I Come from Women Who Could Fly (Purdue University)
Patti and Rusty Rueff Galleries 552 W. Wood Street, West Lafayette,, IN, United StatesArtist: Delita Martin
Circle of Friends (Katzen Arts Center)
Katzen Art Center, American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC, United StatesCircle of Friends (in conjunction with Renee Stout--Tales of the Conjure Woman) Artists: Jamea Richmond Edwards +
Consumption: Food as Paradox (Galerie Myrtis)
Galerie Myrtis 2224 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, United StatesOpening: January 30, 2016, 2 - 4pm Artists' Talk: February 21, 2016, 2 - 4 pm Panel Discussion: March 20, 2016, 2 - 4 pm Artists: Matthew Adelberg S. Ross Brown Anna U Davis Dave Eassa Christi Harris Roberto Guerra Sue Johnson Jeffrey Kent Delita Martin Chistina St. Clair Arvie Smith Eric Telfort Stephen Towns
As Bad as I Wanna Be: Reimagining Black Womanhood (Syracuse University)
Community Folk Art Center 805 E. Genesee Street, Syracuse, NY, United StatesArtists: Nina Buxenbaum, Delita Martin Opening Reception: February 11, 2016, 6 - 8 pm
History Continues: Contemporary African-American Artists (UMES)
Mosely Gallery 11931 Art Shell Plaza, Princess Anne, MD, United StatesArtists: Larry Cook, Jeffrey Kent and Jamea Richmond-Edwards On the campus of University of Maryland Easter Shore Opening Reception: February 4, 2016, 4 - 6 pm Companion events accompany the art exhibit. Feb. 25, from noon to 1 p.m. Holt and Dr. Kathryn Barrett-Gaines, UMES’ director of African-American studies, will host a brown bag lunch
I Walked on Water to My Homeland (Mosaic Templar Cultural Center)
Mosaic Templar Cultural Center 501 W. Ninth Street , Little Rock, AR, United StatesArtist: Delita Martin
Between the Covers: Altered Books in Contemporary Art (Maslow Galleries)
Maslow Galleries 1901 Mulberry Street, Scranton, PA, United StatesArtists: Jeffrey Kent +
State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now (Minneapolis Institute of Arts)
Minneapolis Institute of Art 2400 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesArtists: Delita Martin & 100+
State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now (Telfair Museums)
Telfair Museums Savannah, GA, United StatesArtists: Delita Martin & 100+
Gallery Talk – Art of the Collectors V
Galerie Myrtis 2224 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, United StatesThe Intelligent Collector Presented by Myrtis Bedolla, Art Adviser and Curator Saturday, April 30th, 2:00 – 4:00 pm • FREE Myrtis Bedolla, Art Adviser and Curator, will demystify the collecting process and offer insider tips on building a collection that is culturally rich, aesthetically beautiful and financially rewarding.
