Exhibitions

Renaissance Noir UTA Artist Space

Renaissance: Noir
UTA Artist Space, Beverly Hills, CA
Curated by Myrtis Bedolla

UTA Artist Space is pleased to present Renaissance: Noir, a virtual exhibition featuring works by 12 emerging Black artists, live on UTAArtistSpace.com from June 9 – July 3, 2020. Curated by Myrtis Bedolla, Baltimore-based owner of Galerie Myrtis, Renaissance: Noir investigates Blackness on the continuum of the historiographies of Black artists’ narratives that assert, individually and collectively, their state-of-mind and state-of-being Black. The timeliness of the exhibition is particularly significant, as its launch comes amidst a heightened awareness of racial injustice against the Black community, with protests occurring around the world. The show marks UTA Artist Space’s first full virtual exhibition.

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The artists highlighted in Renaissance: Noir are Tawny Chatmon, Wesley Clark, Alfred Conteh, Larry Cook, Morel Doucet, Monica Ikegwu, Ronald Jackson, M. Scott Johnson, Delita Martin, Arvie Smith, Nelson Stevens, and Felandus Thames. Their work collectively captures the existence of “double consciousness,” as coined by W.E.B. DuBois, where one is constantly combating the “isms” —racism, colorism, sexism, capitalism, colonialism, escapism, and criticism through the act of artistic activism.

Renaissance: Noir Blackness on the Continuum


by Myrtis Bedolla, Curator

Morel Doucet Exhibits in Roots and Roads at Franklin…

Morel Doucet – Photo by Pedro Wazzan
Galerie Myrtis, proud representative of Morel Doucet, is excited to announce Doucet’s inclusion in the Roots and Roads exhibition, on view, at Franklin Street Works. The exhibition also features the work of contemporary artists Nakeya Brown, Becci Davis, Adama Delphine Fawundu, Wangui Maina, Nontsikelelo Mutiti, Katarra LaRae Peterson, Jay Simple, Julianknxx, Bryan Keith Thomas, Nafis White, Andrew Wilson, and Nadia Wolff.

Roots and Roads focuses on recent work by emerging Black artists and is curated by Anita N. Bateman, a Providence, Rhode Island-based curator who specializes in modern and contemporary African art and art of the African Diaspora. The exhibition developed as a tribute to the African women who braided seeds and rice into their hair, and into the hair of their children, to ensure that they could provide sustenance despite the unknown circumstances effected by the transatlantic slave trade. This practice is a reflection of the central role hair and land play in articulating ideologies of affirming Blackness, both on the continent and in the African Diaspora. The exhibition title plays on homophones “roots” and “routes,” examining the multiple meanings of each in relation to history and memory.

artwork: I am not my hair (Imposter Syndrome), Silkscreen on paper with rice paper, 22 1/2″ x 30″, 2019

Morel Doucet Exhibits in Parallels and Peripheries: Migration and…

PARALLELS AND PERIPHERIES: Migration and Mobility is the third iteration of the series and seeks to explore how emigrant and first generation immigrant artists are using their platform to negotiate issues of migrations, mobility, identity, visibility and invisibility in a time of social volatility. Given the precarious juncture in our society at the current moment, this exhibit seeks to utilize art and its ability to help us unpack, discuss and better understand the complexities of our current societal moment.

Opening Reception: Friday, September 13, 7 – 9:30 PM

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.

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.


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Building Bridges The Politics of Love Identity and Race

Opening Reception: May 13, 2017, 3:00 – 6:00 PM.
Artists’ Talk: May 13, 2017, 5:00 – 6:00 PM.

Community programming will be offered during the course of the exhibitions.


Building Bridges: The Politics of Love, Identity and Race features works by American and Cuban artists who unite to investigate the politicization of love, identity and race. Artists of multi‐racial and multi‐cultural backgrounds explore the notion of love—as power and play; offer conceptual and formal dialogue on identity; and examine race as a mechanism to unify or divide a nation and its people.

The exhibit builds upon the new relationship charted by America and Cuba. Participating in the exhibit are preeminent Cuban artists: Julia Valdés Borreno, Zaida del Rio, Alicia Leal Veloz and Eduardo Roca (Choco) Salazar will be visiting from Havana, Cuba.

