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Gio Swaby Embarks on an Exploration of Self-Love and Acceptance in Her Vibrant Textile Portraits
Colossal May 24, 2023 From minimal outlines in black thread, empowering portraits of Black women emerge in new large-scale textile pieces by Toronto-based artist... Read more -
Giving Voice to Women and BIPOC Artists - In Conversation with Claire Oliver of Claire Oliver Gallery
Widewalls May 17, 2023 For over thirty years, Claire Oliver Gallery has remained true to its original policy to champion underrepresented artists. Thanks to... Read more -
Gio Swaby's First Museum Solo Show is a Celebration of Blackness and Womanhood
ARTnews April 14, 2023 It is not a total surprise that Gio Swaby would base her practice on textiles. After all, her mother was... Read more -
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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10 Fun Things to Do This Weekend in Harlem, Washington Heights and Beyond
The Curious Uptowner May 16, 2023 Simone Saunders: Unearthing Unicorns Through May 13; Tue-Sat 11am-6pm Central Harlem Claire Oliver Gallery, 2288 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd... Read more -
Unearthing Unicorns
Alberta University of the Arts May 16, 2023 Unearthing Unicorns showcases eight large-scale textile artworks that explore the iconography of the famed high Renaissance era Unicorn Tapestries and... Read more -
Your Own Unique Voice w/ textile artist Simone Elizabeth Saunders
Studio Noize May 10, 2023 Simone Elizabeth Saunders makes her New York debut with her new solo exhibition Unearthing Unicorns. Simone joins the Studio Noize... Read more -
Unicorn Art in Harlem
New York Daily News May 6, 2023 Works by Canadian artist Simone Elizabeth Saunders — who creates “punch-needle and tufting” tapestries to express narratives of “Blackness and... Read more -
"Mozart Immersive" Debuts And More In Chicago This Month
Modern Luxury Chicago April 29, 2023 When you think of the Art Institute of Chicago , names of old masters like Monet, van Gogh, Picasso and... Read more -
Simone Elizabeth Saunders. Unearthing unicorns
Meer April 25, 2023 Unearthing Unicorns showcases the artist’s large-scale textile works that explore and recontextualize the iconography of the famed High Renaissance era... Read more -
Stan Squirewell, by Gill Holland
VOICE Tribune April 21, 2023 Stan is a multi-hyphenate: painter-photographer-installation and performance artists and his work is in collections and museums, from the Smithsonian's National... Read more -
Claire Oliver Gallery: Unearthing Unicorns
The Harlem Neighborhood Association April 20, 2023 Make sure to check out the fantastic exhibit at Claire Oliver Gallery by Simone Saunders, called: Unearthing Unicorns The exhibit... Read more -
An ode to Black women
Chicago Reader April 19, 2023 At first glance, Gio Swaby’s artwork can be deceptively simple. Her portraits are marked by thin, black lines that sketch... Read more -
Dealers report strong first-day sales as Expo Chicago's largest edition yet draws a 'critical mass' of Midwestern collectors
The Art Newspaper April 14, 2023 Sales appeared promising during the first day of Expo Chicago , the US Midwest’s largest art fair, as dealers said... Read more -
Dealers Reported Strong Sales and 'Genuinely Enthusiastic' Collectors at the Opening Day of Expo Chicago
Artnet News April 14, 2023 Harlem’s Claire Oliver Gallery had success with artist Gio Swaby, whose work is the focus of a just-opened solo show... Read more -
EXPO CHICAGO Hosts 10th Edition at Navy Pier
Whitewall April 13, 2023 “For the past 10 years, the exposition has created a setting for the outgrowth of art and ideas, and our... Read more -
Harlem’s Claire Oliver Gallery looks to nurture, grow emerging artists
New Amsterdam News April 13, 2023 The work of Calgary, Canada-based textile artist Simone Elizabeth Saunders is on view through May 13th at Harlem’s Claire Oliver... Read more -
Styling as a Form of Resistance: A Review of Gio Swaby "Fresh Up" at the Art Institute of Chicago
Newsbreak April 11, 2023 More than expressing love visually, Swaby is hoping for an honest reflection of Black people—”an unmediated version of Blackness,” she... Read more -
Styling as a Form of Resistance: A Review of Gio Swaby “Fresh Up” at the Art Institute of Chicago
Newcity Art April 11, 2023 Bringing together seven of her series from 2017 through 2021, including “Love Letters,” “Pretty Pretty,” “My Hands Are Clean,” “New... Read more -