Tea with Myrtis Art Salon
Galerie Myrtis 2224 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, United StatesTea with Myrtis is a series of art salons where we engage in lively conversations with artists, art collectors and the nation’s leading arts professionals to discuss trends in the contemporary art movement. Share in delectable treats and enjoy delicious teas from the Tulsi Tea Collection provided by our sponsor Organic India. Mimi in
It Takes a Nation
Katzen Art Center, American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC, United StatesIt Takes a Nation: Art for Social Justice with Emory Douglas and the Black Panther Party, AFRICOBRA, and Contemporary Washington Artists September 6-October 23, 2016 Location: Katzen Art Center American University 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20016 (202) 885-1000 In the Alper Initiative space, Washington artists respond to the graphics of Black Panther artist
Lest We Forget
Galerie Myrtis 2224 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, United StatesExhibition: Lest We Forget Curators: Jarvis DuBois and Deirdre Darden Dates: September 12 - October 15, 2016 Opening Reception: Sunday, September 18, 2016, 2:00 - 5:00 PM Events: TBD
Two Skins (Bradbury Gallery)
Bradbury Gallery Jonesboro, AR, United StatesNote: This is the inaugural exhibition as the gallery announces its museum status
The Mosaic Project (Jamea Richmond Edwards)
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design 204 N. Prince Street, Lancaster, PA, United StatesLocation: Pennsylvania College of Art & Design 204 N. Prince Street Lancaster, PA 17603 Part of PCA&D’s annual Mosaic Project exhibition, a multicultural exhibition and educational program for students and families in Lancaster County. The 2016 Mosaic Project exhibition features Jamea Richmond Edwards’ repertoire of portraits of black women drawn using ink and graphite and
Take Me Away to the Stars: The Mystery, Magic, and Myth of Nat Turner
Galerie Myrtis 2224 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, United StatesTake Me Away to the Stars, explores how violence is processed through escapism, religion and myth. Using the historic and mythological chronicles of Nat Turner’s historic slave rebellion, Stephen Towns constructs a contemporary story through drawings, paintings and quilts. Artist: Stephen Towns Curators: Myrtis Bedolla Exhibition Dates: November 5, 2016 – February 18, 2017 Opening
Fourth Annual Open House by Darryl Patterson (Galerie Myrtis)
Galerie Myrtis 2224 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, United StatesFourth Annual Open House by Darryl Patterson Designs (more details as made available)
Body and Soul Holiday Sale – Leslie King Hammond & Joyce Scott (Galerie Myrtis)
Galerie Myrtis 2224 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, United StatesBody and Soul holiday sale - Leslie King Hammond & Joyce Scott (detail as made available)
Spectrum Art Fair (Art Basel, Miami, FL)
Art Basel 801 Ocean Drive, Miami, FL, United States
Myrtis Bedolla Joins Panel Discussion at the Baltimore Museum of Art
Baltimore Museum of Art 10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore, MD, United StatesOn Saturday February 11, 2017, Myrtis Bedolla, Founding Director of Galerie Myrtis, will participate in a panel discussion taking place at the Baltimore Museum of Art from 2-3pm. The panel discussion is part of a suite of events, collectively titled "Creativity Exchange: Intersections Between Black Artists and Black-Owned Businesses."
Tea with Myrtis – Take Me Away to the Stars: The Mystery, Magic, and Myth of Nat Turner
Galerie Myrtis 2224 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, United StatesTea with Myrtis: Saturday, February 18, 2017, 3:00 – 5:00 pm Join artist Stephen Towns and film critic Tim Gordon for a lively discussion about the exhibition and the timely cinematic prospective from the 2016 film The Birth of a Nation. Myrtis Bedolla will serve a moderator. Tea served with savory treats starting at 3:00pm
Curators Choice
Galerie Myrtis 2224 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, United StatesCurator's Choice: Select Works from Private Collections March 11 - April 23, 2017 Chosen by Myrtis Bedolla, Founding Director, Galerie Myrtis are selected works of cultural and historical significance offered from private collections. Featured Artists: Antonio Blackburn, Augustus Dunbier, Adolphus Ealey, Johnnie Lee Gray, Thomas Moran, Stephanie Pogue and Lucille Malkia Roberts. Augustus William Dunbier,
Paradigms of Structure and Change
Galerie Myrtis 2224 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, United StatesParadigms of Structure and Change: David Carlson March 11 – April 23, 2017 Working with the unique qualities of painting, drawing, and video, David Carlson engages the poetics of geometry and design through the collision of gestural lines, rounded forms, and layered imagery. Spanning over several years, the bodies of work featured in Paradigms of
Exploring the Life of Adolphus Ealey and the Barnett Aden Gallery
Galerie Myrtis 2224 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, United StatesGallery Talk April 15, 2017, 3pm - 5pm Join Myrtis Bedolla and Michael Evanson as they explore the life of Dr. Adolphus Ealey (1941-1992) who served as the curator and director of The Barnett Aden Gallery, which was founded in 1943, by Professor James Herring of Howard University and his student, Alonzo Aden, the first