Fragments
Fragments uses primarily collages to tell stories of freedom, injustice, culture, pain, faith and joy. Torn remnants explore the layers of the artist’s identity — Blackness and girl/womanhood while considering deeper layers of history, culture and resistance of community. Yellow, red and orange line the canvas as a way of simulating vibrant energy and positive possibilities.
Girlhood Un/Done
Girlhood/UnDone honors the rich tradition of quilting by incorporating paper doll quilts and patches. Each patch conjures individual stories (first love, sister-friends, daydreaming). But when combined into one quilt there is a deep connection to one another— a collective sisterhood.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Check out a few of the group exhibits that showcase Antoinette's work.
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The Jazz Gallery (New York)
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Akwaaba Gallery (New Jersey)
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Art in the Atrium (New Jersey)
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Calabar Art Gallery (New York)
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Museum of Science and Industry (Illinois)
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Moody Jones Gallery (Pennsylvania)
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Newark Arts Festival (New Jersey)
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Newark Museum of Art (New Jersey)
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NJ State Museum (New Jersey)
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West Orange Arts Center (New Jersey)
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Prizm Art Fair (Florida)
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Check out how Antoinette combines her work in the community and art.
A featured project is Red Dirt & Pot Liquor (RDPL). RDPL is a storytelling archival project. RDPL will unpack themes associated with memory, and legacy. The artist will collect and archive audio stories from Black women elders from the Newark area. Together they will create a group quilt consisting of traditional quilt-making materials, audio and video stories and songs, shadow box stories, and other immersive mediums.
