Triple Exhibition Opening
Fri, Aug 04
|Akron Soul Train
Akron Soul Train Welcomes Two Artists-in-Residence: Printmaker Ewuresi Archer and Sculptor Kristen Cliffel; Guest Artist Althea Jones presents Skin Color in the CapSOUL Gallery.
Time & Location
Aug 04, 2023, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Akron Soul Train , 191 S Main St, Akron, OH 44308, USA
About the event
Ewuresi Archer’s You Are Invited; Your Hands and Mouth Are Not
Burton D. Morgan Gallery: Exhibition runs Aug. 2 - Sept. 9, 2023.
Sponsored by Brennan, Manna, Diamond
Ewuresi Archer utilizes fluorescent colors and patterns in her work to celebrate Ghanaian culture. Painting with a highly saturated, glowing color palette and scrappy, energetic marks and patterns, Archer depicts everyday activities such as pounding fufu or getting a haircut and portraying images of food items that are important to Ghanaian culture. As someone living far from the culture she grew up in, Archer always finds herself thinking about and missing parts of Ghanaian culture. Her distortions recreate the feeling of wanting something just out of reach. Archer uses this technique not only to invite a viewer into her culture but also to allow herself a way to appreciate a culture she was very removed from growing up.
You Are Invited; Your…