5 Amazing Exhibits by Black Artists to Check Out this Spring
EBONY April 10, 2023 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Fresh Up , an exhibition that explores the intersections of Blackness and womanhood from... Read more -
GIO SWABY: FRESH UP
Selvedge Magazine April 9, 2023 On view from today, The Art Institute of Chicago will open Gio Swaby: Fresh Up , an exhibition that explores... Read more -
Chicago Art Exhibits 2023
Air Chicago Magazine April 8, 2023 Gio Swaby: Fresh UP April 8 - July 3, 2023, Art Institute of Chicago Gio Swaby textile-based practiice explores the... Read more -
Gio Swaby at the Art Institute in Chicago: Arts Intel Report
Airmail April 8, 2023 “I am approaching the world of art as an outsider, being a Black woman from the Caribbean,” the multimedia artist... Read more -
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 -
Gio Swaby: Fresh Up
Chicago Gallery News April 8, 2023 The Art Institute is pleased to announce Gio Swaby: Fresh Up, an exhibition that explores the intersections of Blackness and... Read more -
Honorary Consul Foutain Attends Opening Reception For Gio Swaby's Gallery Exhibition
Bahamas Chronicle April 8, 2023 The exhibition—Swaby’s first solo museum show—brings together seven of Swaby’s series from 2017 through 2021, along with approximately 15 new... Read more -
What to do in Chicago the week of April 5
Chicago Business April 6, 2023 Multidisciplinary visual artist Gio Swaby, here in the second stop for her first solo museum exhibition, often begins her work... Read more -
2023 Expo Chicago Invites the World to Chicago and Chicago to the World
Ocula April 5, 2023 As across the rest of the year, contemporary art presentations abound throughout the third coast hub, including Gio Swaby: Fresh... Read more -
Best spring 2023 art events in Chicago
WBEZ Chicago March 23, 2023 Gio Swaby’s textile portraiture is simply beautiful to look at. Swaby specializes in embroidered work that channels Blackness and womanhood.... Read more -
The Art Institute of Chicago Presents Gio Swaby: Fresh Up
Broadway World March 23, 2023 The Art Institute has announced Gio Swaby: Fresh Up, an exhibition that explores the intersections of Blackness and womanhood from... Read more -
Go: April Agenda
Chicago Magazine March 22, 2023 In Gio Swaby: Fresh Up , get up close with Swaby’s large-scale portraits of Black women, rendered in hand-embroidered fabric.... 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 -
Art Installations, Events & Exhibits in NYC
Gotham To Go March 17, 2023 Claire Oliver Gallery will open its doors to Unearthing Unicorns, the debut solo exhibition by artist Simone Elizabeth Saunders. Unearthing... Read more -
Simone Elizabeth Saunders: Unearthing Unicorns at Claire Oliver Gallery in March 2023
Gotham To Go March 17, 2023 “ Unearthing Unicorns references both literal and figurative iterations of the historical fable,” states Saunders. “I reimagine stories played out... Read more -
Unearthing Unicorns
Widewalls March 17, 2023 17 March 2023, 01:00 - 13 May 2023, 00:00 Unearthing Unicorns Read more -
Simone Elizabeth Saunders: Unearthing Unicorns
ArteMorbida March 15, 2023 Claire Oliver Gallery is pleased to announce Unearthing Unicorns, the debut solo exhibition by artist Simone Elizabeth Saunders. Unearthing Unicorns... Read more -
Unearthing Unicorns with Simone Elizabeth Saunders
Stitch Please Podcast March 15, 2023 EPISODE SUMMARY How can Simone Elizabeth Saunders find a reflection of black women from the past decades? In this episode,... Read more -
Kids On The Town
Simone Saunders: Unearthing Unicorns March 14, 2023 The debut solo exhibition by artist Simone Elizabeth Saunders showcases large-scale textile artworks that explore the iconography of the famed... Read more -
Your Own Unique Voice w/ textile artist Simone Elizabeth Saunders
BLACK ART IN AMERICA March 10, 2023 Simone Elizabeth Saunders makes her New York debut with her new solo exhibition Unearthing Unicorns. Simone joins the Studio Noize... Read more -
European Old Master Paintings reexamined in New York from a new perspective on blackness and slavery
Local Today March 9, 2023 Claire Oliver first heard about the work of Canada-based Simone Elizabeth Saunders during the Black Lives Matter movement, and it... 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
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