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Cover Me The Matrix of Quilts Cover Me: The Matrix of Quilts Quilt works of five women artists Jan. 27, 2023 - March 25. 2023 ARTIST Linda Asbury Marquetta Johnson Aisha Lumumba Janet Saboor Sandra Teepen All Exhibits SINCLAIR GALLERY NEWS Oh shelia! Photographic works remembering shelia Turner, by members of Sistagraphy | On View - July 21, 2025 to Sept 5, 2025 - Community Gallery @ ArtsXchange ArtsXchange Jul 23 2 min read Artist and curator Courtney Brooks opens a bold new art gallery rooted in Black creative legacy - Check out Full Article By Rough Draft Atlanta - Sherri Daye Scott ArtsXchange Jun 25 2 min read

Search For Identity Search For Identity Photography by Tafawa June 18, 2022 - July 16, 2022 CURATOR / ARTIST Tafawa Hicks Black Tree Arts presents "Search for Identity," a photography exhibit by Tafawa Hicks June 11-July 16 | Opening reception and artist talk from 4-7 p.m. June 25 GALLERY HOURS: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. This exhibit runs June 11-July 16. The gallery is free and open to the public. In honor of his 75th birthday on June 18, resident artist & photographer Tafawa Hicks will share an exhibit of his journey throughout Africa & Haiti from 1974-1999. Tafawa Hicks is a Bessemer, Alabama native, longtime Atlantan, and photographer, printer and custom picture framer who has a studio at the ArtsXchange. His creative instincts around photographing, printing, exhibiting and preserving African and African American imagery continue to evolve. In the sense that all art is an expression of creative Spirit presenting itself as inspiration through each of us, I am an artist using the camera as creative expression," he says. All Exhibits SINCLAIR GALLERY NEWS Oh shelia! Photographic works remembering shelia Turner, by members of Sistagraphy | On View - July 21, 2025 to Sept 5, 2025 - Community Gallery @ ArtsXchange ArtsXchange Jul 23 2 min read Artist and curator Courtney Brooks opens a bold new art gallery rooted in Black creative legacy - Check out Full Article By Rough Draft Atlanta - Sherri Daye Scott ArtsXchange Jun 25 2 min read

TO THE WOMEN I LOVE TO THE WOMEN I LOVE A Solo Exhibition - John Glover Oct. 8, 2021 – Nov. 12, 2021 CURATOR Ray Lewis ARTIST John Glover About the Artist John Glover (b. 1969) has been a practicing artist for 30 years. While his work has been featured in numerous group exhibitions, John Glover: To the Women I Love is his solo exhibition debut. Glover’s most successful project to date, 100 Years of Thought , is a series of charcoal portraits of elders. While charcoal is the artist’s preferred medium, To the Women I Love diverges from this with colorful acrylic silhouettes, each representing women that significantly impacted his life. To the Women I Love is a personal memoir engaging the artist’s complicated relationship with his father, experiences as the only son in a family of six sisters, and observations as his mother led the family following his father’s untimely death. The series also documents Glover’s relationships with his daughter and former wife. These experiences not only shaped Glover’s perspectives of women, but the artist’s broader worldview. All Exhibits SINCLAIR GALLERY NEWS Oh shelia! Photographic works remembering shelia Turner, by members of Sistagraphy | On View - July 21, 2025 to Sept 5, 2025 - Community Gallery @ ArtsXchange ArtsXchange Jul 23 2 min read Artist and curator Courtney Brooks opens a bold new art gallery rooted in Black creative legacy - Check out Full Article By Rough Draft Atlanta - Sherri Daye Scott ArtsXchange Jun 25 2 min read

