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Check out an interview I did with The School of Visual Arts (SVA) following my Residency with SVA last fall. It also features images from my 2021 series "Black Church," and includes a bit about my work as Founder and Director of AnkhLave Arts Alliance. You can read the article HERE:

I received a grant from Cultural Solidarity Fund.

Join me and other artists next Saturday for the launch of the Shared Dialogue, Shared Space publication launch featuring the public art works we presented earlier this year for Korea Art Forum (KAF)

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I'm excited to be an Impact Artist Fellows with the Human Impacts Institute. The fellowship teams scientists, ecologists, and health and policy professionals to collaborate on a project that will be presented in September. I will be collaborating with environmental health activist, Jalisa Gilmore of NYC Environmental Justice Alliance.

I was featured in "Shared Dialogue, Shared Space," a video by Korea Art Forum. This documents a public exhibit that took place in April, 2021. It includes a short interview about my piece (Timestamp: 13:00 - 18:45).

Shared Dialogue: Shared Space talk over zoom.

As an ArtBridge: Bridging The Divide Artist Fellow, I'll be producing a mural that will be hung on scaffolding in the Mitchel Houses in the South Bronx! More on this next month.

A Look at More Things that Happened Last Month:

I was a guest speaker along with musician Chris Sahar for the Queens Council on the Arts Creative conversation on May 27. 2021.

Check out the Virtual Visit I had with Paradice Palace here

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Thank you to those who came to the opening for my solo show "Archetypes: A Visual Soundtrack", now on view at Materials For The Arts (MFTA). If you did't make it, you can see the work virtually here

Check out the Archetype Activation Performance here

You can watch the virtual art opening for Archetypes: A Visual Soundtrack here:

Thanks for taking the time to check out the series!

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This month, I am wrapping up my residency at Materials For The Arts. It was a great experience that I was happy to share more about in an interview with Quail Bell Magazine. In this feature you can learn more about my series "Archetypes: A Visual Soundtrack" here.

"Black Chapel" is a new work currently on view in the group show iLLUSiONAL at the Chashama space on 7 E 14th St. Union Square. Open Wednesday-Sunday 4-8pm. It also includes work by Joshua Gabriel, Johnathan Sims, Kat Ryals and Valeria Divinorum, and will remain on view until March 21st.

If you haven't checked out "Archetypes: A Visual Soundtrack", you can see the virtual exhibit here

Check out the Archetype Activation Performance here

You can watch the virtual art opening for Archetypes: A Visual Soundtrack here:

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Check out my solo show, "Don't Let It Slip Through Your Fingers" at Flux Factory

"CLOSED CASKET"

"Closed Casket" was a performance done during my solo show, "Don't Let It Slip Through Your Fingers" opening at Flux Factory. This included a eulogy, and commemorative poetry given at each of the three pieces featured in the show.

Last month on Mother's Day weekend, I presented my solo show "Don't Let it Slip Through Your Fingers" as Artist in Residence at Flux Factory: “Don’t Let It…” “...Slip Through…” and “...Your Fingers” includes three acrylic painted and assembled works that are inspired by the loss of a cherished object. These three works were presented as a solo show at Flux Factory at the end of Mohr's Artist Residency. In addition to these three works which were presented indoors, four additional public works were presented in parks throughout the spring and summer 2021. Objects are endowed with the power of reference by the signifier. This can include memories, philosophies and in some cases, a spiritual connection. Very often when an object is lost, so too are the memories that they inspire. This can leave us spiraling into despair and grief.This work was created in an attempt to fill this void by memorializing what was lost, and serve as an example of the power objects have over us: how we process their loss, create something new to continue their legacy and deepen the emotional power that the original object stood in for.

I am grateful to have been selected for the Bridging The Divide Artist Fellowship at Mitchell Houses with Art Bridge! More on this next month.

You can read the full article at Bronx Times, and can check out the "We Are in Reach" exhibit including my work "Descension", as well as work by Kraig Blue and Jwahir Hawkins on Governor's Island at the Visual Muze space. Your can read additional press at Artfix Daily and TimeOut NY.

You can check out a mini audio talk on my piece on Otocast for the "We Are In Reach" show on Governor's Island. This show was curated by Savona Bailey-McClain of West Harlem Art Fund.

