As part of the exhibition Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art, where Tyna Adebowale is participating, a moderated panel discussion will take place on June 18 between 5 and 6pm at the National Museum of African Art, Washington DC. The panel will feature curator Kevin Dumouchelle and artists Paul Emmanuel, Mikael Owunna, Tyna Abebowale, and Leilah Babirye whose work is featured in the exhibition and in the accompanying book.
Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art is based on years of close collaboration and dialogue with African visual art practitioners who claim belonging in the LGBTQ+ community, however they define those terms. Through their art, they invite us into their worlds, and share complex stories of openly claiming their identities, their histories, and their place.
Kevin Dumouchelle photo by Franko Khoury; Tyna Abebowale photo courtesy of artist; Leilah Babirye photo by AX Mina; Mikael Owunna photo by Ajamu X; Paul Emmanuel by Meg Clerc.
Registration can be made on this link.
