My upcoming exhibition, Paintings
& Proverbs includes portraits of elders who have settled in
Minneapolis from e. Africa, along with sayings and proverbs which defend
their old-world wisdom in their native languages ~ exploring ways in
which we inherit our cultural wisdom and identity. It's been a fun way for me to learn to speak af-Soomaali (Somali language) and a few words of Oromo.
This exhibition will be on view from May 7 to June 24 ~ at Susan Hensel (Window) Gallery, 3441 Cedar Ave So, Minneapolis, MN 55407. The gallery is not open for this event - the exhibition is in the storefront window only, which faces Cedar Avenue. For this reason, there is no official opening, but I'll post a few celebratory events during the 7weeks in which the exhibition is up.
Thanks to my many collaborators, teachers, interpreters and friends from our e. African community ~ !
For more information:
http://mnartists.org/event.do?rid=332758
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| Portrait of Rade |
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| Portrait of Khadra |
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| Portrait of U |
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