Originally posted on December 14, 2021
Open Air. An artist conversation with Carla Lopez and Dimeji Onafuwa
Open Air is a monthly series of virtual studio visits and intimate conversations with Black contemporary artists across the United States. Join the conversation with curator Dexter Wimberly as he interviews painters Carla Aaron-Lopez and Dimeji Onafuwa, both featured artists in the Gantt's current exhibition Visual Vanguard: An Exhibition of Black Carolina Artists. We will discuss how their style reflects their artistic journeys, how themes of Blackness are expressed in their work, and more.
Originally published in the Charlotte Post on October 8, 2020
Collaborative art exhibit taps into ‘The Soul of Brooklyn.’
The show runs Oct. 9-Dec. 31 at 229 S. Brevard St. in the heart of what was once a thriving Black neighborhood in Uptown known as Brooklyn. The location, which includes the historic Grace AME Zion Church as well as two other buildings, is now known as the Intersection by the Brooklyn Collective, an advocacy group striving to promote inclusivity and upward mobility.
They collaborated with Uptown-based SOZO Gallery to produce the show, which is curated by Jordan Robinson and SOZO Gallery owner Hannah Blanton. Featured artists include Beverly Smith, Percy King and Dimeji Onafuwa. Music will be provided for the Oct. 9 opening by Blumenthal Performing Arts, and registration is required in order to adhere to physical distance.