Solo Exhibitions to accompany the Black Art Workshop, 2024
Matthew Fields: Self Awareness IV: Developmental Expansion
Ayinde Rochon: Genesis Preview
Sophia Okotah: Now, with curiosity, ...
Kenneth Randle: The Unknowns of Soulism
June 24 - August 30
Black Art Workshop
June 29-30, 2024
Reception
4:30 p.m. | August 30, 2024
In partnership with the Evansville African American Museum, the Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Center /Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries is hosting exhibitions by four artists with ties to that institution this summer. The artists were selected by Tory Schnedel-Vyvoda, Curator at the Evansville African American Museum, and Greg Blair, Assistant Professor of Art and interium Director of MAC/Pace.
Matthew Fields: Self Awareness IV: Developmental Expansion
Matthew is an Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff who received his MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He combines painting and sculpture, creating installations that fact function as existential questions for the artist; “I’m questioning where I come from, how I got here, who's responsible for this, where do I belong, where does the world think I belong, who am I with, and who is with me?”
Sophia Okotah: Now, with curiosity, ...
Born and raised in Ghana, Sophia is an Assistant Professor of Art and Design at the University of Southern Indiana. Earning her MFA from IU, Bloomington, Sophia is a designer who prioritizes empathy and positive social change in her practice. “(My work) principally embraces themes surrounding the well-being of the individual and it is inspired by observation, personal experiences, and the identification of noteworthy social issues surrounding me.”
Kenneth Randle: The Unknowns of Soulism
Orginially from St. Louis, MO, Kenneth is a MFA candidate at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, but in the course of his artistic career has also held the title of Graphic and Communications Designer, Tattoo Artist, and Gallery Coordinator. “Light is so important in my work is because it gives visible identification to an invisible subject matter. Much of what I strive for as an artist is to bring forward that subject matter for deeper elaborations and contemplations.”
Ayinde Rochon: Genesis Preview
Ayinde is a doctoral student at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign studying Education Policy, Organization, & Leadership. His research focuses on efficacy and identity development of black students at predominately white institutions. Rochon utilizes photography and filmmaking as a form autoethnographic research, using his artwork to uplift Blackness while simultaneously giving members from global underserved communities a platform to tell their story.
Each artist featured in the MAC/Pace this summer is also participating in the Black Art Workshop Weekend being held in the Liberal Arts and Art Center buildings on Saturday, June 29 and Sunday, June 30. A full list of activities happening during the workshop can be found on the event web page.
A closing reception for the exhibition will be held on Friday, August 30th beginning at 4:30 p.m.
This exhibition will be displayed in the galleries from Wednesday, June 26 through Friday, August 30. The MAC/PACE, located in the lower level of the Liberal Arts Center.
Summer Hours:
Summer Hours are Wednesday through Friday, 12 - 4 p.m.
Fall hours, beginning August 19, are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., and Sunday 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.