Hanna Traore Gallery. Hannah Traore Gallery is pleased to present Aleluya, a solo exhibition by Jose Duran. Duran weaves opulent interiors with vibrant tropical botanicals to uncover the stories of the Caribbean under colonialism. The Dominican artist’s practice is informed by his multidisciplinary background in painting, design, and sculpture, as well as a commitment to historical research. This dazzling body of work invites viewers into Duran’s vivid imagination where fantasy and history convene.
Wilmer Jennings Gallery. Two Concurrent Photographic Exhibitions Featuring Iconic Music Figures of Jazz and Beyond Through the Lens of Mentor Frank Stewart and Mentee Petra Richterová. Sound of Light is a deeply personal visual tribute to the art of music and photography, based on Richterová’s 2022 monograph of the same name with text by the late Pulitzer Prize winning writer, Greg Tate. The Blues and Mean Reds is a rich collection of images spanning Frank Stewart’s 50+ year career immersed in the life of the African diaspora through the lens of blues and jazz.
The Art Gallery at Brooklyn College. Two new exhibitions curated by Bentley Brown (NYU’s Institute of Fine Arts), will be held in the Art Gallery at Brooklyn College from March 4 through April 1. “Saturation, Beauty in the Everyday” features a career survey of works by pioneering photographer, historian, and MacArthur Fellow Deborah Willis.
The Ethelbert Cooper Gallery of African & African American Art. Co-curated by Dr. Cheryl Finley & Dr. Deborah Willis, this exhibition considers in comparative perspectives the historic and contemporary role photography and film have played in remembering legacies of slavery and its aftermath.
ACA Galleries. ACA Galleries is pleased to present Robert Carter and Charles White in Dialogue, an exhibition pairing works by two artists long recognized for their socially and historically engaged artistic practices spanning decades.
California African American Museum. Repossessions is a group exhibition inspired by the concept of reparations: the effort to repair the economic and psychological devastation caused by slavery for descendants of enslaved African Americans. It presents the work of five Black artists commissioned to create artworks based on documents from the enslavement and sharecropping eras in the United States.
Grey Art Museum, NYU. In 1996, artist and philanthropist Susan Unterberg founded the Anonymous Was A Woman (AWAW) award, making a simple, yet radical commitment to redress the lack of institutional support for women visual artists over the age of 40.
Whitney Museum of American Art. A sweeping exhibition of works by the acclaimed American painter Amy Sherald, best known for her portraits of former First Lady Michelle Obama and Breonna Taylor, is coming to New York City this spring. Nearly 50 portraits of Black Americans will go on display.
McKinley Foundation A group exhibition exploring the nuance within communities of color across the Midwest. The group show brings together six artists from across the region to present a collection of original photos, essays, and interviews that invite the viewer to embrace the complexity of the Midwest’s diverse tapestry that reflect on themes of shared legacy and overlooked stories.
The Africa Center In this poignant exhibition, Ethiopian-American photographer Yusuf Ahmed delves into the intricate dance between memory and erasure, asking: What endures, and what fades? Inviting friends and acquaintances with immigrant identities to respond to a deceptively simple prompt— What is the object you’ve held onto the longest?—Ahmed uncovers objects imbued with meaning: scissors, a childhood diary, a delicate vase, a Russian doll.