Curated by Weyni Kahsay at the South Dallas Cultural Center
Everyday Black Life is a multidimensional exploration of identity, memory, and cultural continuity across the African diaspora. Featuring ten artists from African, African American, Afro-Latin, and Afro-Caribbean backgrounds, the exhibition brings together painting, photography, and mixed media to reflect the depth and nuance of Black existence.
This exhibition is not centered on a single narrative. Instead, it offers a collective voice, one that moves fluidly between past and present, the personal and the shared, the ordinary and the monumental. It honors the beauty found in everyday moments while acknowledging the histories and experiences that shape them.
Through portraiture, archival imagery, nostalgia, music, and storytelling, Everyday Black Life invites viewers to consider how identity is formed, carried, and expressed. From childhood memories and community resilience to cultural icons and ancestral histories, each work contributes to a larger dialogue: who we are, where we come from, and how we continue to exist, create, and remember.
Featured Artists:
Mandla Senzanje, Nitashia Johnson, Demarcus McGaughey, George Rosaly, Jessica Taylor, Rapheal Crump, Nick-Edward Woolley, Derrick Hardin, Angel Ohome, Quel Hynson
Mandla Senzanje, Nitashia Johnson, Demarcus McGaughey, George Rosaly, Jessica Taylor, Rapheal Crump, Nick-Edward Woolley, Derrick Hardin, Angel Ohome, Quel Hynson
Public Programming & Community Engagement
Shades of Black- SDCC signature event for Black History Month
Artist Talk moderated by Cathyrn: Angel Ohome, Quel Hynson, Demarcus McGaughey, Nitashia Johnson
BGIAS Private Tour
Everyday Black Life Workshop Series: Mandla — Painting Black Skin; Nitashia Johnson — Photographing Black Skin; Quel Hynson — Storytelling Through Collage
