Galerie Myrtis postpones opening for Women Heal through Rite…

Galerie Myrtis postpones opening for Women Heal through Rite and Ritual

As the COVID-19 (coronavirus) continues to permeate every aspect of our lives, we recognize the need to take preventative measures in order to ensure the safety of our staff, our artists, and our patrons.

So, it’s with a heavy heart that we are postponing the opening of the Women Heal through Rite and Ritual exhibition featuring the work of Lavett Ballard, Tawny Chatmon, Oletha DeVane, Shanequa Gay, Delita Martin, Elsa Munoz, and Renée Stout. Additionally, the Artist Talk will also be rescheduled. We are planning to hold these events in the future. However, because of the fluidity of the situation, no date will be announced at this time.

To honor the work of these extraordinary women, we will present a virtual tour of the show. And images and information on the artwork will be posted on the gallery website. Please follow us on social media to stay abreast of our rescheduling efforts.

Until further notice, the gallery will be opened by appointment only.

If you have any questions, please email, info@galeriemyrtis.com | Phone: 410/235-3711

artwork: Six Persimmons by Delita Martin
Acrylic, charcoal, decorative papers, hand-stitching,
relief printing, oil and acrylic on wood
51.5W x 71.5H inches
2019

Exhibitions

Women Heal through Rite and Ritual

Women Heal through Rite and Ritual – Online Exhibition

Artists | Artwork | Videos | Exhibition Catalog

Women Heal through Rite and Ritual draws from the imaginative narratives of artists Lavett Ballard, Tawny Chatmon, Oletha DeVane, Shanequa Gay, Delita Martin, Elsa Muñoz and Renée Stout who look to non-Western traditions for inspiration in exploring a woman’s role as nurturer of family and community; and as traditional healer, conjure woman, and clairvoyant who dwells in both the physical and spiritual realms.

Delita Martin, "Black Moon"
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Conveyed through visceral imagery—manifested in paintings, prints, photography, and sanctuaries are the artists’ cultural, social, spiritual, and political commentaries on the rites of womanhood, and an intimate and compelling testament to the essence of the divine feminine and self.

As giver of life, custodian of traditional African religion and customs, preserver of culture, counselor, and psychologist, and at times, the conduit between two worlds, Women Heal through Rite and Ritual celebrates and reclaims a woman’s power and place in the natural and supernatural worlds.

As the COVID-19 (coronavirus) continues to permeate every aspect of our lives, we recognize the need to take preventative measures in order to ensure the safety of our staff, our artists, and our patrons. While the gallery remains closed, we offer an online version of our current exhibition Women Heal through Rite and Ritual. We are planning to hold the opening reception and artist talk in the future. However, because of the fluidity of the situation, no date will be announced at this time. Until then enjoy the online exhibition!

Delita Martin: Calling Down the Spirits at the National…

Artist’s Talk and Book Signing – March 20, 2020, 5:30 pm in the Performance Hall

A solo exhibition at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C.

Artist’s Talk and Book Signing: March 20, 2020 
Gallery Talk: TBD 

Soul Keeper, 2016
Gelatin Printing, Acrylic, Conte, Hand-Stitching, Decorative Papers, 41″ x 52″ 
Courtesy: Private Collector

Galerie Myrtis Exhibits at Minneapolis Print & Drawing Fair

The Twin Cities’ premier art event is back to delight and inspire you! Top dealers and print publishers from across the country bring hundreds of original prints and drawings that feature celebrated masters of the past to the best emerging artistic talent. Engage in this unrivaled opportunity to view, learn about, and acquire original works of art on paper. Need some direction or a second opinion? Mia curators are happy to assist. Plus, free artist talks and activities throughout the weekend.

Galereie Myrtis Featured Artists
Alfred Conteh
Morel Doucet
Michael Gross
Delita Martin

Free admission
Saturday and Sunday, October 5–6
11am–5pm
Reception Hall; Donna and Cargill MacMillan Atrium

Preview Party
Friday, October 4, 5:30–9pm
Tickets required

Participating Dealers
Check out the lineup of top dealers and print publishers from across the country, offering hundreds of prints and drawings from the masters of the past to the greats of the future.

