Southside photographer Eli Williamson documents loving fathers with their children in everyday settings. William said the mission of his exhibit is to highlight and change the “negative stereotypical perception of Black fathers.” “As a Black father myself, we’re not seen as virtuous,” Williamson said. “There’s no conversation about the virtuous Black man as a father.
Chicago artist David Anthony Geary said he almost missed his life calling. While studying biology as a pre-med student at Xavier University of Louisiana, Geary was preparing to become a psychiatrist before his mentor John T. Scott convinced Geary he could make a living as an artist. “Experimental,” Geary’s exhibit at Evanston Art Center, will.
Chicago Southside artist Malika Jackson’s artwork exploring serenity, faith and hope is on display at the Evanston Arts Center this fall. “Whisper of a World Without Words,” curated by Evanston artist Fran Joy, is open at the center from Sept. 10 to Oct. 9. The exhibit uses stylized realism to portray the quiet strength of.
As a young child going to church in Western Chicago, Makeba Kedem-Dubose said she looked up at the stained glass windows and asked herself, “Where are all the Black people?” Motivated by her childhood feelings of alienation, Kedem-Dubose said she aims to create colorful art depicting people of all races. Kedem-Dubose’s latest exhibition, “Monochrome Tone,”.