Kiaca Gallery closing today
And another one bites the dust. Following the blow to the local gallery scene this fall from Jacquie Mahan's decision to close Mahan Gallery to focus more on family comes word that Kiaca Gallery in the Short North, the only space in Columbus outside King Arts' Elijah Pierce Gallery devoted to African and African-American artists, is quickly on its way out. Gallery organizers announced this week that today will be the gallery's last day of operation.
They're finishing up with a sale of works running from 1 to 8 p.m. It will no doubt include some of the impressive oil paintings and abstract drawings of gallery director Talle Bamazi. I'm sorry to no longer have an excuse to visit him regularly, and for the shrinking diversity on the main gallery strip. Here's wishing Talle the best of luck in '11. Click here for more info on the sale, and here to see Talle's large-scale portrait of Columbus living art legend Aminah Robinson.