About the Event

Join us for a special virtual event in which Senior Curator Virginia Treanor and Assistant Curator Hannah Shambroom share behind-the-scenes insights into Tawny Chatmon: Sanctuaries of Truth, Dissolution of Lies.

Through her photography-based art, Tawny Chatmon (b. 1979, Tokyo) addresses racist myths and elevates cultural truths. She centers and celebrates Black childhood and family bonds while also recontextualizing dehumanizing dolls, figurines, and food histories. Chatmon intensifies and embellishes her large-scale photographs through both digital techniques and meticulous handmade elements. She elongates the bodies of her models, heightens their features, and adds mosaic-like and embroidered patterns. Presenting these powerful works in ornate frames, Chatmon honors the preciousness of her subjects. 

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