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On view: March 3, 2017- May 7, 2017 Opening Reception: Friday, March 3, 5:30pm-8pm

"Women's bodies alter spaces; women's bodies carry narratives that force us to come to grips with how we function within a patriarchal society." -Sybil R. Williams

I’ll be in Houston March 2-5.

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Through photographs of black and brown creatives in green spaces, 'Jewels from the Hinterland' questions caricatures and complicates stereotypes.

What is more important: a beautiful photograph or a photograph that says something?

“I can't say that I value one over the other, because an image has to be well crafted. In my mind, an image has to be beautiful; it has to be something that people want to look at. A professor of mine once introduced me to the rhizomatic theory, the idea that teaching and art-making need to have multiple entry and exit points. For me, the entry point into my work is often beauty...And after the viewer is captured by beauty, I want them to think.”

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5 creatives discuss the role art — and black art in particular — can play in unsettling times.

“I see my role as a source of joy, especially when it’s hard to listen to the news or be in certain places. The artist’s role is to facilitate safe spaces for care and fun. We get lost in artworks as a point of escape. I hope that I can create a place to wander when people need it most; to provide an alternative.” -Naima Green.

Big thanks to Jason for including me.

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