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April 1 - (August 21, 2021) Exhibit Extended through January 22, 2022

Installation View | Photo Credit: Tim Thayer and Robert Hensleigh

This year marks the 5th anniversary of MW Gallery’s opening! To celebrate this milestone, MW Gallery presents a star-studded exhibit that showcases some of the Mott-Warsh Collection’s latest acquisitions alongside older, but rarely exhibited works from the collection. Included are some of today’s most celebrated contemporary artists, such as, Bisa Butler, Hugh Hayden, Rozeal, and Simone Leigh, accompanied by groundbreaking mid-career and established artists Renee Cox, Leonardo Drew, Charles McGee, Howardena Pindell, Maren Hassinger, Jack Whitten, Emma Amos, and more. 

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Installation Photos of Exhibit

 Installation Photography by Tim Thayer and Robert Hensleigh

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Select Artworks

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Rozeal (formerly known as iona rozeal brown), “Painful, the appearance of a dime in the cling (after Yoshitoshi’s painful, the appearance of a prostitute of the Kansei era),” 2006, Acrylic, gold and silver leaf on wood. 50” x 38”. Courtesy of Rozeal (formerly known as iona rozeal brown). Image: Pop Mod Photo.

Amy Sherald, “Handsome,” 2020, Screenprint, 40 ¼” x 37”. © Amy Sherald. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth

El Anatsui, "Sacred Moon," 2007, Metal Textile, 103” x 141” © Copyright El Anatsui

Emilio Cruz, “Tree of Life,” 1992, Pastel on Paper, 72” x 108” © Courtesy of Patricia Cruz

Leonardo Drew, “Number 218,” 2019, Paint on Wood, 62” x 55” x 9”. Copyright of Leonardo Drew, Courtesy of Galerie Lelong & Co., New York.

Mark Steven Greenfield, “Distress,” 2019, Acrylic on Wood, 24” x 18”. Courtesy Mark Steven Greenfield & William Turner Gallery

Al Loving, “Stretch,” 1990, Mixed media on paper, collage. 40” x 26”. Courtesy the Estate of Al Loving and Garth Greenan Gallery, New York.

Hugh Hayden, “Jazz 15,” 2020, Cast iron. 16 7/8” x 11 3/8” x 6 ¼”. Courtesy of the artist and Lisson Gallery.

Rene Cox, “The Liberation of Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben,” 1998, Cibachrome Print, 48” x 61”. Courtesy of Renee Cox

Jack Whitten, “Black Monolith IV For Jacob Lawrence,” 2001, Acrylic on canvas. 96” x 96”. © Jack Whitten Estate.

Adger W. Cowans, "P. B. Figure," 1975, Photograph, 40 ⅜” x 43 ½” © Copyright Adger Cowans

Simone Leigh, “Untitled,” 2001, Salt-fired stoneware. 25” x 23”. © Simone Leigh.

Howardena Pindell, “Untitled,” 1968-1970, Mixed Media, 144” x 144” © Mott-Warsh Collection courtesy of the artist

Therman Statom, “Untitled Ladder,” 2000, Assembled and Painted Glass, 86 ½” x 17” x 12”. Courtesy of Therman Statom.

Kerry James Marshall, “Untitled (Handsome Young Man),” 2010, Etching. 22 ½” x 19”. Courtesy of the artist and Paulson Fontaine Press.

Kerry James Marshall, “Untitled (Woman),” 2010, Etching. 22 ½” x 19”. Courtesy of the artist and Paulson Fontaine Press.

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​On view in MW’s Black Box Video Gallery:

The MW Gallery Black Box Gallery is temporarily closed. We are sorry for the inconvenience. 

Bearing by Bradley McCallum and Jacqueline Tarry. This multi-piece art installation features iconic portraits of teen mothers and their children, accompanied by audio testimonials from the young women about their journey into motherhood. 

Installation View | Photo Credit: Tim Thayer and Robert Hensleigh

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