The Schingoethe Center of Aurora University presents a free spring exhibition focusing on contemporary American Indian artists, featuring Highpoint Editions Artist, Julie Buffalohead.
Julie Mehretu @ Kettle's Yard
Interview with Julie Mehretu, Brooklyn Rail
Porch Gallery Ojai presents David Rathman: Field Day
Kinji Akagawa @ Belwin Conservancy
Willie Cole in Feast and Famine @ Paul Robeson Galleries
Willie Cole @ Sage College Albany
Alexa Horochowski "Beautiful Sky"
Rico Gatson's NY Subway Murals
“Beacons” (2018) at 167th Street Station, commissioned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts & Design; J. Gil Scott-Heron portrait derived from a photograph by Paul Natkin (all images courtesy MTA, © Rico Gatson)
Highpoint Editions Artist Rico Gatson just finished a new series of mosaic murals in the Bronx, NY. Eight figures from the Borough’s history are represented, including Gil Scott-Heron, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Audre Lorde, James Baldwin, Maya Angelou, Reggie Jackson, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor. The murals aim to “reflect the spirit and energy of the community,” according to an MTA spokesperson.
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