Scattering Dreams Scattering Dreams Art in Response to global Crisis Feb. 29, 2020 - April 11, 2020 CURATORS Lisa Tuttle Richard Washington ARTISTS Ugo Agoruah, Chloe Alexander, Ricardo Frazer, Carrie Gambrell, Amir Hamer, Terry S. Hardy, GW Harper, Marlon Hitchcock, Debra Renee Jeter, Melinda Lampkin, Arthur Moore, Marilyn Ocasio Nieves, Clarrissa Octavia Pettijohn, Corrina Sephora, WADDY , Camil Williams and Keith Yates VIRTUAL TOUR Scattering Dreams is a curated exhibition exploring issues of global immigration, refugee crisis and the violence immigrants and refugees often face. The Juried Awardees 1st - Corrina Sephora - Uprooted 2nd - Chloe Alexander - Bienvenindos 3rd - Amir Hamer - Amazihg “Scattering Dreams” seeks artists whose artwork addresses global immigration and refugee crisis. Every day, we are bombarded with news stories and images from around the world of immigration, citizenship, asylum seekers, refugees, detention and deportation. There are over 43 million refugees in the world today, the largest number in history. In Georgia, ten percent of the state’s population was born in another country, while 1 in 13 Georgians is a native-born U.S. citizen with at least one immigrant parent. How can we, as artists, create and present artwork that sparks critical thinking, empowers alternative narratives, and inspires ourselves and our communities to be more aware and compassionate to the plight of people – often our neighbors - caught in these political and environmental crises? All Exhibits SINCLAIR GALLERY NEWS Oh shelia! Photographic works remembering shelia Turner, by members of Sistagraphy | On View - July 21, 2025 to Sept 5, 2025 - Community Gallery @ ArtsXchange ArtsXchange Jul 23 2 min read Artist and curator Courtney Brooks opens a bold new art gallery rooted in Black creative legacy - Check out Full Article By Rough Draft Atlanta - Sherri Daye Scott ArtsXchange Jun 25 2 min read

2025 Pin Up Show and Sale 2025 Pin Up Show & Sale A one night ArtsXchange Members Exhibit Saturday, January 18, 2025 5-9PM Enjoy refreshments, music & the chance to buy local art! Come enjoy an exciting one-night-only exhibit featuring a diverse array of artwork from our talented ArtsXchange members! We are inviting all of our talented current ArtsXchange members to submit their artwork for this highlty anticipated event! The Pin Up Show is a unique opportunity for our members to showcase their work to a wide audience and have them available for sale. Artist keep 100% of their sales! Pin Up Show + Sale An ArtsXchange Members Exhibit Jack Sinclair Gallery @ ArtsXchange Saturday, Jan. 18th 2025 4PM - 5PM Members exclusive viewing All members are invited for wine + cheese , a VIP viewing + first chance to purchase original local art. RSVP 5PM - 9PM Opening Reception Pin Up Show + Sale exhibit is free and open to the public! RSVP How to be an artist for the 2025 Pin Up Show + Sale? All artists must be current ArtsXchange Members to participate in the sale of art. All Members must apply to participate. Application open until spaces are filled. Spaces are limited! Exhibit Application Deadline - Saturday, January 17, 2025 - 6:00 PM Become a member and take $10 off any level of membership with the code PINUP2025! Learn about all exhibit artist requirements and apply today! Learn More / Apply All Exhibits SINCLAIR GALLERY NEWS Oh shelia! Photographic works remembering shelia Turner, by members of Sistagraphy | On View - July 21, 2025 to Sept 5, 2025 - Community Gallery @ ArtsXchange ArtsXchange Jul 23 2 min read Artist and curator Courtney Brooks opens a bold new art gallery rooted in Black creative legacy - Check out Full Article By Rough Draft Atlanta - Sherri Daye Scott ArtsXchange Jun 25 2 min read

