Imaginaries of Diasporic Self

I’m so glad to be showing with a group of wonderful artists in Bridgeport CT this month in this show curated by Maria Markham.

From Maria, “Given recent events in the U.S. including violence and widespread discrimination against immigrants, LGBTQAI and others, it is vital to move beyond the dominant narrative to encompass the plurality of people and stories that compose our communities and country. Imagining this diverse society, with its many shades, shapes, smells, sounds and movements is no small political feat. In Imaginaries of Diasporic Self, 6 artists, Scott Carrillo Azevedo, Aruni Dharmakirthi, Joan Hanley, Elena Kalkova, Kate Quarfordt and Jency Sekaran, working in various media embrace multiple diasporas—Indian, Sri Lankan, Irish, Mexican, African American and Russian. These artists apply art as an essential tool to excavate difficult contemporary themes, reclaim histories from their gaps and erasures, trouble dominant perspectives and as acts of healing and repair, hope and transcendence. They poignantly excavate the self and consider dilemmas of identity, immigration and life in the U.S”.