Revision & Respond at The Newark Museum of Art will be closing soon. For an Inside Look of the show , take a peek at my artist talk.
Upcoming Artist Talks
Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 7-8pm The Center for Contemporary Art virtual studio visit. Register here.
Friday, March 5, 2021 6-9pm Weave Weird Baggagecarts JC Friday. Register here.
Please save these dates. Registration links forthcoming.
Thursday, May 27, 2021 7-9pm Microaggressions MoCADA Artist Talk
Saturday, June 12, 2021 3-5pm Microaggressions MoCADA Workshop
Virtual Studio Visit 3/4
I am the third prize & solo exhibition winner in the International Juried Exhibition, Victor Davson, juror.
Join me for a virtual studio visit to see what Ive been up to this past year on Thursday March 4th @ 7:00pm ET.
Registration fee is free for members of The Center for Contemporary Art and $15 for non-members.
February Exhibitions & Talks
Color, Cuts and Contour Delineations
Take a break from the dank and drink in the color, whimsical line play and personal stories at 5 Points Art Gallery + Studios in Milwaukee, WI at “Color, Cuts, and Contour Delineations” Exhibition.
The exhibition runs from February 5, 2021 until March 28, 2021.
The Empowering
The Empowering: A social justice show was curated by Danielle Scott featuring sculpture, video, painting, drawing, fiber art, and photography.
The gallery will be open by appointment only every weekend Sat. and Sun. 1-4pm.
Appointments can be made on Eventbrite via this LINK.
The exhibition runs from February 6 – March 21, 2021
Pieces of Me: Artist Talk
Join me, Blond Jenny and Preksha Kapadia for our closing talk with Kristin DeAngelis about the works in Pieces of Me.
The Artist Talk will be hosted on Zoom – Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 7:00pm. Register for Zoom link HERE
Virtual Artist Talk
Join me as I share images of recent work while discussing my process and how the double pandemic has influenced my recent work.
Tuesday, February 16 at 3:00pm. Register for Zoom link HERE
THE BRIDGE/ 3RD Annual CELEBRATION of African American Artists
Exhibition Dates: February 14, 2021 – March 12, 2021
Reception: Sunday February 14, 2021 from 1:00-4:00PM
Location: The Gallery Space Rahway, 1670 Irving Street, Rahway, New Jersey
2021 International Juried Exhibition
I have two works of the 51 pieces in the show, selected from more than 740 entries from 259 artists by juror Victor Davson.
The exhibition runs through February 27, 2021.
See the virtual show on the The Center for Contemporary Art website HERE.
Fiber Art Now’s Excellence In Fibers VI.
Virtual online exhibition on view on New Bedford Art Museum’s website HERE through March 2021. I am in the Sculptural artist group.
JC Fridays
The next JC Fridays is March 5, 2021.
Virtual JC Fridays will take place on Zoom! There will be one online event showcasing all that Jersey City has to offer, hosted by Art House Productions. I’ll be showing my baggage carts.
Free, advance registration is required to receive the Zoom link. Register HERE
Inspiration by Jacob Hashimoto
I was first taken with Jacob Hashimoto images on Pinterest and found myself collecting his works for my inspiration board over and over again.
So imagine how tickled I was to learn TSGNY was hosting a virtual artist talk with him this Fall.
I had many questions about how he assembles his kites, the materials he uses and how he transports his large installation works. He answered all this and more.
It was an illuminating and inspiring talk. See for yourself…
New Directions 2020 Artist Talk Tonight
You are invited to my Zoom Artist Talk Tonight. I’ll be talking about my fiber work, Trench Town.
When: Oct 28, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TVdKMSinR_mBSHnk7La2xw
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. See you tonight
Theda Sandiford: Big Mouth
Exhibition Run Dates: September 6- 29th
LOCATION: Art House Productions; 62 17th St, Jersey City, NJ
JC Friday Preview: Friday, September 6, 5:00-8:00pm
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 7, 5:00-8:00pm
Artist Talk & Yarn Wrapping: Sunday, September 15, 1:00-3:00pm
Artist Talk & Yarn Wrapping: Saturday, September 21, 1:00-3:00pm
Big Mouth is a collection of one-sided conversations. As a woman, I find it is often easier to make my way in the world by keeping my mouth shut. To simply grin and bare it when haters, well-meaning friends or co-workers say or do something insensitive.
