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Using Hair, Rice, and Indigo, an Artist Reclaims Her Family History
HYPERALLERGIC February 24, 2023 Human history isn’t confined to documents and records, but embedded in the organic materials that we consume, produce, and cast... Read more -
Adebunmi Gbadebo: Remains
The Brooklyn Rail February 1, 2023 'Remains will count among the most significant gallery exhibitions of the year.' The ten works on view in Remains at... Read more
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Gio Swaby is a multidisciplinary artist whose textile-based practice explores the intersections of Blackness and womanhood.
Art Institute Chicago April 8, 2023 Her embroidered portraits are anchored in the connections she forges with her subjects: each portrait begins with a photo shoot... Read more -
Design Dispatch Newsletter
Surface Magazine March 20, 2023 Afrofuturism, feminist craft, and deep knowledge of Renaissance-era tapestry coalesce in the Canadian textile artist’s debut solo exhibition, which reimagines... Read more -
Simone Saunders: Unearthing Unicorns
Surface Magazine March 20, 2023 Afrofuturism, feminist craft, and a deep knowledge of Renaissance-era tapestry coalesce in Simone Saunders’ debut solo exhibition. The Canadian textile... Read more -
European Old Master Paintings Reexamined in New York Under A Fresh Take On Blackness and Slavery
Forbes March 9, 2023 Across the world’s finest art institutions and most prized collections, a number of exhibitions are recontextualizing what makes an old... Read more -
At the Met, in Harlem and beyond, acclaimed artist honors enslaved SC ancestors
The Post and Courier February 25, 2023 Sometimes the road to a deeper understanding of South Carolina beats a path to Harlem. On a late Friday afternoon,... Read more -
Two Gallerists Unpack Harlem's Community-Driven Neighborhood
Artsy February 14, 2023 Harlem became a global center for Black individuals across the diaspora to live and create among other kin. For example,... Read more -
Haunting Generational Trauma In "Remains" By Adebunmi Gbadebo At Claire Oliver Gallery In Harlem
Forbes February 11, 2023 In Remains, a solo show by Adebunmi Gbadebo at Claire Oliver Gallery in Harlem, collective memory and generational trauma take... Read more -
Design Dispatch: Pop culture–themed restaurants are having a moment, Eames skateboards, and the dilemma of celebrity queerbaiting.
Surface Magazine February 8, 2023 Adebunmi Gbadebo uses indigo, rice paper, cotton, human hair, and ceramic creations to explore the plight of her ancestors, who... Read more -
Events: Adebunmi Gbadebo: Remains
Surface Magazine February 8, 2023 In “Remains,” Adebunmi Gbadebo uses indigo, rice paper, cotton, human hair, and ceramic creations to explore the plight of her... Read more -
Simone Elizabeth Saunders: Unearthing Unicorns. Claire Oliver Gallery New York
Martin Cid Magazine February 5, 2023 Artist Simone Elizabeth Saunders’ NYC Debut Explores Black Feminism and Mythology Through Textile Art Unearthing Unicorns showcases large-scale textile artworks... Read more -
Newest Stamp in Black Heritage Series Salutes Author Ernest J. Gaines
BLACK ART IN AMERICA January 30, 2023 The U.S. Postal Service today celebrated the life of author Ernest J. Gaines, best known for the novels “The Autobiography... Read more -
Postal Service Honors Author Ernest J. Gaines with a Stamp
Widewalls January 28, 2023 A new stamp in the Black Heritage Stamp series will feature an oil painting of Ernest J. Gaines , as... Read more -
10 Women Abstract Artists on the Rise
Artsy January 26, 2023 Across auctions , art fairs , and gallery exhibitions at the end of 2022, it became very clear that abstraction... Read more -
USPS Issues New Forever Stamp of Author Ernest J. Gaines by Artist Robert Peterson Issued as Part of its Black Heritage Series
GothamToGo January 24, 2023 The 46th stamp in the Black Heritage series for the USPS honors author Ernest J. Gaines (1933-2019). Best known for... Read more -
Postal Service Salutes Author Ernest J. Gaines
Yahoo! January 23, 2023 LAFAYETTE, La. , Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Postal Service today celebrated the life of author Ernest J.... Read more -
Claire Oliver Gallery Announces Solo Exhibition Remains By Artist Adebummi Gbadebo Remains Will Tour Museums Following New York City Debut On View January 13 - March 11, 2023, Harlem, NY
Style Magazine Newswire January 17, 2023 On view, January 13 – March 11, 2023, the exhibition continues Gbadebo's years-long exploration of her ancestral origins centered on... Read more -
Shining a Light on a Dark Chapter of American Pottery
HYPERALLERGIC January 13, 2023 Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina brings awareness of both Edgefield’s awesome artistry and poet-potter... Read more -
5 Must-See New York Gallery Shows This Winter
Avenue Magazine January 13, 2023 ADEBUNMI GBADEBO: REMAINS Claire Oliver Gallery, 2288 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard January 13–March 11 “I’ve been dedicated to exploring... Read more -
The teen who captured the Black Panther Party People power
huck January 9, 2023 Jeffrey Henson Scales intimate portraits and protest images of the BPP and its leaders offer a rare insight into organisation... Read more -
NYC Selected Gallery Guide: January, 2023
