Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe:
The Contemporary Response Exhibition
September 27, 2012 – January 19, 2013
Opening Reception: Sunday, October 14, 2012 2:00 – 6:00 pm
Art Salon Series and Family Day Activities Programs accompanying the exhibit include a series of Tea with Myrtis art salons and free family activities.
Eight artists influenced by works featured in the Walters Art Museums’ exhibition Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe collate modern culture to interpret the role of Africans serving as diplomats, merchants, slaves, and rulers through an aesthetic rooted in black cultural history.
A rare partnering between an art gallery and museum results in two provocative exhibitions which investigate the role of Africans in Renaissance Europe, Galerie Myrtis in conjunction with the Walters Art Museum host Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe: The Contemporary Response.
Artists: Maya Freelon Asante, Jeffrey Kent and Amy Sherald of Baltimore, Maryland; and Jules Arthur, Brooklyn, New York; Nathaniel Donnett, Houston, Texas; Jamea Richmond-Edwards and Victor Ekpuk, Washington, D.C.; and Mario Andres Robinson, Keyport, New Jersey. Chief Curator: Myrtis Bedolla, Founding Director, Galerie Myrtis; Co-Curator: Amy Morton, Owner, Morton Fine Art, and Exhibition Advisor: Joaneath Spicer, Ph.D., Curator of Renaissance and Baroque Art, Walters Art Museum