As a child, my father would say to me, “Better to be thought a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt.” So in keeping my mouth shut, I learned, to be seen, and selectively heard.
With ‘Big Mouth’, I am all of it. The sass, the crass, the erudite and more than that aware. Aware of the language used to quiet me down. To remind me of what is, and most importantly, what isn’t being said.
Thanks to Big Mouth… look who has the last word now.
“Stay Woke” Theda Sandiford Golden High Flow acrylic, Golden Soft Gel Gloss acrylic skin, Tulip dimensional fabric paint, gesso, Montana Gold spray paint, recycled envelops, fabric squares from a quilt, tissue paper, felt from post consumer recycled fibers, glitter stars on canvas. 20″x20″x1″ 
“Me Too” Theda Sandiford Golden High Flow acrylic, Golden Soft Gel Gloss acrylic skin, Tulip dimensional fabric paint, gesso, Montana Gold spray paint, recycled envelops, fabric squares from a quilt, tissue paper, felt from post consumer recycled fibers, glitter stars on canvas. 20″x20″x1″ 
“Wakanda Forever” Theda Sandiford Golden High Flow acrylic, Golden Soft Gel Gloss acrylic skin, Tulip dimensional fabric paint, gesso, Montana Gold spray paint, recycled envelops, fabric squares from a quilt, tissue paper, felt from post consumer recycled fibers, glitter stars on canvas. 20″x20″x1″
Artist Talks & Workshops
Mixed Media Self Explorations
Please sign up for my workshop at MAM. Bring materials and images from different sources to make your own autobiographical, figurative composition.
The workshop will be Tuesday, July 16, 7 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Montclair Art Museum; 3 S Mountain Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042
Women of Wonder: Artist Talk March 12
Join me at One River this Tuesday March 12th @ 6:30pm for a talk about my Women of Wonder series, a pure celebration of expression, music, femininity, and belief in oneself. A confirmation of life repeated as a cannon of ‘I am who I am.’
DATE & TIME: Tuesday, March 12, 2019 from 6:30-7:30pm
LOCATION: One River; 292 Millburn Ave, Millburn, NJ 07041
We often travel to the corners of the planet looking for safe places to BE. When what is actually necessary is a declaration: “We are our own selves!†There is a place for all of our being; the sexy, the demure, the loud and the reticent.
On our own terms of being in our own skin when and how we need to be…
Ella, Eartha, Grace, Diahann, Billie, and Nina (YES! Nina) taught us and made way for the Cardi’s, Beyonce’s and Nikki’s of this world. We all fit and there is plenty of room for us. When we make room for ourselves.
MoCADA’s Give Me Body! Conversation at Brooklyn Museum
On Saturday (3/2), I will be participating in a conversation about gender, woman, femme, and feminism today at the Brooklyn Museum.. Please join me.
Social norms have long dictated gender, from their public facing meanings to their private impact. Mother. Shorty. Wifey. Bitch. Woman. Trans. Feminist — and other various descriptors for the female sex gradient, also come diabolically attached to a long antiquated idea of femininity, whose trappings and boundaries suffocate rather than uplift. This is especially true for women of color, whether cis or non-binary, who most often face the corrosive extremes of these imposed values at either end of the spectrum.
Through MoCADA’s next exhibit, Give Me Body! Femme Re-divined, MoCADA seeks to unravel how far society has come in our understanding, recognition, and celebration of the femme form –mind, body, and soul– as a spiritual rite. Our greatest wish is to further unpack and expand this necessary conversation to deliver a new vision for the future.
Date: Saturday, March 2, 2019
Time: 6:00-7:30pm
Location:Â Brooklyn Museum: 200 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11238