This Blue of Distance
Curated by Dr. Megan Arney Johnston
November 3 - December 21, 2022 | Concordia Gallery @ Concordia University
1301 Marshall Avenue, Saint Paul
Gallery Hours: 10am - 4pm Monday - Friday | Saturday and Sunday by appointment
Opening Reception Thursday, November 3, 5–7:00 pm
Artist’s Talk with Seena Hodges, Walker Art Center Board President and
Founder + CEO of The Woke Coach, at 6 pm
St Paul, Minn. – Eyenga Bokamba presents This Blue of Distance, a series of paintings and light sculptures that expand our ideas of contemporary abstract painting through a poetic embodiment of intentionality.
“These intentionally abstract paintings embody the ideas of joy, yet also reflect serendipity, openness, walking in the present challenging times. The intentional centering of joy as an idea and activating force comes through the work from gesture and color and feeling. Yes, today’s world is complex and our work is never done to be an active part of change, but there are also moments of quiet and of reflection. These works offer us a poetic, visual language for such reflection and understanding; for embodiment. Through visual mapping and abstract mark-making Bokamba asks the viewer to consider a nuanced language of joy and contemplate the emotive gestures and practical transparency through which we may open up possibilities for reimagining the world and ourselves.” – Dr. Megan Arney Johnston, exhibition curator
Publication with an essay by Dr. Megan Arney Johnston will be published as part of the exhibition. PDF available upon request. Concordia Art Gallery is located at Concordia Art Center 1301 Marshall Ave., St. Paul, Minn. This Blue of Distance is free to the public and runs from November 3 until December 21, 10am-4pm.