Vitus Shell: 'Bout It 'Bout It, The Political Power of Just Being
SECCA | Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art | WINSTON-SALEM, NC
Mar 24 to Jun 18
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SECCA is proud to host "Vitus Shell: 'Bout It 'Bout It, The Political Power of Just Being," an exhibition of portraits by mixed-media collage painter Vitus Shell. Louisiana-based artist creates empowering portraits of Black Americans through a revision of historical painting.

In addition to works traveling to SECCA, the exhibition also features a large site-specific mural portrait of Larry Little, the prominent Winston-Salem community leader and founder of the North Carolina Chapter of the Black Panther Party, the first in the American South.

This exhibition is organized by the Hilliard Art Museum, Lafayette, Louisiana and curated by Benjamin M. Hickey, Curator of Exhibitions, Hilliard Art Museum, University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The exhibition is co-sponsored by Blanco Tackabery Attorneys and Counsellors at Law.

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