A Look at More Things That Happened Last Month:

Last month I presented "Flourish" at the LUMINA show at The Local Project Gallery. This show is a follow up to the iLLUSIONAL show that was presented at Chashama in February, and includes artists joshuagabriel, Jonathan Sims, and Valeria Divinorum, and is curated by Tristen Demmett. Thanks to the success of the iLLUSIONAL show, we not only had the opportunity to present an additional show, but we each received an NEA grant on behalf of Chashama.

Had a great time presenting this collaborative piece, “In Memory Of...” over the weekend with Angela Miskis (middle banner) and Akemi Takeda (bookend banners) during @artinoddplaces festival (my contribution is the assemblage on the ground.) My contribution included remnants of the “Don’t Let It Slip Through Your Fingers” solo show I presented @flux_factory last week, and included the Grief Journal as shown in the "Closed Casket" video for audience members to reflect and share their experiences with loss over the last year.

I spoke at the Queens Council on the Arts Creative Conversation on 5/27. The video will be available on their YouTube page later this month.

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I am very excited to present my culminating solo show as Artist in Residence at Flux Factory, Thursday May 6th between 5-7pm. You can RSVP HERE!

Opening Reception
May 6th, 5pm EST
In person reception at the Windmill Community Garden 5-7 pm. Audience members are invited to participate in a letting go ritual using a grief journal that will sit on a podium during the reception.

Please also join us for these other events:
Artist Talk & Conversation
May 7th, 5pm - Via Zoom
Interview and conversation with the artist

“Don’t Let It…” “Slip Through…” and “Your Fingers” includes three acrylic painted and assembled works that are inspired by the loss of a cherished object. Objects are endowed with the power of reference by the signifier. This can include memories, philosophies and in some cases, a spiritual connection. Very often when an object is lost, so too are the memories that they inspire. This can leave us spiraling into despair and grief.

This work was created in an attempt to fill this void by memorializing what was lost, and serve as an example of the power objects have over us: how we process their loss, create something new to continue their legacy and deepen the emotional power that the original object stood in for.

LUMINA is a dark room exhibition opening May 1st that will feature the new work: "Glimmer" at The Local Project Gallery. This show is a follow up to the iLLUSIONAL show that was presented at Chashama in February, and includes artists joshuagabriel, Jonathan Sims, and Valeria Divinorum, and is curated by Tristen Demmett.

I will be presenting a collaborative public artwork with Angela Miskis and Akemi Takeda for the Art in Odd Places festival, taking place at the vacant lot on 14th st between 6th and 7th next to Art of Our Century Gallery (137 W 14th st, New York, NY, 10011) . This installation is reflecting how different cultures process ideas of loss through veneration by creating memorials. This work is inspired by Miskis' new painting series "Converting Fear Into Energy," Akemi's reflections on the pandemic, the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 and the AAIP experience regarding equity. Dario's contribution will be inspired in part by his 2021 solo show at MFTA titled “Archetypes: A Visual Soundtrack”. With each artist representing a different marginalized group in the US, they present "In Memory Of..." as a collective acknowledgement of a human experience that unites us all. This is an AnkhLave Arts Alliance submission.

Our allyship in creating this work will coincide with an exhibit curated by Katerina Levantis and Ali Haselbeck at the Art of Our Century Gallery, highlighting AAPI artists for AAPI heritage month. This exhibit is also in response to the political climate effecting AAPI communities today, and will feature AnkhLave Artists Kayo Shido and Akemi Takeda.

I will be speaking at the Queens Council on the Arts Creative Conversation on 5/27. You can join HERE

My work will be featured in the "We Are in Reach" Exhibit at Governor's Island beginning May 1st.

A Look at Some of What Happened Last Month:

“Reach For It” was featured in “Shared Dialogue, Shared Space” event on Sunday, presented by Korea Art Forum as a public alternative art space in Weeping Beach Park in Flushing. This piece is a part of a larger series that will be presented at my solo show 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐈𝐭 𝐒𝐥𝐢𝐩 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 at Flux Factory.

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I am very excited to be an Artist in Resident with Flux Factory! They have a great community of artists that I'm glad to be apart of.

