Kandy G. Lopez Stitches Everyday People Into Majestic Portraits
When I first saw a photo of Kandy G. Lopez’s work online, I thought I was looking at a painting. Then I looked closer and realized it was not painted … Read more
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Clarence Heyward’s “Eden” Reimagines Paradise Through Black Experience
In Black communities, faith and art have always intersected. Henry Ossawa Tanner’s The Annunciation is a powerful example. In the painting, Tanner brings quiet humanity to the moment Mary receives … Read more
Cumbia y Contemporary Arts
I first met Gio of Gio Chamba over a decade ago at Noches Culturales, an event sponsored by Starbucks. He had just formed the band, and I fell in love … Read more
“For Choirboys, Church Queens, and Those Whose Sundays Stopped Too Soon” at Project Row Houses
Project Row Houses has always been a place where history, culture, and community collide, but Round 59 takes that mission to another level. One of the exhibitions, Harrison Guy’s, “For … Read more
Chayse Sampy’s “Who Feels It, Knows It” at the Houston Museum of African American Culture
Walking into the Houston Museum of African American Culture, I was immediately drawn into the emotional gravity of Chayse Sampy’s exhibition Who Feels It, Knows It. The title, taken from … Read more
“Makers of Legacy” at Mitochondria Gallery
When Timi Etebu founded Mitochondria Gallery in 2019, his motivation was simple yet profound: to create a space where Black artists could tell their own stories. As a Nigerian living … Read more
Danny Simmons’ The Journey to Everything
Danny Simmons brings his full creative force to the Houston Museum of African American Culture with The Journey to Everything, an exhibition that fuses multimedia paintings with African artifacts from … Read more
As It Is: A Quiet Reflection in Houston
I recently attended JajaH’s exhibition “As It Is” at the Community Artists’ Collective in Houston. The show was quiet yet full of meaning. His paintings slow you down and turn … Read more
Accessible Abundance: A Celebration of Black Creativity and Cultural Power
At The RADO Market, D.Gemm’s latest curatorial work, Accessible Abundance, delivers a powerful statement on the layered importance of access. Featuring work from Akaimi the Artist, Joshua Scott, Nessia Creates, … Read more
It’s Never Too Late to Learn Something New
If you want to get good at something, you’ve got to be passionate about it. In Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell says it takes 10,000 hours of deliberate practice to become truly … Read more