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Inside the artists’ studios: 5 Seattle-area creators give us a peek
Seattle Times July 24, 2022 During Barbara Earl Thomas’ storied career , she’s seen many studio configurations: At one point, working out of a large... Read more -
8 Must-See Black Art Exhibitions To Check Out This Summer
ESSENCE July 8, 2022 GIO SWABY’S “FRESH UP,” TRACEY ROSE’S “SHOOTING DOWN BABYLON,” AND “AFRICA FASHION” AT THE V&A MUSEUM ARE JUST A FEW... Read more -
Adebunmi Gbadebo at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art June 23, 2022 The landmark exhibition Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina opens at The Metropolitan Museum of... Read more -
9 New Books to Read in June
Vanity Fair June 17, 2022 “I make work for people to see, but the process is for me,” says Gio Swaby, the Bahamian portrait artist... Read more -
Bahamian artist Gio Swaby uses unique artistic mediums to explore Blackness and womanhood
The Crow's Nest at USF June 16, 2022 Multidisciplinary artist Gio Swaby was born and raised in Nassau, Bahamas before moving to Canada to purse a Master of... Read more -
Tulsa museum acquires work by Lawton artist Robert Peterson
The Lawton Constitution June 12, 2022 The piece, entitled “Tomorrow’s SuperHERo,” is a 60-by-60-inch oil painting on canvas depicting a young Black girl posed in front... Read more -
Luxuriant Tufted Portraits by Artist Simone Elizabeth Saunders Exude Black Joy
Colossal June 7, 2022 For Saunders , celebrating love is not grand, abstract, or impossible to grasp. It’s as honest as a single strand... Read more -
Gio Swaby celebrates Black women at Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg
Tampa Bay Times June 6, 2022 ST. PETERSBURG — “I’m making the art that I wanted to see.” That is how Bahamian artist Gio Swaby explained... Read more -
LAST CHANCE: STAN SQUIREWELL AT CLAIRE OLIVER
Harlem Bespoke June 6, 2022 Harlem Bespoke: This is the last week to check out the sold-out exhibit of Stan Squirewell at the Claire Oliver... Read more -
Black Arts Legacies: Barbara Earl Thomas
Crosscut. June 1, 2022 With meticulous skill and a communal approach, the longtime Seattle artist has cut her own path. Read more -
Fresh Up: MFA artist Gio Swaby tells personal stories through textiles
Catalyst May 31, 2022 Every picture, it’s been wisely observed, tells a story. And with Fresh Up, the exhibition of works opening Saturday at... Read more -
Textiles, Triumphs and Love Letters to Black Women: Gio Swaby’s Solo Museum Debut
Yahoo News May 28, 2022 The 30-year-old Bahamian artist, whose solo museum debut opened at The Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg on Saturday, accompanied... Read more -
Gio Swaby featured in Orlando's City Magazine
Orlando's City Magazine May 27, 2022 When Gio Swaby was a teenager in the Bahamas, adults told her not to go out “gyalavantin” with her friends... Read more -
Gio Swaby crafts love letters to black women at new Museum of Fine Arts exhibition
I Love The Burg May 26, 2022 Downtown St. Pete’s Museum of Fine Arts will host the first solo museum exhibition of multidisciplinary artist Gio Swaby, whose... Read more -
Artist Talk: Kiki Smith and Judith Schaechter
Lesley University May 24, 2022 Read more -
At Museums, a Mix of Old and New
The New York Times April 27, 2022 American museums are making steady efforts to show a large range of media, styles and perspectives. But this spring and... Read more -
Robert Peterson: Ten Years to the Top
LUXIERE April 1, 2022 Robert Peterson’s raw and spontaneous abstract portraits are in high demand from art collectors and fans worldwide, including professional athletes... Read more -
Editors’ Picks: 14 Events for Your Art Calendar
artnet news March 21, 2022 For his inaugural show for the artist at Claire Oliver, Squirewell’s work looks at who curates and controls the narratives... Read more -
A Conversation With Barbara Earl Thomas
Cerebral Woman Art Talks Podcast March 20, 2022 Ep.96 features Barbara Earl Thomas. She is a visual artist with numerous national exhibits to her credit. She is a... Read more -
How one Louisville man is challenging the context of Black and Indigenous history
Courier Journal February 24, 2022 “My work is a reformation of the past in order to create more harmony in the world, especially for folks... Read more -
The Poetics of Barbara Earl Thomas
University of Washington February 9, 2022 This story is the first in a series on Black artists and scholars. Read more -
The Totality of Time Lusters the Dusk
Chrysler Museum of Art January 15, 2022 In this immersive installation, artist Lauren Fensterstock transforms a gallery within the Chrysler Museum of Art into a darkened and... Read more -
TRUE BLUE: The Culpability of a Material
Tatter January 4, 2022 Adebunmi creates sculptures, prints, ceramics, and paper using historical and cultural imbued materials. Currently focused on her “True Blue and... Read more -
In Miami, Buyers Hit the Beach for Untitled Art Fair
artnet news November 30, 2021 Mixed-media paintings and textile works by emerging and mid-career artists were hot sellers. “Everything’s gone,” Harlem gallerist Claire Oliver said... Read more -
Peterson breaks a personal record with Phillips art auction
