What We Saw: Tiffany Ward’s picks from Art Basel Miami Beach and NADA
This week, hundreds of galleries came to Miami to represent the work of artists from more than 30 countries for the 18th annual Art Basel Miami Art Week.
Tracy Murrell- Turning Dedication into Triumph by Shantay Robinson
Above: The Swimmers by Tracy Murrell Tracy Murell is having an awesome year as an Atlanta-based visual artist. Her work was featured in Create Magazine, an indie global art bimonthly, New American Paintings, a juried exhibition in print, and on the cover of a scholarly text, Witnessing Girlhood:
Artist Spotlight: Idris Habib
Idris Habib, (AKA Sir Idris) is a unique artist whose work culminates an obvious sense of culture, vibrant colors, bold contemporary flair and a majestic texture.
Woven Narratives: Chicago based artist SHENEQUA, pays homage to women who were instrumental in her life through the art she creates from synthetic hair by Daniel Dunson
SHENEQUA was born in St Thomas U.S. Virgin Islands and raised in Miami, FL within the Caribbean culture. Always fascinated with West African textiles, specifically Ghanaian woven cloth, SHENEQUA embarked on a formal academic journey at Kansas City Art Institute, and School of the Art Institute of Chicago that landed her on African soil.
Glenn Ligon: To be a Negro in This Country is Really Never to be Looked At
Above: Glenn Ligon and the de la Cruz family. Photo by the author. On January 24, 2019, Glenn Ligon opened a solo show at the newly constructed Maria and Alberto de la Cruz Gallery at Georgetown University.
The Hands Won’t Stop: Ablade Glover, a Ghanaian Modernist by Kwabena Agyare Yeboah
Above: People by Ablade Glover courtesy of Gallery 1957. At the Gallery 1957 II, paintings made by Ablade Glover hang on the walls of the gallery.
Kristina Kay Robinson: Spiritually Uncensored by Daniel Dunson
Kristina Kay Robinson started a writing career over ten years ago. However, in recent years Robinson liberated herself from the written word, particularly the English language, and created a voice within the visual plane that attempts to transcend traditional verbiage.
Studio Visit: Sheena Rose with DVCAI/The Fountainhead Residency
Above: Sheena Rose from her Black Obeah Series. During the August 2018, session at the Fountainhead Residency, in Miami, Florida, Sheena Rose and Onajide Shabaka spent a morning in conversation.
