CAM After Dark: Artist Talk with Jerrell Gibbs
July 17 @ 6:30 pm
CAM After Dark: Artist Talk with Jerrell Gibbs hosted by Mike Williams
Thursday, July 17, 6:30 PM
Reception Hall & We Belong Here Exhibition
CAM Members $15 | Not-Yet Members $20 | Students Free
Join us for a special CAM After Dark conversation with painter Jerrell Gibbs, moderated by Michael S. Williams of the Black on Black Project. Through vibrant, expressive portraiture, Gibbs captures familiar moments and elevates everyday life—celebrating African-American identity and highlighting the Black male figure as God-fearing, husbands, fathers, brothers, and sons.
Gibbs will discuss his painterly process and share how family archives and personal memories inspire his work. After the talk, explore his featured pieces in the We Belong Here exhibition.
About the Artist:
Jerrell Gibbs earned his MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2020. His work is included in the permanent collections of the Baltimore Museum of Art, Columbus Museum of Art, LACMA, the CC Foundation, and the X Museum in Beijing. His first solo museum exhibition, No Solace in the Shade, opens at the Brandywine Museum of Art in September 2025. He also painted the official portrait of the late civil rights activist and U.S. Representative Elijah E. Cummings, now on permanent display in the U.S. Capitol.
About the Moderator:
Michael S. Williams is a North Carolina–based consultant and founder of the Black On Black Project, which fosters community engagement and organizational change through art and dialogue. His work connects people across spaces and experiences, encouraging cultural empathy and creative responses to community challenges.
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Learn more about the We Belong Here exhibition here.