‘Even though I’m here for the writer’s residency, in the first couple of weeks I started to experiment with different methods of drawing and crafting again,’ the Columbus artist said from Robinson’s East Side home in early July. ‘And it reminded me of what I naturally felt drawn to when I was younger.’
The Columbus artist’s new group show at Blockfort kicks off on Friday, July 4, with a free, daylong party that features food trucks, a skate jam, and musical performances from Juanita & Juan, Cheater Slicks, Red Velvet Letdown, and more.
‘Allegories, Narratives, and Storytelling’ opens at the downtown art space tonight (Friday, June 27), and continues through Aug. 2.
The exhibition, now on display at Urban Arts Space, features paintings by Herman’s husband, Glen Holland, along with a short film and a series of associated events that all extend in some way from the author’s new essay collection, released in March.
Rachel Wallis launched her new creative reuse shop and artist studio space with the aim of building community. ‘It’s really trying to keep it grounded in this space of abundance, in this space of creativity,’ she said.
The new exhibition from the poet and visual artist opens today (Friday, June 13) at Secret Studio.
‘These are all different modes of me,’ the Columbus artist said of the abstract figures on display in ‘Beautiful Monsters,’ which will remain on view through July 2.
The Columbus artist makes a welcome return with his first solo exhibition in years, which kicks off with an opening reception at Sonnys Barbershop & Art Gallery on Saturday, June 7.
‘Seeing how Black folk have systematically attempted to salvage or save our own histories … kind of makes me feel like part of a legacy. And it makes me feel like I am doing the work that the predecessors laid out for me.’
The iconic writer and illustrator is the subject of a new retrospective show, ‘Write It Down, Draw It Out: The Comics Art of Carol Tyler,’ currently on view at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum.
