Omens
Sat, Dec 09
|The Bottom
Join us 12/9 for an exhibition reception with Karena "Kidd" Graves, their works will be on display from Dec 1-31!
Time & Location
Dec 09, 2023, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
The Bottom, 2340 E Magnolia Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917, USA
About the Event
Karena “Kidd” Graves is a multidisciplinary artist from North Carolina. They received their MFA in Sculpture at East Carolina University. Graves’s interest and research focuses on African-American dream symbolism, folklore, and storytelling. Their art practice consists of creating sculptural assemblages, weavings, mixed media textiles, and public art. Currently, they are an Artist-in-Residence at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
Show Statement:
Omens is an exhibition that tells the shared stories about Fish Dreams and Bird symbolism within Black Folklore. The aim for this research and creative activity is to document orally shared stories in Black communities. In my family, when women dream of fish, it symbolizes that a family member or close friend is pregnant. When one of us has this dream we call each other or text our family group chat to figure out who is pregnant.
The weavings and sculpture assemblages are based on my…