No weapon fashioned against me will succeed – Tokie Roma Taylor
Seton Hall University’s Walsh Gallery showcases contemporary African spirituality in art. The show is curated by Atim Anet Oton, director and curator of Calabar Gallery, which exhibits contemporary African and African diaspora artists across three locations.
This exhibition brings together more than 25 artists working abroad and in the United States to collectively address the themes and influence of African spirituality on the world stage. Participating artists include Seyi Adebanjo, Ron Baker, Vladimir Sybil Charlier, Digi Chivetta, Elvira Clayton, Willie Cole, Antoinette Ellis-Williams, Maurice Evans, Ricardo Osmond Francis, and Geraldine They include Gaines, Toka Hlongwane, Amatsuji Ikeda, Damien Geraine, and Ben F. Jones, Brandon King, Grace Kisa, Iyaba Igbo Mandingo, Cassandra Martin, Don Miller, Data Oruwari, Komika Patton, Faham Pekou (Dr.), Rosie Petrie, Ransome, Sachi Roma, Tokie Roma-Taylor, Eric Olivera Rubio, Ghislaine Sabiti. This exhibition is co-sponsored by the School of Human Development, Culture and Media, School of Africana Studies, African Student Association, DEI Committee, International Federation of Catholic Universities, HUE Museum, and South Orange Center for the Performing Arts.
The exhibition includes a rich program including attendance at the opening reception by Her Majesty Queen Dowoty Desir (DMin), Sevemo, First Queen Mother of the African Diaspora, and Antoinette Ellis-Williams (academic, minister, mother, wife, activist). is packed. , poet-artist, professor of women’s and gender studies, and author and former Jersey City Poet Laureate Rashad Wright. Other upcoming events include film screenings, curator tours, and public art projects featured on the gallery’s website. Please check back regularly for updates.
Category: Arts and Culture