TWO COATS OF PAINT January 6, 2023 It’s 2023, and we’re still publishing, thanks to all the readers who made generous contributions during our 2022 Year-End Fund... Read more -
Must- See Museum Shows for January
ARTnews January 2, 2023 Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina Featuring the work of enslaved African American potters from... Read more -
Opening This Week
ArtsGazing January 2, 2023 Adebunmi Gbadebo: Remains – Claire Oliver Gallery By turns heart-breaking and empowering, the artworks in Adebunmi Gbadebo: Remains (January 13... Read more -
Embodying Vibrance and Joy, Gio Swaby’s Patterned Portraits Celebrate Blackness and Womanhood
Colossal December 28, 2022 In Bahamian artist Gio Swaby’s colorful sewn portraits, an invisible yet integral thread comes in the form of an invitation... Read more -
In A Time of Panthers: Jeffrey Henson Scales photographs Black history
The Guardian December 24, 2022 Jeffrey Henson Scales is a New York Times photo editor. His latest book is most compelling in how it helps... Read more -
Claire Oliver Gallery Announces Solo Exhibition ‘Remains’ by Adebunmi Gbadebo in January, 2023
GothamToGo December 22, 2022 Claire Oliver Gallery is pleased to announce the solo exhibition Remains by artist Adebunmi Gbadebo . On view January 13... Read more -
Unique Exhibitions By Black And Hispanic Artists Worth Discovering During Miami Art Week
OceanDrive December 3, 2022 Overtown was a thriving hub for Miami's Black community. Founded at the end of the nineteenth century, it is a... Read more -
Dealer Claire Oliver to Bring Art Festival to the Streets of Miami’s Overtown Neighborhood During Art Basel
ARTnews November 29, 2022 Art Basel Miami Beach and Miami Art Week function as weathervanes for art market aficionados who want to know which... Read more -
The Free Miami Art Week Events That Might Be Worth The Traffic
The Infatuation November 29, 2022 It takes a lot to justify leaving the house during Art Basel . And yet, there are actually some really... Read more -
This Calgary artist found a global audience with the 'soft power' of her textile portraits of Black women
CBC Arts November 18, 2022 Simone Elizabeth Saunders shares the story of the portrait that started it all. ''I was always searching for a sense... Read more -
13 must-see public art installations of Art Basel 2022
TimeOut November 17, 2022 The most photo-worthy public works of Miami Art Week 2022 are colorful, immersive, impactful and larger-than-life. Claire Oliver Gallery ,... Read more -
Barbara Earl Thomas contextualizes Grace Hopper’s new windows in talk on campus
Yale Daily News November 13, 2022 Renowned visual artist, writer and arts administrator Barbara Earl Thomas will engage in a conversation with Christopher Paul Jordan ART... Read more -
Yale Replaces Racist Stained-Glass Window, Smashed by University Worker in 2016, With New Commissions by Faith Ringgold and Barbara Earl Thomas
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My Teenage Years With the Black Panthers
The New York Times October 30, 2022 Some photographs I took during that time haunt me more than others. Memories, of course, of those who were killed,... Read more -
Faith Ringgold and Barbara Earl Thomas created stained-glass windows at Yale addressing the university’s ties to racist practices
The Art Newspaper October 28, 2022 For 84 years, one of Yale University’s residential colleges was named for former US vice-president John C. Calhoun, a Yale... Read more -
Former Black Panthers discuss party history at book launch
Washington Square News October 26, 2022 Read more -
Robert Peterson’s Intimate Portraits of Black Peace and Strength
SURFACE magazine October 19, 2022 Flipping the script on how Black families are often portrayed, the Oklahoma-based painter lovingly illustrates the strength and gentleness that... Read more -
PHOTOGRAPHING THE BLACK PANTHERS
Creative Review October 12, 2022 New York Times photography editor Jeffrey Henson Scales and ‘unofficial’ Panthers photographer Stephen Shames share the stories behind a pair... Read more -
A Pilgrimage
The Edgefield Advertiser October 7, 2022 A tentacle, strong and far-reaching, of Edgefield’s history has reached the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met), in New York... Read more -
Self-healing and magic crystallize in ‘SALT to CATCH GHOSTS’
48 hills September 30, 2022 Against the stark white walls in the main gallery, Gbadebo presents two works using black dreadlocks: “Dada” (2015) and “Magic... Read more -
Fall Arts Preview 2022: Museum Shows You Won’t Want to Miss
OBSERVER September 27, 2022 Explore African American studies through the 19th century utilitarian wares of Old Edgefield District, South Carolina. The exhibit features works... Read more -
Visual Artist Gio Swaby Wants To Leave A Legacy Of Love Through Her Work
ESSENCE September 27, 2022 Gio Swaby crafts layered textiles of various colors and patterns that explore both Blackness and womanhood . Acknowledging the number... Read more -
Join The New Book Singing Of Jeffrey Henson Scales, “In A Time Of Panthers” At Claire Oliver Gallery In Harlem
Harlem World Magazine September 20, 2022 Capturing intimate portraits and protest images of the organization and its leaders in a time of societal upheaval, Scales’s archive... Read more -
Gio Swaby crafts love letters to black women at new Museum of Fine Arts exhibition
