December 10, 2020
Myers School of Art alumna Shani Richards is featured in ‘Suffrage: Inequality. Persistence. Justice.’, the Emily Davis Gallery’s Latest Exhibition that seeks to honor women involved in the suffragette movement.
The exhibit opened on Oct. 20 and will be available to the public until mid-December.
“I create art that addresses issues of racism, sexism and stereotypes,” said Richards. “These issues are all reflection of this country and my work is all American.”
Richards created her Hanging Cabinet Series as a symbolic way to explore the role of hair for not only black women but also that of black men. Hair, or more specifically hair texture, used to be a way of showing status or race.