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Theda Sandiford

Mixed Media and Installation Artist

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"Skin Deep" digital collage "Super Selfie: Joy" Series
Posted on March 14, 2016June 8, 2016 by Theda Sandiford

Skin Deep

"Skin Deep" digital collage "Super Selfie: Joy" Series
“Skin Deep” digital collage extension of “Super Selfie: Joy Series” cut & paste collage. #analog2digital 1 of 5 Limited Edition prints on wood 24″x24″
Categories2016, Analog2Digital, Digital Collage, Self Portrait

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  • Hiding In Plain Sight June 10, 2021 – August 23, 2021 Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts, 80 Hanson Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11217, USA
  • New Jersey Arts Annual in 2021: ReVision and Respond June 17, 2021 – August 22, 2021 The Newark Museum of Art, 49 Washington St, Newark, NJ 07102, USA
  • Jersey City Art & Studio Tour October 1, 2021 – October 3, 2021

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  • Hiding In Plain Sight June 10, 2021 – August 23, 2021 Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts, 80 Hanson Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11217, USA
  • New Jersey Arts Annual in 2021: ReVision and Respond June 17, 2021 – August 22, 2021 The Newark Museum of Art, 49 Washington St, Newark, NJ 07102, USA
  • Jersey City Art & Studio Tour October 1, 2021 – October 3, 2021

Recent Posts

  • Mind Over Matter
  • Heights Over Springfield
  • Current Exhibitions
  • You Are Invited: Revision & Respond
  • Art in the Atrium

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misstheda
I transform recovered shopping carts into vessels I transform recovered shopping carts into vessels to dispose of racial trauma. The process is meditative and cathartic for me. Thru this work I am creating a new possibility for myself, free from implicit bias. . . . Three of my emotional baggage carts 🧳 🛒 are parked in Summit NJ’s public square across from the YMCA until May 2022. I Can’t Breathe Redistricting Heights Over Springfield . . . #recycledart #shoppingcart #fiberartnow #fiberartists #makersgoingtomake #makersmovememt #blackfiberartist #weaveweird #blackartist #green #sculpture #weaving #emotionalbaggage #baggagecart #arttherapy #bottlecaps #publicart #icantbreathe #blm #georgefloyd #redistricting #heightsoverspringfield #socialjustice #microagressions
Can’t Breathe… we still can’t breathe … on Can’t Breathe… we still can’t breathe … on view at Summit NJ public square for the next year.. My baggage carts are designed as a vessel for racial trauma * to separate myself from these experiences. * to grant access to grace in the face of adversity. * to create a new possibility for myself, free from the constraints of the past.  . . . #wip #recycledart #shoppingcart #fiberartnow #fiberartists #makersgoingtomake #makersmovememt #weaveweird #blackartist #green #sculpture #weaving #emotionalbaggage #baggagecart #arttherapy #bottlecaps #publicart #icantbreathe #blm #georgefloyd
#repost @mocada_museum ・・・ On View, Tomorrow #repost @mocada_museum ・・・ On View, Tomorrow "Hidden In Plain Sight". A dynamic presentation made up of virtual and public art exhibitions by Caribbean-American artist Theda Sandiford (@misstheda ), Hidden in Plain Sight confronts the psychological impact of racial gaslighting as it has been revealed in her everyday interactions. This show is now on view digitally via the MoCADA House on Governors Island. #blackfiberartist #blackcrafters #sculpture #fiberartnow #microaggressions #implicitbias #shoppingcart #emotionalbaggage
Height Over Springfield was specifically made for Height Over Springfield was specifically made for Summit Public Arts program. This baggage cart along with two others are being installed this week in Summit NJ on the grassy square across from the YMCA and library.... 🧳 🛒 . . . #wip #recycledart #shoppingcart #fiberartnow #fiberartists #makersgoingtomake #makersmovememt #weaveweird #blackartist #paracord #sculpture #weaving #emotionalbaggage #baggagecart #arttherapy #bottlecaps #publicart #sustainability
#repost @arthouseproductions ・・・ Virtual Acc #repost @arthouseproductions ・・・ Virtual Access JC Fridays Highlight: Theda Sandiford Art presents Emotional Baggage Carts. We all carry emotional baggage. Some of us carry shopping carts of pain and bitterness while some of us sport a tote bag. How we choose to handle our baggage makes a difference. We have the choice, to let it define us or to let it go and move forward. Virtual Access JC Fridays is on June 4 at 6pm EST - 9pm EST on Zoom. Free registration → jcfridays.com Virtual Access JC Fridays will have closed captions & ASL interpreters. #JCFridays #ArtHouseProductions #ArtInspiresJC #JCMakeItYours #ArtsAccess #DisabilityJustice #Accessibility #ThedaSandifordArt @misstheda @skygardengallery
Holding on to the emotional baggage of racial trau Holding on to the emotional baggage of racial trauma makes me prickly like a porcupine... 🧳 🛒 . . . #wip #recycledart #shoppingcart #fiberartnow #fiberartists #makersgoingtomake #makersmovememt #weaveweird #blackartist #paracord #sculpture #weaving #emotionalbaggage #baggagecart #arttherapy #bottlecaps #publicart #sustainability
“Purple Fiesta: Baggage Cart” Being alive mean “Purple Fiesta: Baggage Cart” Being alive means we have the capacity to carry past experiences and learn from them. But there comes a point when our emotional baggage can become too much. How we choose to handle this baggage makes a difference... with Purple Fiesta I’m creating my own party for all the times I may have been left out🧳 🛒 . . . #wip #recycledart #shoppingcart #fiberartnow #fiberartists #makersgoingtomake #makersmovememt #weaveweird #blackartist #paracord #sculpture #weaving #emotionalbaggage #baggagecart #arttherapy #bottlecaps #publicart #sustainability
I’m so excited my Wonder Woman Tapestry will res I’m so excited my Wonder Woman Tapestry will reside in the Morris Museum’s exhibition, The Social Fabric: Black Artistry in Fiber Arts, An Exhibition in Homage to Vikci Craig. The show opens June 4th and runs through October 24th, 2021. No appointments necessary. Just go see the show. . . . #fiberartnow #fiberartists #textiles #makersgoingtomake #makersmovememt #blackartist #tapestry #contemporarycraft #quilting #blackfiberartist #art4antiracism
“Redistricting”... My baggage carts are vessel “Redistricting”... My baggage carts are vessels for unresolved emotional baggage related to racial trauma. Each recovered shopping cart is woven with polyurethane rope, solar rope lights, recycled garbage bags, grocery bags, doggie poop bags, plastic bottle caps and zip ties. ... 🧳 🛒 . . . #wip #recycledart #shoppingcart #fiberartnow #fiberartists #makersgoingtomake #makersmovememt #weaveweird #blackartist #paracord #sculpture #weaving #emotionalbaggage #baggagecart #arttherapy #bottlecaps #publicart #sustainability
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