-
Ancestral memory in materials and art with Adebunmi Gbadebo
Robert Margolis for Broad Street Review July 5, 2023 It is a communal and generational work, which means too it is a family work, of memory and preservation. For... Read more -
Podcast: No. 605: Gio Swaby "Coded"
The Modern Art Notes Podcast June 28, 2023 Episode No. 605 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features artist Gio Swaby , and curator Leslie Jones. Read more -
For Gio Swaby, Love is Liberation
by Jenna Adrian-Diaz for SURFACE June 27, 2023 The textile artist celebrates the multifaceted power of her chosen medium, finding softness and strength in her monumental embroidered portraits. Read more
-
Philly artist wins $100K craft prize for her work remembering Black ancestors
Peter Crimmins for WHYY June 23, 2023 Part of what makes Gbadebo’s work extraordinary is the relationship it represents with her ancestors. Not only does she know... Read more -
‘Ritual and Remembrance’
Louisa Shepard for Penn Today June 23, 2023 Gbadebo’s works incorporate the cotton, indigo, and rice grown on the True Blue Plantation in Fort Motte, South Carolina, where... Read more -
The Unsung Heroes: “Hear Me Now – The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina”
LUMLUX ART June 22, 2023 “Hear Me Now” is not just an historical exhibition, it is also a dialogue between the past and present. The... Read more
-
"Major Awards for Adebunmi Gbadebo..."
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage June 20, 2023 Adebunmi Gbadebo (2022) received the Maxwell/Hanrahan Award in Craft , a $100,000 unrestricted award awarded in partnership with United States... Read more -
Who Is Adebunmi Gbadebo?
The Drivin' & Vibin' Team for Outside Folk Gallery June 15, 2023 Adebunmi Gbadebo is a trailblazer in today’s art world. As the descendant of enslaved African Americans, this artist has worked... Read more -
Artist Explores the Concept of Dual Identities in Series of Textile Portraits
Margherita Cole for My Modern Met June 13, 2023 Moving to a new country can be invigorating and isolating all at once. When Bahamian artist Gio Swaby relocated to... Read more
-
Reflections on Edgefield: Jason Young, Historian, and Adebunmi Gbadebo, Artist
Jason Young for MFA Boston June 9, 2023 “Their bodies are made physical in these vessels.” The enslaved potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina, created ceramic objects that... Read more -
Gio Swaby’s Stitched Portraits Reveal the Beauty of the Undone
by Grace Edquist for VOGUE June 8, 2023 To create the textile works in her new solo exhibition at Claire Oliver Gallery, in Harlem, Gio Swaby turned inward.... Read more -
Gio Swaby Explores Resilience in Adversity Through Her ‘I Will Blossom Anyway’ Artworks
Thursd. June 6, 2023 Swaby's art is a reminder that, like flowers breaking through concrete, we too can find the strength to bloom and... Read more
-
Gio Swaby’s Love Letters to Black Women at Chicago Art Institute
Mariyam Syed for The Courier June 5, 2023 The beautiful intricacy of Going Out Clothes 1 is a common characteristic of each of Swaby’s works, which feature models... Read more -
Gio Swaby's Textile Reflections at Claire Oliver Gallery
Art Currently May 30, 2023 The exhibition is a love letter to Black and Brown women, often Swaby’s friends. Focalizing on their flaws, personal style,... Read more -
Gio Swaby, uno sguardo sulle donne
Daniela for Il Canto delle Muse May 26, 2023 Nascono da una sagoma per poi divenire textures di stoffe vivaci con enfasi floreale i ritratti di donne che caratterizzano... Read more
-
Gio Swaby Embarks on an Exploration of Self-Love and Acceptance in Her Vibrant Textile Portraits
Kate Mothes for 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 -
GIO SWABY: I WILL BLOSSOM ANYWAY
Redazione for ArteMorbida May 19, 2023 I Will Blossom Anyway Coincides with the Artist’s Second Solo Museum Exhibition, Fresh Up , On View at the Art... Read more -
Gio Swaby: I Will Blossom Anyway
Mutual Art May 19, 2023 Having grown up in the Bahamas surrounded by the materials her seamstress mother used, Swaby chose to work in textiles—a... Read more
-
Giving Voice to Women and BIPOC Artists - In Conversation with Claire Oliver of Claire Oliver Gallery
Kame Hame for 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 opens in Harlem
West Harlem Art Fund May 16, 2023 Gio Swaby is a Bahamian interdisciplinary visual artist currently represented by Claire Oliver Gallery. She is known for her textile... Read more -
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 -
‘Gio Swaby, I Will Blossom Anyway’ to Open at Claire Oliver Gallery during Frieze Week
Gotham To Go May 12, 2023 Gio Swaby originally drew from the concept of Double Consciousness originally coined by W.E.B. Debois in his 1903 work, The... 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... 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
-
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 -
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 -
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
Vasia Rigou for New City 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
-
Stan Squirewell, by Gill Holland
VOICE Tribune April 4, 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 -
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 -
Love Letters in Thread
Jon Spayde fo American Craft Council March 22, 2023 “Swaby’s intention of creating more positive images of Black portrait sitters who are empowered to be themselves, beautiful but not... 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.... 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... 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 -
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
-
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... 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 -
Adebunmi Gbadebo: Remains
By Elizabeth Buhe for 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
-
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
Page
2
of 4