing his daily time capsule filled with ephemera bits. I left the museum brimming with ideas #artistlife #inspiration #thankyou @thewarholmuseum
While I was in Pittsburgh I spent some time experi While I was in Pittsburgh I spent some time experiencing the installations at the @mattressfactory my favorites where the @jamesturell works, I didn’t want to leave Pleiades when my 15 mins were up, I also was captivated by @shohei_katayama_ ship hull in the basement, the @greer_lankton_archives_museum work was also a treat and of course I took the obligatory Yayoi Kusama IG shot. Holley I get to do a residency at this museum someday. I would love to develop #freeyourmind further in this space Pittsburgh really needs to address its discrimination problem. Outside the confines of the art communities I interacted with, It is not a welcoming city for women of color #isaidwhatisaid #artistlife #pittsburgh
Reposting @wanawariseattle Thank you to @seattleti Reposting @wanawariseattle Thank you to @seattletimes and @jaskeimig for this dope article highlighting Walk the Block artists and partners including @seattleartmuseum and @blackpuffin.co , @ayana.m.evans , @emgenia , @bigg_permm @niaaminam @lovingroombooks , @madespaceseattle , @artenoirnow and @fatschicken and me! This isn’t a moment, it’s a movement. Get your tickets at Bit.ly/WtB2023
This week join me at @pghkids to learn free-form w This week join me at @pghkids to learn free-form weaving, coiling, knotting techniques during a hands-on drop-in workshop with me. @misstheda has meticulously collected fibers donated by the community to create a bold wig inspired by Queen Charlotte of Bridgerton. The fibers are transformed by their collective memory, becoming a “social fabric” that weaves together contemporary issues and personal narratives, particularly the artist’s own experiences with people touching or making comments about her hair. During the workshop, Theda Sandiford will create a safe space for participants to share and consider stereotypes in their own lives as well as the lives of others. 

Join us Fri, Sept 22, from 10:30 am - 3:30 pm. #repost #socialpractice #socialpracticeart #conseptualart @bridgertonnetflix
It is all about the details that reveal how much l It is all about the details that reveal how much labor went into making these works of art #processart #details #fiberart #fiberartnow #fiberartists #softsculpture #fiberpainting
Last night’s opening of Excellence in Fibers @sj Last night’s opening of Excellence in Fibers @sjmqt was a feast for the senses . Thank you @fiberartnow and curator @dbroxtonstudio for including me in the exhibition and turning me on to so many extraordinary artists. The exhibition runs through the end of this year in San Jose CA #fiberart #fiberartnow #thedasandiford @rruthshafrr it was a pleasure to meet you!
Final weekend to see my exhibition in The Lab @kra Final weekend to see my exhibition in The Lab @kraslartcenter ! “Triggered, Truth & Transformation” will be on view through Sunday, September 17. 

KAC is open 11 am – 5 pm, with a preview reception on Saturday from 6 – 8 pm for “The Stop-Motion Worlds of Joe Baughman” in the Galleries - all free and open to the public.

It’s a great weekend to see great art! #socialjusticeart #interactiveart #microaggressions #arttherapy #artshow #thedasandiford #fiberart #foundmaterials #fiberartist #conseptualart
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