Artist

Delita Martin – I Look For You

Delita Martin

artwork | video | statement | bio | resume

I Look for You

Galerie Myrtis is pleased to offer I Look for You, a varied limited edition print by Delita Martin. Created in an edition of 25, the prints vary slightly as each has been hand sown by Martin. Included with the purchase of each print is a limited edition copy of Delita’s new book, Shadows in the Garden. Each book has been signed and numbered by Delita.
Varied Print Edition: 25 – Book Edition Size: 25
Price: Contact Gallery

Shadows In The Garden focuses on the work of Texas based artist Delita Martin. It highlights works from several exhibitions and works held in various collections. Contents include an introductory essay by artist and curator Vicki Meek. artist interview with Joshua Asante, Essays by Dr. Kheli R. Willetts and Gary Reece, and select bibliography. With full color reproductions of all works.
 
 

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I Look For You, Relief Printing, Stibilo Pencil, Acrylic, Lithography, Liquid Gold Leaf, Decorative Papers, Fabric, Hand Stitching, 15 x 20

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Exhibitions

Building Bridges II The Politics of Love – Identity…

Building Bridges II: The Politics of Love, Identity and Race

13th Havana Biennial, Havana, Cuba
April 12 – May 12, 2019

Galeria Carmen Montilla – photo by Chris Bedolla

Location
Galeria Carmen Montilla
Norma Jimenez Iradiz, Directora
Calle de los Oficios No. 162, Old Havana
Opening Reception: April 13, 2019, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Curators Myrtis Bedolla and Ana Joa reunite for the second iteration of Building Bridges II: The Politics of Love, Identity, and Race. In bridging peoples, politics, and cultures, the exhibition investigates the dogma of love, gender politics, and prevailing assumptions about identity and race. We thank Eusebio Leal Spengler, Old Havana Restoration Project for his support.

Los curadores Myrtis Bedolla y Ana Joa se reúnen para la segunda versión de Haciendo Puentes II: La Política del Amor, la Identidad y la Raza. Al unir a los pueblos, la política y las culturas, la exposición investiga el dogma del amor, la política de género y los supuestos prevalentes sobre la identidad y la raza. Agradecemos a Eusebio Leal Spengler, Havana Vieja Restauracion Proyecto por su apoyo.

American Artists: Tawny Chatmon, Wesley Clark, Larry Cook, Alfred Conteh, Anna U. Davis, Morel Doucet, Vance Gragg, Susan Goldman, Michael Gross, Ronald Jackson, M. Scott Johnson, and Delita Martin.

Cuban Artists: Julia Valdés Borrero, Luis Jorge Joa, Daylene Rodriquez Moreno, Caridad Ramos Mosquera, Zaida del Rio, Eduardo Roca Salazar (Choco), Alicia Leal Veloz, and Jorge Jacas Vivanco.

Artwork

Photos

Between Spirits and Sisters – Artist’s Talk with Delita…

Galerie Myrtis is pleased to present its first solo exhibition of works by Delita Martin. In Between Spirits and Sisters, Martin offers mixed media works that explore womanhood inspired by the Mende belief “Wherever two or three women are gathered together, there is the spirit and authority of Sande.”

Delita Martin states, “the duality of women in this body of work project the spirit and its connection to the physical world, which reinforces the bond amongst women and how they co-exist in the physical and spiritual realms. The mask seen in the work is my interpretation of the Mende mask, specifically created for young girls being initiated into Sande. These masks are created as a reminder that human beings have a dual existence viewed as one body.”   Delita’s bio

Martin’s work is in the collections of the David Driskell Center, College Park, MD; Crystal Bridges Museum, Bentonville, AR; Minnesota Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN; Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art, Asbury, NJ, U.S. Embassy of Nouakchott, Mauritania and William J. Clinton
Presidential Library and Museum, Little Rock, AK

Film Screening – Daughters of the Dust


Parkway Theater
5 W. North Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201
Ticket Price: $12

film trailer | film ticket info. | exhibition

Galerie Myrtis invites you to join Myrtis Bedolla in conversation with artist Delita Martin who will discuss the Julie Daniels’ 1991 film Daughters of the Dust, and its influence on her work and current series Between Spirits and Sisters.

The program will begin with an introduction of the movie by curator of film, Sterling Warren who will talk about its cultural and historical significance. Warren’s talk will be followed by the screening of Daughters of the Dust. At the conclusion of the film, Bedolla and Martin will engage in dialogue as Martin reflects on the bond amongst women in her family, how those relationships are reflected in her work, and her quest to preserve passed down traditions.

