Camouflage and Cologne: A Taj Matumbi Solo Show

Camouflage and Cologne: A Taj Matumbi Solo Show

May 5, 2022 | ArtsatUW, Events

April 15 – May 12 Curated by: Sophia Abrams Camouflage and Cologne highlights the work of Madison-based artist Taj Matumbi (MFA ‘21). Matumbi’s introspective work explores his experience as a biracial man through Abstraction, Jim Crow motifs and the depth of...
Camouflage and Cologne: A Taj Matumbi Solo Show

Black Expressions: 50 Years of Black Art at UW-Madison

May 5, 2022 | ArtsatUW, Events

April 18 – May 13 Curated by: Sophia Abrams Artists: Professor Freida High Wasikhongo Tesfagiorgis, Dr. Jerry Butler, Roger Allan Cleaves, Tanya Crane, Alex Jackson, Jay Katelansky, Anwar Floyd-Pruitt, Shiloah Coley, Taj Matumbi and Sophia Abrams. Black...
Time(is): An Exploration of Black Art in Madison

Time(is): An Exploration of Black Art in Madison

May 5, 2022 | Events

April 1 – July 1 Curated by: Sophia Abrams Artists: Alice Traore, Simone Lawrence, Sharon L. Bjyrd, and Teena Wilder Time(is): An Exploration of Black Art in Madison highlights the works of four Black Madison-based artists who explore creating portraits through...
Barber, printmaker, professor finds humanity beyond race

Barber, printmaker, professor finds humanity beyond race

May 3, 2022 | News

Faisal Abdu’Allah, a professor and the Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in Art at UW–Madison, is a printmaker and a trained barber whose artworks explore race, culture and identity. His most recent work is a 7-foot limestone statue of himself that he designed and was...