Cierra Britton Gallery presents our participation in Photo London with our presentation Body & Soul: Kennedi Carter and Satchel Lee, a duo exhibition of portraits by Kennedi Carter and Satchel Lee reclaiming the Black femme body and exploring safe interior spaces.

Déjà Vu is a group exhibition that explores the idea of multiple realities and worlds built by artists that bring the viewer into the mind of the artist. Inspired by escapism, the works in Déjà Vu include mythical figures, imagined landscapes, and new paradigms that feel familiar to each artist. The title of the exhibit references the common French phrase for the phenomenon of feeling as though one has lived through the present situation before. It is an illusion of memory whereby—despite a strong sense of recollection—the time, place, and context of the "previous" experience are uncertain or impossible.

A Color Story is an exhibition exploring color theory in relation to narrative and symbolism. This show features artists who employ color-dominant and monochromatic palettes as an intentional method throughout their work across a range of styles including abstraction, figuration, textiles, and flora. This presentation unearths the ways that color can hold and shape narratives that resonate in specific ways depending on the viewer. ⁠

“IN MY BAG” is a group exhibition co-curated by Jewel Ham exploring the artistry and alchemy of Black femme wellness through the lens of nine visual artists, with a particular focus on pleasure, community, and growth.

In this new series of works on paper, Lewinale Havette aims to make a connection between intimate bonds and healing through female spirituality and mysticism. With this work, Havette is inspired by the West African and European art tradition of nudes with their symbolism of strength, dominance, heroism, and freedom.

Body & Soul exhibits a collection of photographs depicting the reclamation of the Black body, culture, and space. The artists featured in this exhibit capture moments of reclamation through portraiture, investigation of space, and personal storytelling through photojournalism.

Body & Soul features six artists including Amandla Baraka, Kennedi Carter, Myesha Evon Gardner, Satchel Lee, Flo Ngala, and Ms. z tye.

I Saw Things I Imagined is an exhibition that engages artists who are creating visuals that are sourced from dreams, memories, and visions. Inspired by Solange’s “Things I Imagined”, this collection of works explores the conscious and unconscious that artists have visualized through a multitude of mediums including painting, textiles, works on paper, and video.

I Saw Things I Imagined, a group exhibition featuring works by seven artists, Ambrose Rhapsody Murray, Adama Delphine Fawundu, Alisa Sikleanos-Carter, Nola Ayoola, Augustina Wang, Amy Amalia, and Lewinale Havette.

“keep it cute”, — a phrase typically meant to reiterate the danger of doing just the opposite — highlights the duplicity of the Black femme experience. Inspired by unapologetic self-definition as a means of liberation, this selection of portraits explores the energy required to do so. In exploration of this interiority, viewers are invited to remember that we can, in fact, take it there. - Jewel Ham

The Cierra Britton Gallery is proud to present in 1-54 Contemporary Art Fair 2022 a collection of figurative paintings by Jewel Ham, charcoal drawings by Bre Andy, and mixed-media works on paper by Lewinale Havette that explores color theory in relation to Black skin.

The Cierra Britton Gallery is pleased to present Black Sun, a virtual solo show by Amy Amalia. In this series, Amalia is moving one portrait through a series of colors and expressions that represent our chakras. In Black Sun the phase referenced is "the black phase" or "nigredo" where the body and mind deconstructs itself through intense brooding and self-reflection. Amalia's concept is to show the body as a vessel putting metaphorical heat to the things they carry until what’s left is their pure essence.