Brown In the City Blog
Sorry for the slow post - so much going on, but I wanted to celebrate the amazing opening of the Reflections Exhibition at Montefiore Medical Center. Thanks so much to all who came out to be apart of the night and all those that send their well wishes! A huge thanks to BxArts Factory for giving me the opportunity to be apart of this ground breaking show! A hugs to the awesome Real for giving me a chance to capture her amazing spirit on film!
After way too much time away from the gallery wall - idiStudios is celebrating the culture and vibrancy of the West Indian Day Parade. Come join us in recognition of what is to step out on the street and celebrate your culture! See you there!
There was a party in the Bronx.....
The gallery was packed with art lovers and well wishers!
It is an honor to have the reimagining be apart of the Bronx:Africa exhibition!
Look Ma, my name is on the wall!
Look Ma, my work is on the wall!
It was so good to see the friends that are also in the show and who came out to support us!
Hey Elvira girl! You and your art look fabulous!
Good to make new friends and see ones you have not seen in forever!
IFE!!!!! So good to see you!
And look who made the front page!
Look Ma, we made the paper!
Even though last night could not last forever - the show is up until May 4th! Stop by to see all the great work and the intriguing community programming!
The end of the night was only the beginning of an amazing exhibition!
I apologize to my poor neglected blog! It's been way too long since I touched base! But good news, I just did my first television spot in support of the reImagining! It was nerve wracking, but very fun!
We had such a blast, and the host Rhina was so cool!
Fun on the set of Open!
The past six weeks have been like a dream! It has taken me five years to get nine photographs on a wall, but every single moment of those five years was worth it! Being able to finally debut the first stories from the reImagining - on both the east and west coasts - has only made me more determined to make sure all 100 stories are told! Although I could not physically be there for the Women in Art - HerStories exhibit, the exhibition pictures tell a story of an amazing exhibition at the LH Horton Jr. Art Gallery at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, CA. I have to give a special thanks to Yolanda Rodriguez of the BxArts Factory for her inclusion of the reImagining in the amazing Innuendos exhibition held at the Andrew Freedman Home in the Bronx. It was so amazing to have my work shown with so many inspiring female artists from the Bronx. The artist panel discussion for the reImagining at Innuendos definitely got heated - but in a good way! A special thanks to the models that sat on the panel with me to tell their stories! Finally, the closing reception for Innuendos allowed us to hear from the all of the artist that participated in the exhibition with art performances that blew my mind! The reImagining is just getting started! I was so fortunate to be able to participate in these two exhibitions and so happy to have the narratives of the models brought forth for discussion. We are just getting started, so please continue to support the effort and continue to keep an out for more exhibitions!
Thanks for the flowers Brian and Andy!
Thanks for the flowers Elizabeth!
Thanks for the flowers Elvira!
It's here! Check out the amazing promo video for the Innuendos show opening March 6th! Come out and meet the amazing artists and see their extraordinary work!
The reImaging is beginning its national tour! I am so proud to say the first leg of that tour will be opening in the Women in Art-Herstories exhibition at the LH Horton Gallery in Stockton, California. For my west coast pals - check out the opening reception Thursday the 26th!
I have mixed feelings coming out of the Kara Walker exhibit at the Domino Sugae Factory. The work was particularly amazing. It was all strongly executed and amazing to behold. The only sticking point, the mass consumption atmospher of the crowds. It was a sugary delight for a Friday evening. I am sure the history behind the pieces was lost to 99% of the audience. What did they really wait in line for?
Wish Benny and me luck as we get ready for the final session of this round of the reImagining photo shoots! Keep an eye out for the release of the first round of reImagining photos!
We are shooting round two of the reImagining! Wish us luck and happy shooting!
model #22 Ameria Lennard, hair and make up by Jose L. Lopez
an outtake from the very first reImagining shoot! here's to the next 99!
I just braved the cold for the most amazing exhibition in Harlem - the Belletrix exhibit currently showing at ImageNation!
These amazing artists created a beautiful multi-media exhibition that expressed the diversity of the Black female artist's work.
And it was wonderfully received! Make sure to catch it before it closes May 1st!
If you have not been to this amazing exhibition currently at the Guggenheim, you must go!
I am a huge Weems fan girl, but have never seen the entire Kitchen Table Series exhibited together. It is so intricately woven, it made me want to weep! Check it out on level 2!
Then head to level 4 for the ground breaking From Here... Series and just bask in the brilliance of her ability to make text and image bend to her will!
Out of my overwhelming respect for the artist, I will not post the few picks of the exhibit I was able to sneak in, but I will show you how well received her work was. I heart you Carrie Mae!
Can you feel the history embedded in every nook and cranny of these tiles? They have born witness to so much of the theater that is New York City!
Who pissed off Mother Nature? Oh yeah, us and our global warming....
Really???
Corney, I know! But when you are sloshing through knee deep slush, you have to keep yourself entertained.
Another dispatch from the Wall!
Some days you feel like all the great shiny things you want to play with are behind a gate you just can't get through. Now where did I put that sonic screwdriver?
When times look hard - step back and appreciate the fog!
I had such a great time at the BeauExchange Launch party last week. Make sure to keep an eye on what these ladies are doing! Sign up for their newsletter and grow black female entrepreneurship!
I tried to wait for the newsletter....
....but I just had to tell you! The reImagining is going to party!!! Join us Friday, October 1th for a night of celebration and reflection on this groundbreaking visual arts project. Make sure to RSVP here! And please continue to support the launching of the project with your TAX DEDUCTIBLE donation by clicking here! Please spread the word and share this link with everyone you know and on all of your social networks - repeatedly! I am so looking forward to getting started - but first, let's party! See you all in October!
