Artist Talks
EXHIBITION TALKS
This is America 2024 Featuring The Black Joy Project (7.27.24)
with Kleaver Cruz and LaDasia Bryant.
Enough Too Fly Solo + If Only You Knew: Messages Through Abstraction (3.1.24)
with Fatima Laster, Chuck Johnson and Akilah Laster.
The Weight (11.3.23)
with Emmett Williams.
The Black Woman Tabernacle: she IS god & Dark Edges (9.1.23)
with Kottavei Love of Atlanta and Joya Jean.
This is America 2023 (6.30.23)
with Emmett Williams, Frank D. Robinson Jr., Komikka Patton, Luther Wright, Muneer Bahauddeen, Nia Wilson, Rhonda Gatlin-Hayes and Rhonda Gray.
Plastic Off the Sofa (4.7.23)
with Kierston Ghaznavi & Vitus Shell.
Eden Parq + Tlacuilo (11.4.22)
with Manny Vibez, Celeste Contreras, Kahlil Kasir, Allison Westbrook IV & Malvy Westbrook.
Lost in Emotion + Sentiment (9.9.22)
with Gannon Crutcher, Xavier Lightfoot & Sage Smith.
This Is America 2022 (7.1.22)
with Afi Ese, Darrel M. Payne, Fatima Laster, Gannon Crutcher, George Jordan, George Williams Jr., Michael Coppage, Paul Valadez, Pedro Vélez, Portia Cobb, Reese Bland, Rhonda Gatlin-Hayes, Ruthie Joy, Sha’Tuon Simpson, & Taj Pollard.
The Three Faces of Eve Wearable Arts Exhibition (5.13.22)
with the 16 exhibiting artists.
Birds of Paradise + Determined to Resist (3.11.22)
with Dave McClinton, Marvin Tate & the family of the late Prophet Blackmon.
All the Pieces We Leave Behind + On A Lighter Note (1.7.22)
with James Terrell, Zsudayka Nzinga & more.
Off the Wall Mural Exhibition (11.5.21)
with Brad Anthony Bernard, Erik Salgado, Georgie Nakima, Haerim Lee, Sam Kirk, Vitus Shell & more.
Signs O’ the Times (9.10.21)
with 5 Points Neighborhood Association (“5PNA”), Bryan Mercado, Celeste Contreras, Cristina Ossers, Dameon Ellzey, Damon Joy, Fatima Laster, Haerim Lee, Maddie Mason, Martina Patterson, Marvin Tate, Michael Coppage, Pedro M. Gutierrez, Portia Cobb, Siara Berry, and Trey Miles.
This Is America 2021 (7.3.21)
with Ana Edwards, Blanche Brown, CK Ledesma, Celeste Contreras, Dameon Ellzey, Damon Joy, Danielle Scott, Fatima Laster, Joya Watts, Khari Turner, Liala Amin, Manny Vibez, Nakeysha Roberts Washington, Okja Kwon, Ruthie Joy, and Valaria Tatera.
Don't Call It A Comeback + More Than Pasted Papers: Conversations Through Contemporary Collage (4.9.21)
with Darrel M. Payne, Marianita Porterfield, Rosy Petri, Muneer Bahauddeen, Della Wells, and Chrystal Gillon.
Color, Cuts & Contour Delineations (2.5.21)
with Anwar Floyd-Pruitt, Theda Sandiford, and Spencer Hutchinson.
The Black Madonna: Alkemy & The Mystic Soul Mama + Birds Fly South (11.6.20)
with Ammar Nsoroma and Vitus Shell.
Gatekeepers (9.11.20)
with Komikka Patton.
VIRTUAL ARTIST CHATS
Session 1: Current Exhibitors (Kierston G. & Gannon C.) with Ruth Nathan's (4.7.20)
5 Points Art Gallery's current exhibiting artists, Kierston Ghaznavi of Without A Stitch, and Gannon Crutcher of Queens Kings And Regal Beings, and mutual friend and designer, Nicole Brown of Ruth Nathan's, discuss what they're doing amidst the interruption of the show and economy and reveal secret dedications within the exhibition that viewers might not be aware of.
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Session 2: The Sage Women of 5 Points (4.9.20)
The "Sage Women" of 5 Points Art Gallery, including, but not limited to: Della Wells, Evelyn Patricia Terry, Rhonda Gatlin-Hayes, and Ruthie Joy, talk about their production process in spite of the pandemic times and offer their strategies about pushing forward.
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Session 3: In Focus (4.14.20)
Photographers and film creators, Liliet Rosa Reyes, Jerry Styberg and Portia Cobb, provide snapshots into their lives and photo practices and converse about potentially shifting the lens of their subject matter to prevent stagnation amidst COVID-19.
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Session 4: The Sage Men of 5 Points (4.16.20)
The "Sage Men" of 5 Points Art Gallery, including, but not limited to: Ammar Nsoroma, Bennie C. Higgins, Brad Anthony Bernard, David Najib Kasir, George Williams Jr., and Mutope J. Johnson pow wow about what's new in their art practices and how they're staying productive and relevant albeit changes in the work environment during COVID-19.
Session 5: Page Turners (4.21.20)
5 Points Art Gallery doesn't just support the visual arts. Session 5 reveals the producers of art magazines, comics, illustrations and other literary art books in the gift shop. Join the discussion between Allison Westbrook IV, Don Mendenhall, Luther Hall of Angry Kat comics, Nakeysha Roberts Washington of Genre Urban Arts magazine and special guest, Mark Doox, as they share their tales of pandemic perseverance.
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Session 6: Youngin's of 5 Points Art Gallery (4.23.20)
The "youngin's" of 5 Points Art Gallery, Hobbs Waters and Xavier Lightfoot, highlight their academic and entrepreneurial pursuits within this crazy art industry, discuss the impact of having support from their mothers and the extended community on their burgeoning careers, and talk about what they're learning about the current state of the union and world.
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Session 7: The Wearable Arts (4.28.20)
This session allows you to meet the host of jewelry makers, designers, and wearable art artisans gracing the displays of 5 Points Art Gallery's gift shop. Come learn about the inspiration behind their fresh, innovative creations. Featured artists/designers: Pamela Graham of the Nandi Collection and Sheila Miller of Shepats Designs.
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Session 8: One Man's Treasure / Chi-Town Artists (4.30.20)
Chicago-based, multi-disciplinary and found object assemblage artists, Erik Salgado, Kiki Jia Qi Zhen, Marvin Tate and Spencer Hutchinson, finally meet after their solo shows and inclusion in the group This Is America exhibition and Tate and Hutchinson in their joint Discarded exhibition at 5 Points Art Gallery, and give you a taste of the range of their other artistic platforms.