Reclaiming the Lens: Memory, Reflection, and Reclamation in Contemporary Black Art
Devin Allen
Devin Allen is an accomplished photographer and author who adeptly captures the experiences of African Americans, encompassing their joys, struggles, and realities. Allen’s dynamic imagery often portrays scenes from his hometown, presenting an alternative narrative to the prevalent depictions of the city and its inhabitants in the media. read the featured catalog entry for Devin
Tawny Chatmon
Tawny Chatmon’s work explores identity, heritage, and the beauty of Black childhood through richly layered portraiture. Working primarily with photography as a foundation, her practice expands into material processes that include hand-embroidery, beading, metallic pigments, and other mixed media that center Black children and families with dignity and grace. read the featured catalog entry for Tawny
M. Scott Johnson
M. Scott Johnson came of age in the sonic laboratory of Detroit techno—a site where Black futurity learned to inhabit circuitry, loop, and pulse. That machinic rhythm permeates his sculptural vocabulary, as syncopation and repetition are transposed into line, cut, and void. His sculptures embody an Afrosurrealist materialism: objects rooted in atavistic memory yet emerging like dream fragments in material form. read the featured catalog entry for Scott
