The Space I am In
March 1 to April 30, 2021
Philip J. Steele Gallery
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“The goal for this work is a survival guide. Inspired by Black woman’s legacy of survival and a prophecy for our future.”
– Alisha B. Wormsley
The Philip J. Steele Gallery presents The Space I am In by distinguished Pittsburg-based artist Alisha B. Wormsley. Wormsley’s solo exhibition explores collective memory and the synchronicity of time through the stories of women of color, and more specifically, Black Women in America. Her work spans public art, social practice, performance, installation, film, photography, and publication. For over a decade, Wormsley has been building the Children of NAN Archive to inform her practice. Nan, Wormsley explains, is the most used syllable for mother across African dialects. The archive/body of work consists of photography, video footage, films, objects, philosophies, myths, rituals, and performances that she uses to understand and chronicle the ways black womxn have taught one another to care for humans and the earth. Wormsley’s primary focus is to uplift and celebrate the people and places she engages with as she develops her Children of NAN Archive, and to provide spaces of critical reflection on the past, present, and future of community.
In addition to her exhibition, Wormsley will give a virtual artist talk as part of the RMCAD Visiting Artist, Scholar, and Designer Program’s (VASDP) World Building series. The RMCAD virtual artist talk and solo exhibition will be featured in collaboration with the biennial Month of Photography Denver and the RedLine Contemporary Art Center Afrofuturism + Beyond series.
For more information about this The Space I am In, visit the exhibition page at rmcad.edu/thespaceiamin
