“Stony the Road We Trod” is an exhibition featuring works by African American artists in the Georgia Museum of Art Museum’s permanent collection and Leo Twiggs, the 2019 Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Award Winner. The show opens Saturday, February 2 and remains on view through April 28, 2019.
This exhibition takes a look at the southern identity anew through the lens of the African American experience. With roots or careers in Georgia, these artists comment on themes of personal and collective struggle as well as beauty and cultural heritage unique to the South.
It also highlights the work of Leo Twiggs, an artist born and based in South Carolina, he was the first African American to receive a doctorate in art education at the University of Georgia.
This year’s national theme for Black History Month is “Black Migrations,” and many of these works relate to how African American artists visually responded to notions of migration, particularly from the rural South, or crafted responses to new environments and urban center.
For more information, see: https://georgiamuseum.org. Note: On Wednesday, February 13 at 2:00 pm, Shawnya Harris, Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Curator of African American and African Diasporic Art, will give a tour of the exhibition.
