Exhibitions

From June 2nd through July 9th, BoxHeart presents
Guest Curator Cindy Lisica presents What We Know on exhibit in our main gallery and
Nzuji De Magalhaes: Bare Recognition on exhibit in our upstairs gallery.

BoxHeart Gallery welcomes guest curator Cindy Lisica as she presents What We Know - an exhibition of three artists from three coasts: Stephanie Gonzalez (Houston), Tobia Makover (Savannah), and Claudia Parducci (Los Angeles). Curator Cindy Lisica has encountered each of these artists under different circumstances in places where she has lived. What ties the artwork together for her exhibition What We Know is their visual poetry and mastery of art-making as a language that moves the viewer into a unique space, a microcosm, even if only for a moment. Lisica remembers the words of her college poetry professor, "Write what you know." This short but profound piece of advice rings true through art that speaks directly to the viewer by forming an emotional connection. These women know things. They are demanding. They are reflective. They are luminaries in their respective circles.

In current artwork, Nzuji De Magalhaes comments on the many foreign companies coming onto African shores to exploit its natural resources. Companies such as Chevron, Texaco, and Fina take petroleum and minerals for their own financial gain. Instead of providing self-sufficient resources such as education and technology to the people, bundles of military weapons, fortified powder milk such as Nestle Nido milk, and second-hand clothing are given as gifts. Angolan cultural structure slowly lessens with the bombardment of Portuguese, American, and now Chinese influences. In her artwork, different fabric patterns represent these influences and are intertwined with symbolic African patterns. Within the bundles of local and foreign objects, the people become objects as well.

DON'T FORGET!! We'll be on Summer Break July 11th - 23rd.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!

We're having an IN REAL LIFE reception!!

Join artists Katie Stone and Jessica Alpern Brown on

SATURDAY, AUGUST 7TH, from 5 - 8 pm.

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

BoxHeart Visitor Information

Admission: Free and open to the public. The 1st floor (main gallery) of BoxHeart Gallery may be accessed using a ramp. The 2nd floor (gallery space) is handicap accessible by stair chair.

We're Open!

Gallery Hours: Sun, 1-5 pm; Wed – Thurs, 10-6 pm; Fri, noon – 4 pm; Sat, noon – 6 pm.

(Also by Appointment. Appointments are not required.) BoxHeart Gallery is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

For general information call 412.687.8858

BoxHeart maintains a robust program of exhibitions which are currently scheduled through 2022. We hope you'll join us for the wonderful array of solo exhibitions we have coming up all through 2021!