Faith Ringgold, R.I.P. * American Artist ~ 1930 – 2024

“Faith Ringgold: American People”  was her West Coast debut at the de Young museum in San Francisco, CA November 2022.

“Bringing together fifty years of work, this is the most comprehensive exhibition to date of Faith Ringgold’s groundbreaking vision…”

“From creating some of the most indelible artworks of the civil rights era to challenging accepted hierarchies of art versus craft through her experimental story quilts, Faith Ringgold’s body of work bears witness to the complexity of the American experience.”

Faith Ringgold: American People

de Young Museum: Golden Gate Park \ 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive,  SF, CA

(Image: Faith Ringgold, pictured before her 1997 painting, “The Flag Is Bleeding #2”)

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Women & Art at the Modern, Ft. Worth, TX

In a salute to Women’s History month, below is a repeat of one of last year’s art tributes:

A coiled Bronze Woman! in the gallery  of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth’ I love it! I want this in my home:

“The Seated III” Wangechi Mutu, 2019
Bronze (82 7/8 × 37 3/4 × 33 3/4 inches)

The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth presented “Women Painting Women” – an “exhibition featuring 46 female artists who choose women as subject matter in their works. This presentation includes approximately 50 evocative portraits that span the late 1960s to the present. International in scope, Women Painting Women recognizes female perspectives that have been underrepresented in the history of postwar figuration.”

Women Painting Women 

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

3200 Darnell Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
817.738.9215

*The Artists:

Rita Ackermann
Njideka Akunyili Crosby
Emma Amos
María Berrío
Louise Bonnet
Lisa Brice
Joan Brown
Jordan Casteel
Somaya Critchlow
Kim Dingle
Marlene Dumas
Celeste Dupuy-Spencer
Nicole Eisenman
Tracey Emin
Natalie Frank

Hope Gangloff
Eunice Golden
Jenna Gribbon
Alex Heilbron
Ania Hobson
Luchita Hurtado
Chantal Joffe
Hayv Kahraman
Maria Lassnig
Christiane Lyons
Danielle Mckinney
Marilyn Minter
Alice Neel
Elizabeth Peyton
Paula Rego

Faith Ringgold Deborah Roberts
Susan Rothenberg
Jenny Saville
Dana Schutz
Joan Semmel
Amy Sherald
Lorna Simpson
Arpita Singh
Sylvia Sleigh
Apolonia Sokol
May Stevens
Claire Tabouret
Mickalene Thomas
Nicola Tyson
Lisa Yuskavage

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Vision & Sound * Black History At The Sedona Arts Center, AZ

“ Vision & Sound: An African American Experience program highlights the work of eight prolific artists that represent various mediums and genres of art…”  

“We strive to build supportive relationships to encourage cultural equity throughout Arizona and beyond – recognizing that professional American artists of African descent are too often overlooked.”

Featured Artists:

  • Patricia Bohannon
  • Dorrell Bradford
  • Jacqueline Chanda
  • Amber Doe
  • Debra Edgerton
  • Jerome Fleming
  • Isse Maloi
  • Bob Martin
  • Chip Thomas
  • George Welch
  • Shoreigh Williams

~Schedule of Events and Exhibitions~

Sedona, Goodyear, Peoria

 

*January 5-March 27, 2024

Peoria Library Exhibition / Peoria Main Library

8463 W Monroe St, Peoria, AZ 85345

Featuring the artwork and creativity of Patricia Bohannon, Jacqueline Chanda, Dorrell

Bradford, Jerome Fleming, and Isse Maloi.

*February 1-29, 2024

Sedona Arts Center Vision & Sound Exhibition & Sale

15 Art Barn Road, Sedona, AZ

Open: Mon-Sat 10AM – 5PM, Sun 12PM-5PM,

Featuring the artwork and creativity of Patricia Bohannon, Dorrell Bradford, Jacqueline

Chanda, Amber Doe, Debra Edgerton, Jerome Fleming, Isse Maloi, Chip Thomas, and

George Welch

*January 31- March 26, 2024

Goodyear Library Exhibition

Georgia T Lord Library, Goodyear, AZ

1900 N. Civic Square, Goodyear, AZ 85395

Featuring the artwork and creativity of Patricia Bohannon, Dorrell Bradford, Amber Doe,

Jerome Fleming, Isse Maloi, and Bob Martin

*Sunday-Monday, February 25-26, 2024

Vision and Sound Symposium

Sedona Arts Center, 15 Art Barn Road, Sedona, AZ

The Symposium will feature keynote speakers, panel discussions, performances, receptions,

and reflections. In addition, ADEI training will be included throughout, incorporating Critical

Response methodology. This year’s symposium will feature guest speaker Chip Thomas and a workshop led by Liz Lerman.

*Saturday, March 2, 2024, 9am-3pm

Peoria Arts Festival, City of Peoria

Vision and Sound artists will be demonstrating and providing workshops during the event.

*Saturday, March 2, 2024, 7-8:30pm

Concert featuring Don William and Friends

Peoria Center for the Performing Arts, Peoria

10580 N 83rd Dr, Peoria, AZ 85345

Join us for a special concert featuring Don William and Friends.

 

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Black Artists of Oregon * Portland Art Museum

The Portland Art Museum has the work of 69 Black artists on view until March 17, 2024.

“Through the narrative flow of the exhibition, visitors will experience work by Black artists across decades and generations. Particular attention is given to the works of Black artists who were producing work during the Black Arts Movement of the late 1960s, ’70s, and early ’80s…”

Some of the 69 artists included in the presentation:

manuel arturo abreu (b. 1991)

damali ayo (b. 1972)

Natalie Ball (b. 1980)

J.S. Bell (1882-1925)

Harrison Branch (b. 1947)

Nikesha Breeze (b. 1979)

Grafton Tyler Brown (1841-1918)

Richard Brown (b. 1939)

Black Artists of Oregon

Portland Art Museum

Until Mar 17, 2024

1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

(Image: Isaka Shamsud-Din, “Rock of Ages”, 1976)

 

Abraham Ángel, (1905 – 1924) ~ 30 Paintings at The Dallas Museum of Art

“Abraham Ángel: Between Wonder and Seduction introduces U.S. audiences to this legendary artist with the first major survey of his work in over 35 years. During his brief three-year career, Ángel developed a unique artistic style that successfully captured the rapidly changing society and culture of Mexico in the early 20th century.”

Abraham Ángel: Between Wonder and Seduction

Dallas Museum of Art / DMA ~ 9/10/23 until 1/28/24

(Image: Abraham Ángel, Self-portrait (1923), oil on cardboard)

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