I spent this past week at the Durham Arts Council teaching an intersession camp on the theme of Norse Mythology. After days of chalk pastels, paint & sharpie markers, running home to work on some of my own art, cooking, exercise, etc. etc. I was regretting having made plans for Friday. Part of me just wanted to go home and crash on the couch. …
museums & cultural centers
denver art museum: jeffrey gibson
Today I am highlighting new to me artist, Jeffrey Gibson. A Colorado born, Choctaw, Cherokee, artist who currently lives and teaches in Upstate New York. I am intrigued by his story and search for identity the same way I was intrigued when I first came across Kehinde Wiley's work on one of my visits to the Brooklyn Museum. I was headed to …