CAM After Dark: Artist Talk with Carmen Neely and Ayana Jackson
August 14 @ 6:30 pm
CAM After Dark: Artist Talk with Carmen Neely and Ayana Jackson
Thursday, August 14, 6:30 PM
Reception Hall & We Belong Here Exhibition
CAM Members $15 | Not-Yet Members $20 | Students Free
Join us for the final conversation in our We Belong Here exhibition series, featuring two visionary artists from the exhibition: Ayana V. Jackson and Carmen Neely.
Ayana V. Jackson’s work examines myths of the Black diaspora, re-staging colonial archival images as a means to liberate the Black body. With a background in both sociology and fine art, Jackson brings rigorous research to each project—often casting herself in the role of historical figures to explore the cultural and social histories embedded in the imagery.
Carmen Neely’s painting practice is rooted in abstraction, which she uses as a conceptual tool to explore themes of identity and memory. For Neely, the distinction between types of line is not simply a formal concern; it’s an earnest attempt to express personal history and inherited narratives through the act of mark making.
Photo credit (Ayana Jackson): Andile Buka
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Learn more about the We Belong Here exhibition here.