September 18, 2024 - February 21, 2025
Burt Chernow Galleries
Free and open to the public.
Lafayette Hall, CT State Housatonic (900 Lafayette Blvd)
In this exhibition, the artist Iyaba Ibo Mandingo tells the story of the Afri-Caribbean migration to Europe and North America in the twentieth century through his paintings and sculptures. On view for the first time as a full series, his sixty-one part painting series, Arwe Journey, depicts the history of the Windrush Generation as inspired by Jacob Lawrence’s Great Migration series and August Wilson’s plays. The back gallery continues the story, showing the ancestral and spiritual roots of Mandingo’s artwork. He pays special homage to the incredible strength and impact of Black women who he credits as nurturers, survivors, and leaders in his life and beyond.
This exhibition is curated by Suzanne Kachmar of City Lights Gallery with support from the Housatonic Museum of Art staff. Special thanks to Chi-Ann Lin, the Housatonic Museum of Art’s Summer Graduate Intern, for her research for the exhibition.
We are grateful for our collaboration with Suzanne Kachmar of City Lights Gallery and Iyaba Ibo Mandingo. Visit their websites to learn more.
