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Co Founders Lauren + Daricia at “Sweet Discord” at MINT Gallery
NPR Interview with Lois Reitzes of WABE City Lights -editorial by ADRON MCCANN • AUG 17, 2021
MINT Gallery Partners With Black Women In Visual Art For 8th Annual Juried Exhibition, ‘Sweet Discord’ - a new exhibition at the MINT Gallery, gathers works by emerging artists in the gallery’s 8th Annual Juried Exhibition. Partnering with the BWVA organization, or Black Women in Visual Art, MINT brings together a diverse collection united by themes of lightness and darkness. Lauren Jackson Harris and Daricia Mia DeMarr are the founders of BWVA and jurors for this year’s show.
“Wash Day (Kameron)" by Tomesha Faxio. Courtesy of Mint Gallery
A complex mix of pain and joy defines a group of contemplative shows at Mint Gallery By Felicia Feaster, Atlanta JOURNAL CONSTITUTION - Aug 17, 2021
The work in the group show “Sweet/Discord” at Mint Gallery ricochets between pain and joy. And sometimes those seemingly contradictory emotions coexist. There is a lot to reflect upon in this meaty exhibition that captures the pathos and poetry of daily life. The exhibition is curated by Black Women in Visual Art founders Lauren Jackson Harris and Daricia Mia DeMarr who have selected a mix of 14 artists from Atlanta and beyond.
Nyama Wingood, Dominique Clayton, and Storm Ascher, Lauren Jackson Harris at Soho House in DUMBO
Black Women in Visual Arts visits SOho DUMBO House to talk Future Fair - editorial by By Abigail Hirsch, Sept 15, 2021
Lauren Jackson Harris, the co-founder of Black Women in Visual Art, sits down with three Future Fair exhibitors: Storm Ascher, Dominique Clayton, and Nyama Wingood to talk representation at Future Fair.