July 2 - August 27, 2022
From the Community Artists’ Collective:
“Atlanta based artist and educator Tokie Rome-Taylor examines themes of time, spirituality, visibility and identity through photography and cyanotype in “What Remains,” the exhibition opening Saturday, July 2, at 2 p.m. at the Community Artists’ Collective, 4101 San Jacinto, Suite 116.
The exhibition, which continues through August 27, is part of PrintMatters Houston, a biennial city-wide celebration of original prints, the artists who create them and the people who collect them.
“My practice is grounded in the understanding that one’s self perception and sense of belonging in a society begins in childhood,” Rome-Taylor explained.
“Children are the subjects I use to explore how we gain a sense of belonging within our society,” she continued.
“These works explore what we pass down. From our family, our culture and our life experiences, we pass down artifacts in the physical and spiritual. Here, digital photographs have been converted into large scale negatives, which are then exposed on fabric and cotton rag paper that has been coated with cyanotype chemicals. ‘What Remains’ after the prints are washed is a visual image of family artifacts and an exploration of history and spirit. It is what remains of our archives, ancestors and artifacts.
Rome-Taylor is a Funds for Teachers Fellowship recipient and studied photography in Santa Fe, N.M., and in San Francisco, Calif. Her work has been a part of many national and international exhibitions and is held in multiple public and private collections and was recently acquired by the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art. Her work is a part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, The Fralin Museum at University of Virginia, and the Southeastern Museum of Photography.
For more information about the exhibit contact The Collective at 713-523-1616 or visit www.thecollective.org.”
Reception: July 2, 2022 | 2–4 pm
The Community Artists' Collective
4101 San Jacinto St., Suite 116
Houston, 77004 Texas
(713) 523-1616
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