2023 Exhibitions | Ariel Collins | ArtLoner - THE ARTLONER

2023

Juneteenth

A commemoration of the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.

Mixed-media artwork of two Black figures in a wooded swamp, one seated beside another lying near the water, beneath circular forms made from black Kanekalon hair and Spanish moss.

Oil painting of a Black woman with long locs and glasses, wearing a bright pink hoodie while selecting hair-care products in a beauty supply store.

Colorful woodcut of a Black woman wearing a patterned tignon and shawl while adjusting a blue, green, and pink head covering on a seated Black man.

Rooted in Wellness

Conceptualize self-care through navigating racial identity and intersectionality.

Front side of a red, pink, white, and black diptych showing a face tilted upward with an open mouth and both hands pressed against the neck as paint-like strands drip around the figure.

Reverse side of the same diptych showing two upside-down faces connected by long, dripping strands of red, pink, and white paint against a black background.

Blue-toned painting of a person in a gray hoodie reclining beside a laptop displaying “The White Gaze vs. The Black Soul” while holding a book titled “Acting White?”