Interference Interwoven Interference: Interwoven A sculptural look at human interference with nature through weaving by Sally C. Garner (Georgia State University MFA student show) April 4, 2023 - April 14, 2023 CURATOR / ARTIST Sally C. Garner Gerogia State University student Sally C. Garner presents her solo MFA show, Interference: Interwoven. ABOUT THE ARTIST Sally C. Garner is a native of the Southeast, growing up in North Carolina and currently living in Georgia. She has been creating soft sculpture installation works ever since first learning that her love of fiber could inform her sculptural work at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. From a series of art that was first conceived in school, Sally crocheted art installations using non-traditional fibers to create works that incorporate both the nostalgia associated with traditional crocheting and the contemporary appeal for artwork that abstracts metaphors and enchants the senses. After graduating with an BFA in Studio Art, Sculpture in 2013, she continued to live, work, and create art in the mountains of North Carolina until 2020, when she decided to begin graduate school. Sally is currently seeking her MFA in Studio Art, Textiles at Georgia State University, in Atlanta, GA, where she is experimenting in fiber and textile techniques that were previously unavailable to her — weaving, wet-felting, knitting via machine, fabric dying and sewing. Her work is now trying to seek a connection between humanity and the environment, taking a critical eye to the changes we have tried to make so far. Weaving has become the primary tool that she wants to explore this concept with because of its metaphorical connection to knowledge. Interference: Interwoven April 4, 2023 at 10:00 AM| ArtsXchange Register Now All Exhibits SINCLAIR GALLERY NEWS Oh shelia! Photographic works remembering shelia Turner, by members of Sistagraphy | On View - July 21, 2025 to Sept 5, 2025 - Community Gallery @ ArtsXchange ArtsXchange Jul 23 2 min read Artist and curator Courtney Brooks opens a bold new art gallery rooted in Black creative legacy - Check out Full Article By Rough Draft Atlanta - Sherri Daye Scott ArtsXchange Jun 25 2 min read

Atlanta Collects Atlanta Collects 10 Notable Fine Art Collections Sept. 6, 2019 - Oct. 26, 2019 CURATOR Mike Harris ArtsXchange is honored to host 10 Notable Fine Art Collections in our Jack Sinclair Gallery. Our guest curator, Michael Harris shares his vision as an ongoing collector and its importance for the community. The Atlanta Arts scene has long been seen as trailblazing and of great historic and cultural importance. Atlanta is the home of the National Black Arts Festival, Atlanta Life Biennial, Hammonds House, Spelman College Museums and Clark Atlanta Galleries which is also home of the Hale Woodruff Murals. What many may not know is that Atlanta also boast several substantial and notable Art Collections. This exhibition will highlight a small sample of these Collections and the families that have amassed them. Some of the Collections have been documented in catalogs and articles, yet most have grown outside of the public eye as personal journeys and passions. The purpose of this exhibition is to share with the general public the depth and breadth of both these known and previously unknown Collections. Most importantly this exhibition is intended to demystify Art Collecting as an expression of elitist privilege and to show these collectors as Custodians of our Culture. The exhibition includes works from only ten of these Collections. The artworks and the stories behind the collections are as varied and as diverse as the families that have built the collections. The Collectors include notable Professionals from many fields as well as public servants and regular folks who have developed a passion for the Arts. Join us for the opening reception on September 6, 2019 from 7-10pm. Parking is free and located in the back of out building. We invite guests of all ages! Thank you to our collectors for trusting us with this special line up of artists. Art will is on display from September 6th - October 12th, 2019 Gallery hours are Tues.- Sat. from 12-8pm All Exhibits SINCLAIR GALLERY NEWS Oh shelia! Photographic works remembering shelia Turner, by members of Sistagraphy | On View - July 21, 2025 to Sept 5, 2025 - Community Gallery @ ArtsXchange ArtsXchange Jul 23 2 min read Artist and curator Courtney Brooks opens a bold new art gallery rooted in Black creative legacy - Check out Full Article By Rough Draft Atlanta - Sherri Daye Scott ArtsXchange Jun 25 2 min read

Shero Shero A Sistagraphy Exhibition Feb. 16, 2019 - March 31, 2019 CURATOR Courtney Brooks ARTISTS Sistagraphy | Shelia Turner | Furery Terriy Reid | Susan J. Ross | Doris Derby | Nafisha Valita Sheriff | Carolyn Grady | Sharon B. Dowdell | Grace Kissa | Melissa Alexander | Evelyn Quinones | Sis Courtney | Jena P. Jones | Shakeesha Jeffries | Audrey M. Johnson | Sharee Swann | N'Dieye Gray Danavall | Tokie Rome | Malika Deshon | Shanicia Boswell | Monica Ealey | Bri Williams All Exhibits SINCLAIR GALLERY NEWS Oh shelia! Photographic works remembering shelia Turner, by members of Sistagraphy | On View - July 21, 2025 to Sept 5, 2025 - Community Gallery @ ArtsXchange ArtsXchange Jul 23 2 min read Artist and curator Courtney Brooks opens a bold new art gallery rooted in Black creative legacy - Check out Full Article By Rough Draft Atlanta - Sherri Daye Scott ArtsXchange Jun 25 2 min read

