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Barbara Earl Thomas Exhibition Opens at Seattle Art Museum

INTERIOR DESIGN February 15, 2021 The Seattle Art Museum is giving its first solo exhibition of hometown artist Barbara Earl Thomas , who is also... 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

A dilemma of inheritance Adebunmi Gbadebo employs abstraction and non-traditional materials to mine memories and histories of enslavement

Culture Type October 3, 2020 There;s a family gathering of sorts underway at Claire Oliver Gallery in New York. 'Adebunmi Gbadebo: A Dilema of inheritance',... 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

Art Q&A: Sculptors Aaron Stephan and Lauren Fensterstock keep their heads down on long-term projects

Portland Press Herald May 31, 2020 It will be a while before the Portland couple knows how the shutdown will affect their livelihood. If you viewed... 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

Art Review: Ibou Ndoye and Adebunmi Gbadebo at NJCU

Jersey City Times February 14, 2020 The show features work by Newark-based sculptor and fiber artist Adebunmi Gbadebo , who works in a style that will... 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

HARLEM-BASED ARTIST STAN SQUIREWELL’S FIRST SOLO SHOW IN LONDON TO OPEN ON APRIL 1ST

FAD magazine March 22, 2019 Following an exhibition of Stan Squirewell’s work at FACTION’s Harlem space, the FACTION team bring him to London for a... Read more

FACTION Art Projects announce solo show of Harlem artist Stan Squirewell at Gallery 8, London

ARTFIXdaily March 11, 2019 FACTION Art Projects announce solo show of Harlem artist Stan Squirewell at Gallery 8, London Stan Squirewell 1 April –... Read more

Stan Squirewell, Renee Cox among featured artists at Harlem Perspectives exhibit

New York Amsterdams News April 26, 2018 Washington, D.C. artist Stan Squirewell’s work is infused with the spirit of his great aunt who, like a great matriarch,... 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