Art of the Soul – Kara Walker

In the month of February, we have looked at the collective trauma inflicted on the African diaspora in America through the institution of slavery and racism. Our previous artists – Henry Ossawa Tanner, Jacob Lawrence, Faith Ringgold, and Jean-Michel Basquiat – had their own unique artistic responses to that particular trauma. During this final presentation in our series we will look at the response of artist Kara Walker.

Kara received a MacArthur Fellowship, otherwise known as the Genius Grant, at the ripe age of 27, for her powerful silhouettes dealing with the interplay of racism, gender, and sexuality. Her works are simultaneously captivating and troubling. They draw us in with their playful and childlike medium, but then push us back with disturbing and pungent imagery. As a whole, her works call us to a place of reflection and healthy conviction.

As we conclude our journey with such great artists, I hope their art will teach us ways to heal from, both our own trauma, and the trauma we have inflicted on others.

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