The Lawton Constitution October 31, 2021 Peterson’s painting “We’re Gonna Be Kings” sold for $56,700 at the storied Phillips auction house in New York City. Phillips... Read more -
How a Surprise Discovery of Photographs From the 1960s Meets the Moment
The New York Times: Race/Related September 4, 2021 Not long after his mother passed away in 2018, a massive relic from Jeffrey Henson Scales’ childhood was unexpectedly found... Read more -
Editors’ Picks: 9 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week
artnet news August 10, 2021 Lauren Fensterstock has used glittering materials—glass, vintage crystal, and semi-precious stones such as quartz, obsidian, onyx, and hematite—to create her... Read more -
Artist Lauren Fensterstock Illuminates New York Gallery With Fervent Depiction Of Buddha's Sermon Of The Seven Suns
Forbes June 11, 2021 Crystals reclaimed from a chandelier welcoming entertainers to a legendary Harlem hangout that’s become a gallery protrude amid a meticulous... Read more -
Meet Artist Gio Swaby
artnet news June 4, 2021 the 29-Year-Old Phenom Whose Sold-Out Debut Boasted Buyers Including Eight Museums (and Roxane Gay) The 29-year-old artist is still in... Read more -
At the Renwick Gallery, four artists conjure Mother Nature out of fabric, metal, glass and paper
The Washington Post May 11, 2021 From roses on teacups to berries on wallpaper, natural motifs are common in the decorative arts. But there’s nothing dainty... Read more -
Object, Monster, Omen: An Interview with Lauren Fensterstock on Her Installation at The Renwick
Whitehot Magazine May 1, 2021 Lauren Fensterstock works in large-scale installation using myriad materials and techniques such as paper quilling and mosaic. She is one... Read more -
A Love Letter to Black Women
The New York Times: Race/Related April 10, 2021 For many, art provides a voice for the unheard. It can capture moments of positivity that might otherwise be unrepresented.... Read more -
How Bisa Butler Went From Being a High School Art Teacher to an In-Demand Quilter With a Show at the Art Institute of Chicago
artnet news April 7, 2021 Bisa Butler’s intricate portrait quilts are often based on found black-and-white photographs of Black people—some famous, some anonymous, some familial.... Read more -
Object Lessons: Lauren Fensterstock
Sculpture Magazine February 1, 2021 For a long time, I have been looking at how we shape landscapes and project meaning through them, but now... Read more -
Editors’ Picks: 19 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week
artnet news December 14, 2020 Harlem’s Claire Oliver Gallery reopens with the first New York solo show for Adebumni Gabadebo, featuring her series “True Blue,”... Read more -
An Eye-Opening Exhibition in Ohio Looks at the Role of Quilting in Radical American Social Movements
artnet news December 2, 2020 What the museum says: “Disrupting our expectations of quilts as objects that provide warmth and comfort, this exhibition will explore... Read more -
An Artist Probes Her Southern Lineage in Luminous Shades of Blue
HYPERALLEGIC October 30, 2020 Gathering hair, indigo, and artifacts from two South Carolina plantations, Adebunmi Gbadebo: A Dilemma of Inheritance considers the materiality of... Read more -
From 2 Artists, 2 Ways to Tell Stories of Black America
The New York Times October 21, 2020 Works by Bisa Butler and Barbara Earl Thomas are featured in major museum shows in Chicago and Seattle. It’s a... Read more -
Adebumni Gabadebo: A Dilemma of Inheritance @ Claire Oliver Gallery
JUXTAPOZ September 17, 2020 Claire Oliver Gallery is pleased to announce the debut solo exhibition by artist Adebunmi Gbadebo, A Dilemma of Inheritance. The... Read more -
Preview: Fall 2020 Quarterly with Bisa Butler, Marilyn Minter, Nicolas Party, Dominic Chambers, Cassi Namoda and more!
JUXTAPOZ August 27, 2020 Bisa Bulter is indeed featured in this issue, and her presence looms equally large. That she is one of the... Read more -
Stained Glass That Demands Slow Looking
HYPERALLERGIC April 22, 2020 ROCHESTER, New York — Judith Schaechter’s stained glass works reach so far in different directions that trying to classify them... Read more -
Bisa Butler's work aims to 'reorient angst and despair' faced by Black Americans
CREATIVE BOOM March 17, 2020 But while it's undoubtedly exquisitely detailed and nuanced, it really packs a punch. Her portraits are expressive, viscerally alive –... Read more -
Depth, History, and Reverence: The Intricacies of Bisa Butler’s Quilted Portraits
VOGUE March 3, 2020 In the 20 years since her epiphany, Butler has been creating exquisite quilted portraits that both honor the African American... Read more -
Claire Oliver Gallery Becomes Latest Enterprise to Depart New York’s Chelsea District
ARTnews January 15, 2020 Amid rising rents and declining foot traffic, various galleries, including P.P.O.W, Andrew Kreps Gallery, and James Cohan Gallery, have left... Read more -
Contemporary Stained Glass by Judith Schaechter
JUXTAPOZ May 1, 2015 Philadelphia-based artist Judith Schaechter works in stained glass, an art that reached its peak in the 12th Century but one... Read more -
Judith Schaechter at Claire Oliver
ARTFORUM October 1, 2013 At the prison, Schaechter’s windows underscored the ecclesiastical undercurrents of this method of incarceration. Seen in photographs displayed at Claire... Read more