During this residency, I am working on a series of acrylic hand portraits dedicated to my late grandmother and the ring she gave me in childhood. This will result in my Solo Show at Flux Factory opening May 6th!

I am excited to present a new work "Reach For It", at this public art event:

Shared Dialogue, Shared Space
A Public Art Event at Margaret I. Carman Green - Weeping Beech Park
Bowne St. and 37th Ave. in Flushing, Queens
Sunday, April 18, 2021, 12 to 6 pm.

New York, NY, April 8, 2021 — Korea Art Forum will present the first part of its annual program Shared Dialogue, Shared Space, a one-day art event at the Margaret I. Carman Green - Weeping Beech Park on the corner of Bowne St. and 37th Ave. in Flushing, Queens, from 12 to 6 pm on April 18, 2021 (with a rain date on April 24). The event will be provided with translation services to broaden channels of communication between the contemporary art world and immigrant communities in New York City. With an aim to expand public access to art, the project will foster audience discourse, exploring a wide range of subject matters addressed by the artists and the multidimensional role of art in the processes of cultural production and social change. The event has been adapted to meet the realities of New York City’s fight against COVID-19. Six artists will carry out their transdisciplinary projects for public participation on the day, focusing on collective activities:

A Look at Some of What Happened Last Month:

VR WORLD EXHIBIT
I recently participated in an art salon at VR World on 34th st. Creating work for alternative spaces like this pushes you to create in new ways, and this was a fun creative challenge.

"Untitled", 2021, animated photos of digitally altered original paintings, object assemblage and LED lights.

Artist Talk at North Dakota State University
I gave an artist talk to the students of North Dakota State University (NDSU)

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“Blood is Thicker than the Water that Separated U.S." is on View!
This solo show is on view at the Lewis Latimer House Museum in Flushing, Queens (34-41 137th St, Queens, NY 11354). This will be on view between April 1st and July 3rd.

Join me for a virtual artist talk regarding the work currently on view at Lewis Latimer House Museum, followed by a Q & A session with the audience. You can RSVP HERE

Thank you to everyone who came to the opening!

I'll have a couple pieces auctioned off at the MFTA Sustainable At Show, June 2nd, alongside other MFTA Artists in Residence. I'm proud to be a part of MFTA history among these great artists whose practice includes creative reuse!

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“Blood is Thicker than the Water that Separated U.S." opens tomorrow!
Tomorrow, April 2nd (6pm-7:30pm) will be the opening for my solo show “Blood is Thicker than the Water that Separated U.S." at the Lewis Latimer House Museum in Flushing, Queens (34-41 137th St, Queens, NY 11354). This will be on view between April 1st and July 3rd. You can RSVP HERE

You can check out a little promo on the show HERE

Sow The Seeds ArtBridge Mural:

“Sow the Seeds” is on view at 175 Alexander Avenue in the South Bronx!⁠ This mural is the product of a Fellowship I had with ArtBridge. It intertwines the photographic imagery of residents’ hands with painted hands that form the African Acacia tree. Seed pods and a double helix strand symbolize the potential for the transplanted community of African descent to continue to thrive in this neighborhood.⁠ This work also includes imagery alluding to redlining and heat island effect, inspired through conversations with environmental health expert, Jalisa Gilmore.
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This project was produced by ArtBridge, in partnership with the Mitchel Resident Association and Mitchel Community Cornerstone. The program is made possible by the New York City Artist Corps and the City Canvas pilot program — initiatives of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and the Mayor’s Office.

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Artist Talk with LLHM for “Blood is Thicker than the Water that Separated U.S."
The Lewis Latimer House Museum is located in Flushing, Queens (34-41 137th St, Queens, NY 11354).You can check out my virtual artist talk with Lewis Latimer House Museum on the work currently on view at there and the work that lead up to it.

Join me for the Juneteenth event at Lewis Latimer House Museum where I will present a workshop: "Happy Planting Day" that will include greeting card dedications to deceased ancestors. The greeting cards will be stored and planted the following year on the grounds of Old Stone House. Register HERE

My piece, "Keep Ya Head Up" was auctioned off at the MFTA Sustainable Art Show curated by John Kaiser.

