The BIPOC Initiative and Exhibitions
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Opening Saturday, October 23, 2021
Patrick Earl Hammie: I Am ... Legend
Tyanna J. Buie: EMBODIMENT(S)
RSVP here to attend the 4:30 pm reception
RSVP here to attend the 5:30 pm reception
The BIPOC Initiative - Inaugural Exhibitions
October 23rd marks the opening date for two new solo exhibitions under the umbrella of the Freeport Art Museum’s Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Initiative. The BIPOC Initiative aims to encourage artists and patrons of color to view the Freeport Art Museum (FAM) as a welcoming venue for artists of color to exhibit their work and seeks to develop an improved relationship with the broader BIPOC community so that a more socially inclusive and diverse audience feels at home and embraces it as their museum.
The inaugural BIPOC artist to show this year is Patrick Earl Hammie, professor at the University of Illinois, Urbana – Champaign. Hammie selected the second artist, Milwaukee-based Tyanna J. Buie, to show concurrently in an adjacent gallery. Each artist is creating new work to install in FAM’s main galleries in October of this year. Buie will select the artist for the following year, establishing the succession of artists for the series.
Over next five years two solo shows per year will be awarded to artists of color selected by artists of color. This systemic change aims to help center Native American personhood, address anti-Blackness, dismantle white supremacy, and advance racial justice.
Exhibition Dates: October 23rd, 2021 - February 12th, 2022
Tue. - Fri. 10 AM - 5 PM
Sat. 12 PM - 5 PM
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Patrick Earl Hammie, MFA is a painter, draftsman, sculptor, and illustrator. He uses portraits and allegories to examine personal and shared Black experiences and presents stories that expand our understanding of others. Hammie’s art has been exhibited in Germany, India, and South Africa, among other places, in venues such as the California African American Museum, Kunstwerk Carlshütte, and the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.
He was first recipient of the Alice C. Cole '42 Fellowship from Wellesley College. His works are included in public and private collections across the United States. Hammie currently serves as Associate Professor and Chair of Studio Art at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the School of Art + Design.
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Tyanna J. Buie, MFA
Tyanna Buie is a Chicago/Milwaukee native. She lives and works out of Detroit, Michigan and specializes in printmaking. Buie works from found family photographs often incorporating collage or drawing into her prints. Her inspiration comes from a family history of incarceration and the mugshots recorded and publicly displayed on digital platforms. She seeks to, “take the power away from what the image means, what it could mean, and give it another narrative.”
Buie has completed multiple residencies and has been awarded numerous fellowships. Her works are included in major institutions and private collections nationally. In 2020, Buie collaborated with Shepard Fairey on the Voting Rights are Human Rights mural in Milwaukee, WI. Buie is an Assistant Professor/Section Chair of Printmaking at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI.
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PUBLIC PROGRAM
Tyanna J. Buie and Patrick Earl Hammie will be speaking at Jeannette Lloyd Theater in Freeport Middle school on December 10th at 9:15 am. They will each share their insights into their work and practice as professional artists.
This event is open to FAM members, the general public, students, educators, parents and school administrators.
To register for this program, please click the button below
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Freeport Art Museum
121 North Harlem Ave.
Freeport, IL 61032
www.freeportartmsuem.org
815.235.9755
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