Soft, 2023
Soft was a solo show exhibiting ten illustrations centered around themes of leisure, sisterhood, and mundanity. Noticing that artwork reflecting Black trauma was more well-received, I wanted to create this series to juxtapose that notion The illustrations highlight the subtleties of self-care — the ice cream, the candles, an intimate breakfast — while showing a small portion of the figures alone and in community with each other. See works here.
About Tunnel
Founders - Luna Palazzolo and Anna Gorazcko
__tunnel is an artist-led initiative aimed at producing and managing exhibiting opportunities beyond the institutional realm. Our main project room "Tunnel" is a 250 square feet underground space. Touché Boutique is a storefront located on the first floor of the plaza, and we occasionally bring to life collaborations in our pop-up format. All spaces are located at El Capiro, a shopping plaza from the 1980s.
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The BluPrnt, 2022
My quilt “Unbothered” was featured in The BluPrint exhibition curated by Robert Chambers. The exhibition allowed me to show a medium I had put down for a while and inspired me to continue making more textile work. For this particular exhibition, Chambers called me excited about an exhibition that he was putting together at BridgeRed Studios in North Miami Beach. He asked me if I had any artwork and I gave him a few samples. He was most excited about my quilt. Little did I know that this show would go on to include almost 400 artists and a lifetime of new friendships.
About The BluPrnt Art Exhibition
Curated by Robert Chambers and assembled by the artists, The BluPrnt is a zero-commission multi-disciplinary, inter-generational cross-section spanning over 100 years of art in Miami, self-assembled by an all-volunteer team of participating artists, assistant curators, art historians, and producers.
"BluPrnt" carefully draws a metaphorical diagram charting local art movements through the decades. Each artist and concept is linked, spiraling out to encompass today's art community in its synergistic amplitude. The exhibition will surprise you in the breadth and influence of our city.” — Irene Sperber, Art Critic at Large
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The New York Times, “Masks Off, Wallets Out: Art Basel 2022”
About Y’all Don’t Hear Me: The Black Appalachia
Y’all Don’t Hear Me: The Black Appalachia curated by ETSU alumna Kreneshia Whiteside-McGee featured 26 multimedia artists, poets, and musicians from the thirteen states of the Appalachian region. Funded by the Arts Project Support from the Tennessee Arts Commission, Bravissima: Women Sponsoring the Arts, and East Tennessee Foundation’s Arts Fund, the multivenue exhibitions are on display from August 18 to September 26 at Slocumb Galleries and September 1 to October 7 at Tipton Gallery. This era-curated collection highlights the values and legacy of Black Appalachians. To address the issue of (in)visibility of the Black mountain community selected works relate to the five major principles central to the research about the region: Family, Spirituality, Labor, Sustainability (Land), and Pride.
Reflections + Catalog
Y’all Don’t Hear Me: The Black Appalachia featured my video work “Black Girl: A Montage” and “Reimagined Memories” along with two printed and framed illustrations entitled “Bantu Crown” and “Braids of Blond”. When approached by Kreneshia Whiteside-McGee, I was instantly excited and surprisingly proud because I never thought I would be selected for an exhibition based on my upbringing in Rome, Goergia. That moment was very validating and it felt so warm to be recognized at the roots. I’ve made Florida my current base but that small rural close-knit, nestled town in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains always feels like a hug when I return. Like many of the artists there and in the surrounding counties, we often have to leave to consider a career in art. This exhibition held space for a breadth of my work; my video installations surrounding family, my illustrations that tackle representation, and my video work that looks back at nostalgia. It was amazing to have those parts of me together in a place that I know would be felt and received in such a way that one knows and feels meaningful. I have such a special appreciation for Kren for not only seeing my art and the black country woman that I am but also for uplifting parts of me I didn’t even know needed care and attention. It was also special to share this experience with Amanda Banks, my fellow creative country confidant and general inspiration.
Exhibition Press
Johnson City Press - Y’all Don’t Hear Me: The Black Appalachia’ Exhibition Happening Now
Casting Shadows, Framing Histories, 2021
About Casting Shadows, Framing Histories
Curated by Tumelo Mosaka and Adrienne Chadwick, this multi-media exhibition included original works by emerging artists Terence Price II, Keisha Rae Witherspoon, and Carrington Ware. This exhibition focused on rich counter-narratives about Black culture and history, told through the lens of archival, original, and experimental footage.
Reflections + Catalog
This exhibition was very special to me and the placement of my work. It was one of the first shows after the Florida Biennial that responded to my work in a personal and meaningful way while exhibiting the work in a space in a community that would better resonate with the work.
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About Yard Sale
Mimicking the time-honored tradition of searching through oddities in hopes of finding unique treasures, Lucy St. presented Yard Sale, an interactive exhibition and pop-up retail experience curated by Chris Friday. Made exclusively by artists of color, the featured objects explored the various sounds, textures, and visual incarnations of Blackness in an imagined yet nostalgic setting made to resemble a classic neighborhood rummage sale.
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