After a decade, MFTA’s Artist-in-Residence program continues to inspire the public to envision how sustainably reclaimed materials can come together in the spirit of “creative reuse” to form innovative and imaginative works of art. I'm very grateful to have served as a 2020-21 Artist in Residence with MFTA. Here is a short video including each AIR share our experiences.

Check out my new piece "The Teacher" at West Harlem Art Fund's Governor's Island space, along with an encore of 2 painting that were part of the "Don't Let it Slip Through Your Fingers" solo show from my residency at Flux Factory.

I am serving as set designer for my friend Christine Sloan Stoddard's play, "Mi Abuela, Queen of Nightmares" opening at the Gene Frankel Theatre. You can purchase a tickets HERE.

Brief Synopsis:
Maya, a young Salvadoran-American, navigates trauma and family mythology through magic and folklore as she comes of age in Phoenix, Arizona.

June 27th, I embark on a journey where I will visit the old stomping grounds of my ancestors from Ghana, to Togo, Benin and Nigeria! Very excited to share footage, photography and stories from this journey in my upcoming solo show at Old Stone House, opening Sunday, August 21st.

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I'm excited to receive a City Artist grant for an altar building workshop that I will conduct at the Mitchel Senior Center! This is in anticipation of my vinyl mural unveiling at the Mitchel Houses in the South Bronx for the ArtBridge Fellowship.

I was a featured artist at the TransBorder Art edition of Artists Talk On Art (ATOA) which can be seen here:

This month I wrap up my artist fellowship with the Human Impacts Institute. Excited to present the work I created in collaboration with environmental health expert Jalisa Gilmore later this month.

Jalisa and I will be interviewed by the UEHL Fellowship podcast interview series by the Youth Advisory Council HII on Wednesday, September 1st, at 7pm. Zoom link can be found HERE.

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I am excited to be a 2021 New Work Grant recipient from Queens Art Fund, for a solo show that I will present next year titled "Blood is Thicker than the Water that Separated U.S.". This will involve travel research to Grenada, and a shrine installation series honoring my immediate maternal ancestors.

I wrapped up my residency at Flux Factory last month. It was a very creative time that I'm really grateful for! Here is an Artist talk that I did regarding my show "Don't Let it Slip Through Your Fingers", interviewed by Graciela Cassel, TV Producer and Director of TransBorder Art.

I was included in the Italianità publication, featuring my "Bloodline" series.

As an ArtBridge: Bridging The Divide Artist Fellow, I'll be producing a mural that will be hung on this scaffolding in the Mitchell Houses in the South Bronx! More on this next month.

Join me for Virtual Visit with Paradice Palase Gallery on IG Live (@ParadicePalase), July 27th at 7pm

A Look at More Things that Happened Last Month:

July 1st was the last day of the "We Are In Reach" show, curated by Savona Bailey-McClain of the West Harlem Art Fund. This was the culminating show from my residency at Visual Muze on Governor's Island last year. Thanks so much to everyone who came to see it in person.

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On September 15th, I presented an Altar building workshop at the Mitchel Houses Senior Center in honor of my deceased grandmother for The City Artist Corps Program.

This was created to close out the end of the "Don't Let it Slip Through Your Fingers" participatory engagement series that began with the Funerary Performance "Closed Casket" during my solo show at Flux Factory on Mother's Day weekend. This was then followed by a collaborative work with Angela Miskis and Akemi Takeda during Art in Odd Places festival where audience members shared their experiences with loss. This closing work was a final public performance in honor of my grandmother's legacy, which served as an example of altar building as a therapeutic art form to process grief.

On Saturday, October 9th, I moderated a talk with curator Cameron Granger at the Chocolate Factory Gallery in Long Island City. This event was covered by the Queens Chronicle. Full Article HERE.

I contributed to an artist panel over zoom for Maryland Institute College of Art, alongside Alex Paik (Founder of Tiger Strikes Asteroid) and Teri Henderson (Art Writer).

This month I wrapped up my artist fellowship with the Human Impacts Institute.

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Thank you to those who came to the opening for my solo show "Archetypes: A Visual Soundtrack", now on view at Materials For The Arts (MFTA). If you did't make it, you can see the work virtually here

Thanks for taking the time to check out the series!

If you haven't checked out "Archetypes: A Visual Soundtrack", you can see the virtual exhibit here

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