If you are in the Arlington, Virginia area, do check out "She's So Articulate," and exhibit at the Arlington Arts Center featuring 11 contemporary African American women artists: Maya Asante, Renee Cox, Stephanie Dinkins, Djakarta, Nekisha Durrett, Torkwase Dyson, Faith Ringgold, Erika Ranee, Nadine Robinson, Renee Stout, and Lauren Woods. (If you click on the underlined names, you can see the sistah artists' artwork. Maya seems to incorporate fabrics in her work.).
Henry Thaggert curates this show. According to the Arlington Arts Center website, "Local collector and curator Henry Thaggert drew his inspiration for assembling these artists in part from the furor surrounding African-American artist Kara Walker—a MacArthur Foundation “Genius” grant winner who recently had a mid-career retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art."
Today's Washington Post newspaper includes an extensive article about the "She's So Articulate" show. I look forward to seeing the exhibit! Enjoy!
