A Través de la Persiana (Through the Blinds)
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Damien Davis
Artist
Damien Davis (b. 1984) is a Brooklyn-based artist, born in Crowley, Louisiana and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. His practice explores historical representations of Blackness by unpacking the visual language of various cultures, questioning how societies code/decode/recode representations of race through craft, design and digital modes of production. His work has appeared at The Whitney Museum of American Art, Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Arts and Design and various galleries across the country. He is the recipient of the Rema Hort Mann Foundation Community Engagement Grant and has been awarded residencies with Dieu Donné, Triangle Arts Association, the Museum of Arts and Design, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Pilchuck Glass School and Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art and Storytelling. Mr. Davis is also a former fellow and current advisor for the Art & Law Program in New York City, as well as a board member for the Fire Island Artist Residency. His work has been mentioned in the New York Times, Frieze Magazine, The Guardian, Hyperallergic, Vulture Magazine and NYLON. Mr. Davis is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Sculpture at Purchase College (SUNY).
Albert Josue Peguero
Artist
Albert Peguero is a South Bronx based, Multi-media Sculptor. A first-generation college graduate, Albert obtained his BFA in Sculpture at Purchase College, SUNY in 2020. Born in the Dominican Republic and raised in New York City, Albert’s work tackles conversations around the shared experiences of working-class immigrants in the United States from a queer immigrants perspective.