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Portraits of Persistence: National Portrait Gallery Spotlights Juneteenth Pioneers
The National Portrait Gallery event spotlighted the intertwined stories of art, history, and activism. Lee and Huckaby’s contributions continue to influence reflections on freedom and justice, their legacies enshrined in the gallery and hearts worldwide.
Vernon Fisher Breaking the Code Screening Q&A
On December 2, 2023, The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth hosted a free film screening of Breaking the Code, immediately followed by a panel discussion moderated by former Chief Curator Michael Auping with Film Director Michael Flanagan and Artists Sedrick Huckaby and Linda Ridgway.
Breaking the Code is a documentary film about the life and work of Vernon Fisher. Enjoy this discussion about the film and Vernon Fisher’s impact on contemporary art.
Leonardo Drew: Fall 2023 Lenhardt Lecture
Fall 2023, Phoenix Art Museum presented acclaimed artist Leonardo Drew during the Museum’s Lenhardt Lecture, a key component of the David and Dawn Lenhardt Contemporary Art Initiative. Drew is known for using natural materials, such as wood, cotton, iron, and paper, and subjecting them to transformative processes like burning, rusting, and weathering to create sculptural works and freestanding installations that consider the cycle of life, decay, and rebirth.
Community activist and artist Vicki Meek isn’t slowing down anytime soon
She’s spent her life advocating for the Black community — and all underrepresented groups. Her latest endeavor is no different.
Talley Dunn Gallery Awards Latina Collective with its Equity in the Arts Fellowship
In 2020, the gallery launched the fellowship program to address some of the racial inequities in the art world, in which artists of color have been denied equal access to resources. . .This year marks a shift, as the gallery has selected a collective rather than individual artists to receive the fellowship.
The explosive, exquisitely composed art of Leonardo Drew is on display in the D-FW area
“It draws your eyes the minute you enter the the Amon Carter Museum of American Art: a force field of horizontal streaks lining the broad hall-like gallery straight ahead. . .In happy simultaneity, you can see much more of his work, from compact to expansive, at Talley Dunn Gallery in Dallas.”
Ciara Elle Bryant, Tina Medina, Enrique Nevárez | 2022-23 TDG Equity in the Arts Fellowship
Meet the 2022-23 Talley Dunn Gallery Equity in the Arts Cohort: Ciara Elle Bryant, Tina Medina and Enrique Nevárez.
The Talley Dunn Gallery Equity in the Arts Fellowship is a yearlong instructional and professional development program for emerging Black and Indigenous artists and other artists of color. The fellowship provides artists with mentorship and resources to further their practice and artistic endeavors. Bryant, Medina and Nevárez each present a fresh, distinctive body of work emblematic of their outstanding respective practices in painting, installation, photography, and video. Enjoy this interview with each artist and learn more about the work in the exhibition.
View the group exhibition here.
Talley Dunn Gallery is Proud to Announce the Representation of Eva Lundsager
Letitia Huckaby Walks Through Bitter Waters Sweet
Photographer Letitia Huckaby discusses her most recent body of work Bitter Waters Sweet, which explores the legacy of Africatown, the historic community near Mobile, Alabama.
Kinship Amid a Loneliness Epidemic
Through multiple mediums, Kinship demonstrates the ways that a number of artists had to navigate COVID-19’s influence on their process.
‘“The thing that was so weird was that [the pandemic] caused you to think more deeply about family, etcetera, on the one hand,” artist Sedrick Huckaby pointed out in an interview in the book.”
Meadows Museum Names Vicki Meek 2023 Moss/Chumley Artist Awardee
The Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University in Dallas has named Vicki Meek as the recipient of the 2023 Moss/Chumley Artist Award. The annual award is given to a North Texas artist who has exhibited professionally for at least ten years and has a record of community advocacy. This year’s prize includes a $3,000 cash award.
Artwork Inspired by an Abraham Lincoln Moment Is Reimagined
Seven artists explore “The Freedman” for a provocative new show at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth.
Gabriel Dawe: Plexus no. 43 Timelapse
See this time-lapse video of Gabriel Dawe and his team of assistants installing Plexus No. 43.
Video created by Filmmaker David A. Ross and Maere Studios.
Gabriel Dawe Plexus No. 43, 2023 Mini Documentary
Go behind the scenes and watch Gabriel Dawe install Plexus No. 43, 2023.
Thred and steel hooks Courtesy of the artist and Talley Dunn Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Video created by Filmmaker David A. Ross and Maere Studios.
Jacob Hashimoto: The Fractured Giant – Boise Art Museum installation time lapse
Watch as artist Jacob Hashimoto creates The Fractured Giant, a site-specific installation in Boise Art Museum’s Sculpture Court. Combining traditional kite- and pattern-making techniques, printmaking, and collage into a sculptural environment, the artist has created an immersive installation with more than twenty thousand thin, hand-made papers. Building and layering his materials within the architecture of the space, the artist composes a visually stunning landscape made completely by hand.
Visit Boise Art Museum to see it in person: January 21, 2023 – January 21, 2024.
Filmmaker Michael Flanagan Debuts Documentary on Vernon Fisher in North Texas
Later this month, McAllen-based filmmaker and Glasstire contributor Michael Flanagan will debut his documentary film, Breaking the Code, about Fort Worth-based artist Vernon Fisher at the Dallas International Film Festival. The day after its premiere, the film will also be shown as part of the Thin Line Film Festival in Denton.
Artist Sedrick Huckaby Named Fulbright Scholar
“From very early on, it has been my endeavor to show the importance, the beauty and the magnificence of everyday people,” Huckaby said. “Ordinary people are not usually celebrated in a way that is larger than life. The Fulbright Scholar fellowship will give me the needed support to create a piece that is of local, regional, national and international importance.”
Nasher Sculpture Center Awards New Fellowship to Vicki Meek
The Nasher Sculpture Center has named Dallas artist, curator, and activist Vicki Meek as the inaugural Nasher Fellow in Urban Historical Reclamation and Recognition.
Talley Dunn Gallery Announces 2022-23 Equity in the Arts Fellowship Recipients
Glasstire’s Jessica Fuentes talks to the recipients of the 2022-23 Talley Dunn Gallery Equity in the Arts Fellowship: Ciara Elle Bryant, Tina Medina, and Enrique Nevárez.