Adorned

Adorned creates a dynamic conversation between the work of two artists who are pushing media and mindset to explore real issues of contemporary life. Fall 2007 McColl Center artist-in-residence Sharif Bey and artist Shanequa Gay find power in adornment—African-inspired masks, richly textured backgrounds, and large-scale clay and glass necklaces—to reclaim history, mark rites of passage, and explore contemporary life. The exhibition includes a site-specific installation by Gay, partially in response to the colossal and almost totemic glass and ceramic “adornments” created by Bey. Adorned was exhibited at McColl Center from January 23 to May 2, 2020.