The Aboriginal Museum The Aboriginal Museum A Revelation of True Identity Feb. 11, 2022 - March 7, 2022 CURATORS Ray Lewis Christian Johnson ARTISTS Ugo Agoruah Thomas Bess Montez Brénard Markeidric The Great Williams Riggs Sabb Ron Smith The Sinclair Gallery hosts a group showing titled, “The Aboriginal Museum.” The exhibit will run from February 11, 2022 – March 7, 2022; opening reception begins at 7pm. Sinclair Gallery will also hold an artist talk, at 2pm on February 19, 2022. Artists of this exhibit: Ugo Agoruah, Thom Bess, Montez Brenard, Williams Riggs Sabb, and Ron Smith were selected by Co-Curators, Markeidric the Great and Ray Lewis. The aboriginal museum highlights aboriginal contemporary artists using their cultural connections and interest to depict their interpretations of fine art through a variety of mediums. The exhibition is presented as a museum with each artist providing their individual perspectives to help form a unified body of work that illuminates what is inaccurately referred to as “African-American” culture. The Aboriginal Museum brings six aboriginal contemporary artists together to reflect on their cultural experiences. The “Out of Africa” theory, based on the Trans-Atlantic slave trade is a direct conflict to the true history of Aboriginals in America. It’s not one size fits all. The Aboriginal Museum challenges that narrative and suggests that we are descendants of the original inhabitants, not “black” , not “African-American” but Aboriginal. In this exhibition, the artists will give viewers the ability to look at America through a different lens, that being from the point of view of The Aboriginal Artist. Each artist has been hand picked by Markeidric for their uniqueness, creative talent, and ability to depict their cultural experiences. _______________ Rayfield Lewis II Instagram @kingraylew Born in Savannah, raised in Athens, trained in Atlanta, Rayfield Lewis II is a self-taught creative visionary. He spent many years accepting behind the scene roles across many different creative mediums. In 2018 he was introduced to the visual art scene by way of transporting and installing art for galleries and designers. In 2020, through his company Suga Cane Syrup, he started a residency program at the Arts Exchange in Eastpoint, Ga where he opens up his art studio for creative minds to create. Artist like Thomas Bess, Ron Smith, Ugo Agoruah, and Debõrah Hughes are just a few of the names that have taken advantage to the residency. Rayfield curated his first exhibition in February of 2021 with Tim short. It was held at Parlor in the Castleberry Hills district of Atlanta, Ga where he is the curator for their arts and culture program. He went on to curate four other shows in 2021. His most recent with John Glover being a major success for such a short curating career. Rayfield is more than excited to continue his creative journey and to work intimately with the creative talents and geniuses of today to bring their art and their message to the world for everyone to see. Markeidric The Great Instagram - @markeidric Growing up in Atlanta opened opportunities for Markeidric and his family. As a kid he took on many sports in his spare time which at an early age introduced him to disciplines like hard work and determination. On top of being heavily involved with sports, he also discovered a great passion for art. At the age of 6 he was placed in private art lessons with the same teacher (Phillis Bostar) until he graduated high school at 17. At an early age he began studying masters, from Davinci and Rembrandt to Monet and Cezanne. After graduating, his learning relationship with Phillis was brought to an end so he began his pursuit of higher education attending Savannah College of Art and Design as a painter. His current body of work focuses on the contemporary evolution of classical painting techniques applied to modern subjects and concepts. Thus having been inspired by very few Black artists before him, he is what we could consider to be one of our first Post Modern Neo-Classical artist. Through manipulating paint application, things like landscapes, portraits, and interior spaces trigger the desire to engage his work. Markeidric The Great. Ugo Agoruah Instagram- @ugo_agoruah Ugo Agoruah is a Nigerian born artist, raised in Marietta, GA since early childhood. It is here; he started cultivating a love for artistic imagery and aesthetic. Even with his artistic capabilities, he chose to focus his studies on Biology, where he developed an interest in the human figure and its functions. By 2015 Ugo was hit with divine spark to create, and bring more focus on advancing and spreading his artistic practice. By 2018, Ugo obtained his Bachelor’s of