Gallery Talk: Joseph Holston: Call and Response

Curator & the artist, Joseph Holston will discuss the exhibition "Joseph Holston: Call and Response", in a gallery talk scheduled for

Saturday, 2:00- 3:00pm

Presented by the Alper Initiative for Washington Art

About the exhibition:

Step into a world where jazz and visual art converge. Jazz, with its roots deeply embedded in Black music and storytelling, mirrors Holston's commitment to representing the depth and breadth of the Black American experience.

A Maryland painter and printmaker, Joseph Holston celebrates Black life, history, and culture through his art. His work can be found in numerous public collections, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Phillips Collection, the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Library of Congress Fine Print Collection, among others.

Holston's mature style is distinct, blending abstraction and figuration with a bold, primary color palette that creates identifiable forms without anchoring them to a specific identity. The kinetic energy and vibrant dynamism of Holston's work are palpable in pieces like Grand Finale, which captures the moment just after a performance’s end.

This event will be held in-person at the museum.

Please direct any questions about this event to the museum's main contact for this event, Patricia Edwine-Poku at [email protected].

Image: Joseph Holston, Grand Finale, 2013. Oil on canvas, 42 x 50 in. Courtesy of the artist.

Host or Publisher American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center