I Love The Burg September 19, 2022 Downtown St. Pete’s Museum of Fine Arts will host the first solo museum exhibition of multidisciplinary artist Gio Swaby, whose... Read more -
Adebunmi Gbadebo at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art September 8, 2022 Closing Soon!!! The landmark exhibition Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina opens at The Metropolitan... Read more -
15 NYC art exhibitions we’re most excited about this fall
TimeOut September 7, 2022 When You See Them, You See Me Explore the artwork of Robert Peterson in his debut solo exhibition hosted at... Read more -
8 Must-See Black Art Exhibitions To Check Out This Summer
ESSENCE September 7, 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 -
Gio Swaby’s embroidered portraits are ‘love letters to Black women’
The Weekly Challenger September 7, 2022 Bahamian artist Gio Swaby’s giant tapestries on canvas will grace the walls until Oct. 9, so get there fast. Swaby’s... Read more -
Hear Me Now: The Black Potters Of Old Edgefield, South Carolina
Antiques and The Arts Weekly September 6, 2022 NEW YORK CITY – On view from September 9 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA) and traveling thereafter, “Hear... Read more -
New Hopper College windows acknowledge past, celebrate present
YaleNews August 25, 2022 Twelve new decorative windows installed today in Grace Hopper College, the Yale residential college previously known as Calhoun College, celebrate... Read more -
Artist Robert Peterson Debuts The Joyous, Loving, And Balanced Family Life In New Solo Exhibition At Claire Oliver Gallery
Harlem World Magazine August 22, 2022 Claire Oliver Gallery in Central Harlem , NY, is pleased to announce When You See Them, You See Me, the... Read more -
Gio Swaby ‘Fresh Up’ a Must-See if You Appreciate Good Style
The Gabber July 28, 2022 Swaby didn’t grow up going to galleries and looking at fine art. The daughter of a seamstress, she grew up... Read more -
New Hopper College dining hall windows to confront past, celebrate change
Yale News July 28, 2022 Artist Barbara Earl Thomas has accepted a commission to design a new set of windows for the dining hall of... Read more -
Inside the artists’ studios: 5 Seattle-area creators give us a peek
Seattle Times July 26, 2022 During Barbara Earl Thomas’ storied career , she’s seen many studio configurations: At one point, working out of a large... Read more -
Gio Swaby celebrates Black women at Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg
Tampa Bay Times June 23, 2022 ST. PETERSBURG — “I’m making the art that I wanted to see.” That is how Bahamian artist Gio Swaby explained... 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 -
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 -
LAST CHANCE: STAN SQUIREWELL AT CLAIRE OLIVER
Harlem Bespoke June 7, 2022 Harlem Bespoke: This is the last week to check out the sold-out exhibit of Stan Squirewell at the Claire Oliver... 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 -
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 -
Bahamian artist Gio Swaby uses unique artistic mediums to explore Blackness and womanhood
The Crow's Nest at USF May 31, 2022 Multidisciplinary artist Gio Swaby was born and raised in Nassau, Bahamas before moving to Canada to purse a Master of... 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 -
Fresh Up: MFA artist Gio Swaby tells personal stories through textiles
Catalyst May 27, 2022 Every picture, it’s been wisely observed, tells a story. And with Fresh Up, the exhibition of works opening Saturday at... 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 -
Nikole Hannah-Jones and Gio Swaby on Portraiture that Uplifts Black Women
Literary Hub May 26, 2022 Gio’s work evokes at once awe and comfort, complexity in a misleadingly simplistic form. It is approachable even as you... Read more -
Artist Talk: Kiki Smith and Judith Schaechter
Lesley University May 24, 2022 Read more -
Explore the occult through art at the Chrysler Museum Friday the 13th
The Virginian-Pilot May 11, 2022 Norfolk — The Chrysler Museum of Art’s popular event, “Art Out Loud,” returns Friday the 13th by dabbling in Victorian... 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 -
Gio Swaby's Textile Portraits Are a Love Letter to Black Womanhood
HARPER'S BAZAAR April 6, 2022 The 30-year-old Bahamian multimedia textile artist took the art world by storm after her debut exhibition in New York City's... 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 Indigenous history
Louisville Courier Journal February 24, 2022 Stan Squirewell sees beyond the hardened expressions frozen in time when he flips through an archive. He believes the people... 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 -
Studio Visit: How Louisville's Stan Squirewell Went From The D.C. Streets To A Sold Out, Art Basel Show
LEO Weekly December 15, 2021 Squirewell got his start in Washington D.C., but it wasn’t smooth, and like many young men with not enough to... 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 -
In the galleries: Multiple works by Black artists create a vision of authority
The Washington Post September 17, 2021 When the artists studio Stable opened two years ago, much attention was paid to the building’s picturesque original function: sheltering... 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
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