Fine Arts degree in Drawing and Painting from the Kennesaw State University School of Art & Design. Since arriving in the Atlanta art scene in 2015, Ugo has worked to capture and intrigue the community with his beautiful work, and his attention to aesthetic & narrative. Using the gift of art as a gateway to higher thinking, understanding, and discovery, Ugo takes inspiration from personal tales, art history, culture, and the classical muse to create work that can be described as transcendental and didactic. Thomas Bess Instagram- @thombess Thom Bess (or simply “Bess” as friends call him) is a new and exciting force in Contemporary Art, specializing in collage style paintings and drawings. Influenced by Picasso, Romere Bearden, and Stephanie Jackson, Bess’s work has been described as mystical, darkly funny, challenging, and uplifting, the kind of art that sparks conversation and debate. Bess was raised in the small town of Gray, GA with strong Christian values and all the contradictions of the American South. He moved to big city Atlanta at the age of 15 where he immediately became a fixture in the local arts community and beyond. Following a near death experience at 18, Bess began splitting his time between Jamaica and Amsterdam, where he began studying African centered metaphysics, and ironically began to reflect and channel his very American experiences onto canvas. Returning to the US in 2008, Bess started creating wall projections for small gatherings of friends in the newly re-emerging party and arts scene in Atlanta, depicting cult pop culture icons, literary figures, and people he encountered at the local coffee shop. He currently lives and works in Atlanta, GA. Montez Brénard Montez Brénard is an American artist, altruist, curator, designer, documentarian and inventor born and raised in PG County, Maryland. He started out drawing and using fabric paint to customize clothing for himself and classmates in elementary school. Throughout his childhood he explored various branches of arts including installations, sculpture, painting, mixed media, photography, videography and more. In 2010, he went on to design a clothing brand that was celebrated locally and sought after internationally. Several years later, he graduated with a B.F.A in Graphic Design from Savannah College of Art and Design. Some of his accomplishments include inventing a game, filing for a design patent, recording multiple musical projects and curating multi-sensory experiences for performance artists. Known for phrases like “The goal is to get it, then give it to people who need it.” and “If we don’t stick together we f*cked.” It’s not hard to tell that Montez values collaborating, sharing resources and tribalism. William Riggs Sabb Instagram- @ayoo_sabb My art form was cultivated from 90’s rap and saturday morning cartoons• classically trained at the Savannah College of Art in Design • radiant illustrator • finesse caricature artisan• formed from the red clay of Statesboro, Georgia • creative energy only Ron Smith Instagram- @smithcreativ Painter, sculptor, educator, & leader. Ron Smith is a man of many hats, as well as many talents. From digital works and designs, to beautifully painted figures, and sculpture, Ron Smith’s creativity knows no bounds. A master at his craft and a man of the ppl, he creates artwork that serves as a reminder that artwork is an integral part of history and should help reformulate the definition of civilization. All Exhibits SINCLAIR GALLERY NEWS Oh shelia! Photographic works remembering shelia Turner, by members of Sistagraphy | On View - July 21, 2025 to Sept 5, 2025 - Community Gallery @ ArtsXchange ArtsXchange Jul 23 2 min read Artist and curator Courtney Brooks opens a bold new art gallery rooted in Black creative legacy - Check out Full Article By Rough Draft Atlanta - Sherri Daye Scott ArtsXchange Jun 25 2 min read

Sin With Me Sin With Me A Solo Exhibition from Nick Kakavas - RATED R April 1st, 2022 - April 15th 2022 CURATOR / ARTIST Nick Kakavas This exhibit is Rated R. Centered on queer erotic narratives, Nick Kakavas' art tells stories that break free from societal norms for his MFA thesis exhibition (presented by Georgia State University). Sin With Me" opening reception, 5:30-8 p.m., Friday, April 1. It continues through April 15. Rated R. All Exhibits SINCLAIR GALLERY NEWS Oh shelia! Photographic works remembering shelia Turner, by members of Sistagraphy | On View - July 21, 2025 to Sept 5, 2025 - Community Gallery @ ArtsXchange ArtsXchange Jul 23 2 min read Artist and curator Courtney Brooks opens a bold new art gallery rooted in Black creative legacy - Check out Full Article By Rough Draft Atlanta - Sherri Daye Scott ArtsXchange Jun 25 2 min read