Left Image: Still image from Daughters of the Dust, 1991
Right Image: Delita Martin, Blue Dress and Colored Dreams, Gelatin printing, acrylic, hand-stitching, and conte, 84″ x 53″, 2015.

MEET THE ARTIST

Delita Martin is an artist currently based in Huffman, Texas. She received a BFA in drawing from Texas Southern University and an MFA in printmaking from Purdue University. Formerly a member of the Fine Arts faculty at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Martin currently works as a full-time artist in her studio, Black Box Press.
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Martin’s solo exhibition Between Spirits and Sisters is currently on view at Galerie Myrtis until February 2, 2019.



CURATOR OF FILM

Sterling Warren is a writer, artist and curator based in Baltimore. A native of Washington D.C., Sterling graduated from Howard University’s School of Communications, receiving a BA in Film. He is currently a graduate student in the Museum Studies and Historical Preservation program at Morgan State University.  Sterling has collaborated with several art and history institutions including the James E. Lewis Museum of Art, the Maryland Historical Society, the Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum, the Walters Art Museum, and Galerie Myrtis (where he is currently the curator of film).
Photograph by Akea Brown

FOUNDING DIRECTOR, GALERIE MYRTIS

Myrtis Bedolla is founding director of Galerie Myrtis, a contemporary fine art gallery and art advisory located in Baltimore, Maryland. Voted, Best Gallery by the Baltimore Sun in 2017, Bedolla has also been featured in BMORE Art magazine, Issue 3, Living with Art: Myrtis Bedolla Builds a Home and Gallery in Old Goucher and in the Baltimore Style Magazine, October 2013 issue Women in the Arts which honored women at the helm of the Baltimore art scene.
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Photograph courtesy: photography.spartana.com

Artist Talk

Between Spirits and Sisters – Film Screening – Daughters…

Between Spirits and Sisters by Delita Martin

 
Film Screening: Daughters of the Dust
Parkway Theater
5 W. North Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201

film trailer | artwork

Galerie Myrtis invites you to join Myrtis Bedolla in conversation with artist Delita Martin who will discuss the Julie Dash’s 1991 film Daughters of the Dust, and its influence on her work and current series Between Spirits and Sisters.

The program will begin with an introduction of the movie by curator of film, Sterling Warren who will talk about its cultural and historical significance. Warren’s talk will be followed by the screening of Daughters of the Dust. At the conclusion of the film, Bedolla and Martin will engage in dialogue as Martin reflects on the bond amongst women in her family, how those relationships are reflected in her work, and her quest to preserve traditions that have been passed down through generations.

Left Image: Still image from Daughters of the Dust, 1991
Right Image: Delita Martin, Blue Dress and Colored Dreams, Gelatin printing, acrylic, hand-stitching, and conte, 84″ x 53″, 2015.

Meet The Artist

Delita Martin is an artist currently based in Huffman, Texas. She received a BFA in drawing from Texas Southern University and an MFA in printmaking from Purdue University. Formerly a member of the Fine Arts faculty at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Martin currently works as a full-time artist in her studio, Black Box Press.
read full bio

Martin’s solo exhibition Between Spirits and Sisters is currently on view at Galerie Myrtis until February 2, 2019.

The Film


Daughters of the Dust: Members of the Peazant family struggle with the decision to leave their island and move north. On the eve of their departure, memories of their Gullah history and its African roots come rising to the surface. Running time: 112 minutes, PG

Director: Julie Dash

Curator of Film

Sterling Warren is a writer, artist and curator based in Baltimore. A native of Washington D.C., Sterling graduated from Howard University’s School of Communications, receiving a BA in Film. He is currently a graduate student in the Museum Studies and Historical Preservation program at Morgan State University.  Sterling has collaborated with several art and history institutions including the James E. Lewis Museum of Art, the Maryland Historical Society, the Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum, the Walters Art Museum, and Galerie Myrtis (where he is currently the curator of film).
Photograph by Akea Brown

Founding Director, Galerie Myrtis

Myrtis Bedolla is founding director of Galerie Myrtis, a contemporary fine art gallery and art advisory located in Baltimore, Maryland. Voted, Best Gallery by the Baltimore Sun in 2017, Bedolla has also been featured in BMORE Art magazine, Issue 3, Living with Art: Myrtis Bedolla Builds a Home and Gallery in Old Goucher and in the Baltimore Style Magazine, October 2013 issue Women in the Arts which honored women at the helm of the Baltimore art scene.
read full bio

Photograph courtesy: photography.spartana.com