ONLINE: Art Toast Self Portrait by DarRen Morris, reproduced by Philip Salamone as a mural in downtown Madison. I did not know then that there were actual Black artists, writes DarRen Morris in the artist statement on his website. Morris is currently in a Wisconsin maximum security prison, sentenced to life without parole at age 17. Morris says he was party to the unintentional death of an innocent man. Although I was involved in this death, I am not a murderer. He has no formal artistic training and paints on whatever surfaces he is allowed, sometimes cardboard. Artist Philip Salamone and author Judith Adrian will discuss Morris s art in the context of the exhibit
ONLINE: Art Toast
From Here on Out, an exhibit celebrating Black lives and examining how artists are interpreting current events, on display at IAG s MarƶeŠshowroom (and online) through March 1. Third Thursdays feature Art Toast, a livestream studio talk hosted by exhibit co-curator Margaret LeMay; December s event features artists Jennika Bastian, Megan Bloesch, Thomas Ferrella, Madison Golden, Mark Weller and Christopher Karl Wilde.
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A work by Christopher Karl Wilde from the From Here On Out exhibit.
press release: Join us for an interactive Livestream studio tour, meet the artists, and see recent work!