The Parrish Art Museum presents artist Gwen Smith and research scientist and artist Beth Coleman in a conversation about Smith’s The Black Woman Project, and their upcoming collaboration on the creation of The Black Woman Project Foundation, followed by a book signing.
The talk, on Sunday, July 18, from 11 AM to noon, will be introduced by Parrish Director Kelly Taxter and moderated by Corinne Erni, Senior Curator of ArtsReach and Special Projects.
The Black Woman Project (Vol. 1 & 2) is a collection of Smith’s painted portraits of renowned Black women. The artist uses selfies to reference each time she entered her studio over a period of two and a half years, creating a rhythm by merging her identity as a Black woman with her subjects. Some of the women Smith paints are artists, scientists, educators, politicians, writers, poets, and performers, and provide the impetus for Smith’s ongoing self-exploration.
Research scientist and artist Beth Coleman is Associate Professor of Data & Cities at the Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology and Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, where she directs the City as Platform lab. Coleman is the co-founder of SoundLab Cultural Alchemy, multimedia art and sound platform. A 2021 Google Artists and Machines Intelligence awardee, Coleman is currently working on Speculative AI: Octavia Butler and Other Possible Worlds.
Guests may register for the in person event in the Museum’s Lichtenstein Theater or watch the livestream on the Museum’s YouTube channel.
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