Past
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Roots and Routes
Group Show 13 Jul - 24 Aug 2024 Brooklyn The journey, more than the destination, is often what shapes us. In this group exhibition, the profound heritage of African American families and the diverse paths they have traversed are illuminated. “Roots and Routes” uses the lens of migration, urbanization, and cultural exchange to capture the essence of ancestral origins,... Read more -
Mythos
Nicholas Blake 21 Jun - 3 Aug 2024 Soho Dragon mythologies persist as cultural symbols worldwide, transcending borders and epochs. From the majestic, benevolent creatures of Eastern lore to the fierce, fire-breathing beasts of Western tales, dragons captivate the human imagination. In Chinese mythology, dragons symbolize power, wisdom, and prosperity, while European folklore often portrays them as formidable adversaries... Read more -
Subject Matters
Group Show 3 May - 15 Jun 2024 Soho What does it mean for a person, a community, or a life to matter? Today, we encounter the politicization of identity that pits us against one another rather than amplifies the voices that have been continually suppressed. “Subject Matters,” a group exhibition featuring the works that tackles this notion by... Read more -
Unsung Heroes
Terence Byas aka Dredske 20 Apr - 1 Jun 2024 Brooklyn When it comes to challenging how we approach issues of race, disparity, and social critique, Dredske’s paintings have transported us to speculative realities that allow us to ask unforeseeable questions. In this exhibition, he diverts his path. Where he once guided viewers through history, he asks us to stop and... Read more
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Paintings of Drawings and Paintings
Justin Robinson 9 Feb - 24 Mar 2024 Soho Hailing from New York, artist Justin Robinson has created a career translating the act of remembrance into paintings that echo with an infectious sense of nostalgia. Bright colors and amalgamated forms bridge time, culture, and geography in a style that embraces the spontaneity and inherent chaos of creation. This exhibition... Read more -
Wonder World
Frank Morrison 18 Nov - 31 Dec 2023 Brooklyn The innocence of childhood allows our imaginations to envision futures that are larger than life. The ability to be anyone, do anything, and experience all that the world has to offer feels as if it is at our fingertips. This youthful wonder soon becomes obscured by reality. It is at... Read more -
Brilliance Behind the Line
Frank Morrison 17 Nov - 30 Dec 2023 Soho Arbitrary lines build our nations, map our territories, and divide our cities. They allow indifference and prejudice to be made manifest through concrete and contracts. Faced with an institutionalized exile, many find their extraordinary talents overlooked as they are cast into the shadows of our society. Frank Morrison, knowing what... Read more -
In Plain Sight
Group show 1 Sep - 14 Oct 2023 Soho In Plain Sight brings together a diverse selection of contemporary artists who have worked around the United States and abroad and share their distinctive perspectives on the lived experience of the black community. The exhibition highlights the experien ces of the Black community and discusses how those artists are also... Read more
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Reach the World, but Touch the Hood First
Brittsense 24 Jun - 5 Aug 2023 Brooklyn What does it mean to be remembered? There are our own memories that keep us connected to the past. There is cultural memory that keeps us tied to our ancestors. However, there is also a social memory that uses half-truths, falsehoods, and stereotypes to create a reputation that sticks in... Read more -
It Is What It Is
Group Show 5 May - 10 Jun 2023 Soho “It Is What It Is” features a remarkable group presentation of eight spectacular artists, Xavier Daniels, Lynthia Edwards, Marcus Jansen, Frank Morrison, Dappo Reo, Terron Sorrells, Phyllis Stephens, and Michael Vasquez, each artist will create new work responding to the quote, “It is what it is” the common expression used... Read more -
Memories of a Neighborhood Boy
Melvin Nesbitt Jr. 22 Apr - 3 Jun 2023 Brooklyn Collagist Melvin L. Nesbitt Jr. (b. 1973) repurposes paper to create the pages of a book he would have loved as a child. The Washington, D.C.-based artist explores themes of boyhood, community, and play in his solo exhibition Memories of a Neighborhood Boy, on view at Richard Beavers Gallery from... Read more -
All Berries Considered
Terron Cooper Sorrells 3 Feb - 18 Mar 2023 Soho Terron Cooper Sorrells (b. 1994) creates art that he believes needs to exist. His large works are immersive in nature, enveloping the viewer such that they feel as though they’re part of the image. Each painting brings up themes like setting and time: examining where the viewer is in life... Read more
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Baptism Sunday
Lynthia Edwards 21 Jan - 25 Feb 2023 Brooklyn As we witness the culture and the stories of southern life seem to slowly slip into obscurity, artist Lynthia Edwards offers us a glimpse of these fading traditions. Like a jigsaw puzzle assembling before our eyes, her work becomes an amalgamation of a distinctive regional visual vocabulary. From this new... Read more -
Cry Like A Man
Xavier Daniels 18 Nov - 30 Dec 2022 Soho Atlanta-based artist Xavier Daniels (b. 1980) encourages his peers to Cry Like a Man: the working title of an upcoming exhibition, and the name of a 2021 work from the artist’s solo show In Search of the Fraternal. Through his paintings, the artist strives to transform the perception of Black... Read more -
Pastime Paradise
Stefanie Jackson 5 Nov - 10 Dec 2022 Brooklyn “Pastime Paradise” is a song by Stevie Wonder from the 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life. The lyrics allude to living in a pastime paradise, where they’ve been wasting most of their days, then contrasts that with living in a future paradise, “looking in their minds for the... Read more -
Hebrew Boys: Portals of Faith
Genesis Tramaine 9 Nov 2019 - 19 Jan 2020 Brooklyn In the series, Hebrew Boys: Portals of Faith, artist Genesis Tramaine draws inspiration from the Biblical book of Daniel, where Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah (later and better known as Shadrach, Meshach Abednego) are laid captive in Babylon. Rejecting authoritarian orders of idolatry by reaffirming their beliefs and culture, the... Read more