Featured Artists
Cuban: Julia Valdés Borreno, Zaida del Rio, Alicia Leal Veloz and Eduardo Roca (Choco) Salazar
American: Morel Doucet, Michael Gross, Jamea Richmond-Edwards and Delita Martin

Curated by Myrtis Bedolla and Ana Joa

Crossing, Acrylic on canvas, 40” x 60”, 2016, by Alicia Leal Veloz, Cuban

Exhibitions

Building Bridges: The Politics of Love, Identity and Race


Night Travelers (detail), Gelatin printing, mixed media on paper, 6 ft. x 12.5 ft. (Triptych), 2016 by Delita Martin, American

Building Bridges: The Politics of Love, Identity and Race

May 13 – July 21, 2017


Building Bridges: The Politics of Love, Identity and Race features works by American and Cuban artists who unite to investigate the politicization of love, identity and race. Artists of multi‐racial and multi‐cultural backgrounds explore the notion of love—as power and play; offer conceptual and formal dialogue on identity; and examine race as a mechanism to unify or divide a nation and its people.

The exhibit builds upon the new relationship charted by America and Cuba. Participating in the exhibit are preeminent Cuban artists: Julia Valdés Borreno, Zaida del Rio, Alicia Leal Veloz and Eduardo Roca (Choco) Salazar will be visiting from Havana, Cuba.

Featured Artists
Cuban: Julia Valdés Borreno, Zaida del Rio, Alicia Leal Veloz and Eduardo Roca (Choco) Salazar
American: Morel Doucet, Michael Gross, Jamea Richmond-Edwards and Delita Martin

Curated by Myrtis Bedolla and Ana Joa

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Spectrum Art Fair 2016

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In association with Miami Art Week and Art Basel, Galerie Myrtis participated in the Spectrum Miami Art Show. Spectrum Miami is a juried, contemporary art show taking place in Miami’s Arts and Entertainment District.
Featured artists: Anna U. Davis, Morel Doucet, Michael Gross, Ronald Jackson, Delita Martin and Jamea Richmond-Edwards.

Galerie Myrtis at Spectrum Miami -  Booth S900
Galerie Myrtis at Spectrum Miami – Booth S900

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Spectrum Art Fair 2016

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Morel Doucet Biography

Biography

Morel Doucet (b. 1990, Pilate, Haiti) is a Miami‐based multidisciplinary artist and arts educator from Haiti. He employs ceramics, illustrations, and prints to examine the realities of climate gentrification, migration, and displacement within the Black diaspora communities.

Doucet’s works offer narratives that address the contemporary reconfiguration of the Black experience. His compelling imagery captures environmental decay at the intersection of economic inequity, the commodification of industry, personal labor, and race.

Doucet’s Emmy-nominated work has been featured and reviewed in numerous publications, including Vogue Mexico, Oxford University Press, Hyperallergic, Luxe Interiors + Design, Biscayne Times, PBS, Miami Herald, WhiteHot Magazine, The Berlin Journal, and Hypebeast. He graduated from the New World School of the Arts with the Distinguished Dean’s Award for Ceramics. From there, he continued his education at the Maryland Institute College of Art, receiving his BFA in Ceramics with a minor in creative writing and a concentration in illustration. Doucet’s work is in the collections of the Pérez Art Museum Miami, the Tweed Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami, the Plymouth Box Museum, the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art, Microsoft, and Facebook.

Works by Doucet have been exhibited extensively in national and international institutions, including the Havana Biennial; Venice Biennale, the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center, Miami, FL; the National Council on Education for Ceramic Arts, Pittsburgh, PA; the American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA; the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami; Flaten Art Museum, St. Olaf College, São Tomé et Príncipe, Haitian Heritage Museum, Miami, FL, and Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, Miami, FL.

As an Arts Educator, his interest is to immerse young audiences in personalized courses that instigate curiosity, sensory perception, and visual literacy.

Doucet is among the eight African American artists featured in the 2022 Venice Biennale exhibition The Afro-Futurist Manifesto: Blackness Reimagined, curated by Myrtis Bedolla of Galerie Myrtis. The exhibit explores the theme of Black life on the continuum of its imagined future presented in the Personal Structures art fair.