Mark Steven Greenfield, “Xica Da Silva” (detail), 2021. Acrylic and gold leaf on wood panel, 20 x 16 inches. Collection of Linda Lott.
Artist residencies are an important tool for artists to explore site-oriented practices and experience firsthand particular places and cultures. Bahia Reverb: Artists and Place presents the work of eleven former fellows at the Sacatar Institute in Bahia, Brazil, all from North America and of African descent, to reflect on how Bahia, an epicenter of the African diaspora, has fueled their work and changed their understanding of themselves.
Select artists include Gerald Cyrus, Juan Erman Gonzalez, Mark Stephen Greenfield, Karen Hampton, Rik Freeman, Francis Tre Lawrence, and Tim Whiten.
This exhibition is curated by Bia Gayotto, independent curator, artist, and writer, with assistance from Taylor Bythwood-Porter, Assistant Curator, California African American Museum (CAAM). The exhibition is co-presented by CAAM and Art + Practice as part of CAAM at A+P, a five-year collaboration.
Mark Steven Greenfield, “Xica Da Silva” (detail), 2021. Acrylic and gold leaf on wood panel, 20 x 16 inches. Collection of Linda Lott.
Karen Hampton, “Shape Shifter,” 2016. Repurposed cotton textile, pigment, and cotton thread, 78 x 47 inches. Courtesy the artist.
Juan Erman Gonzalez, “I am that I am, from the series Hombre de familia,” 2013. Hand-cut and painted paper, 32 x 21 x 1 1/2 inches. Courtesy the artist.
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