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ALT Three smiling women stand side by side. In the center is Jen Everett whose work centers butch black lesbian stories
ALT Two black women embrace in front of a large snapshot of a little girl in pajamas. Caption is: St. Louis-based artist Jen Everett, left, gets a hug of support Thursday from friend Maya Roberts of Chicago as Everett prepares for her first solo exhibition, ‘Could you dim the lights,’ on display through Oct. 5 at Krannert Art Museum in Champaign. Everett says her artwork involves themes of Black life, family and responses to turmoil, and that her identity as a queer Black woman is a central theme in this exhibition. She said her work represents ‘seeking a place to be safe, to be home, to feel held.’
ALT Jen Everett, Touch Screen, 2021. Digital collage. Courtesy of the artist
ALT Krannert Art Museum is organizing the first solo exhibition for artist Jen Everett, whose work explores themes of Black life, family, responses to turmoil and Everett’s identity as a queer Black woman. “Could you dim the lights?” opens Feb. 1. Left: Jen Everett. Right: Jen Everett, Ladies Love Jen, 2023. Digital collage. Both images courtesy of the artist.
ALT Artist, weaver and art professor Kira Dominguez Hultgren has been awarded a 2024 United States Artists Fellowship.
ALT assorted photos and music and magazine from Jen Everett's past. Word on a black background give opening night details.
ALT snow sculpture of a sleeping cat
ALT Plato con paisaje del Lago del Oeste Porcelana Principios del siglo XVIII China The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Nueva York
ALT Jarrón globular azul-blanco con figura de dragón Dinastía Qing, Jiaqing (1796-1820) o Daoguang (1820-1850) Krannert Art Museum, Illinois
ALT black shirts with flowers attached
