This artist talk is in support of Na'ye Perez's current exhibition at Welancora Gallery, Shake Loose My Skin. If you would like to learn more about this solo exhibition, on view through June 6, please click here. Join us in person at Welancora Gallery or via Zoom Webinar. You may register for the webinar at this link, and this link will allow you to join the Zoom call. Please RSVP here on Eventbrite if you are arriving in person!
Na’ye Perez (b. 1992, Los Angeles) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn, New York. Through his paintings, drawings and socially engaged performances, his work explores themes of shared experiences, identity, and accessibility. He has shown work in solo and group exhibitions nationally at RegularNormal Gallery, NY; Community Folk Art Center at Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY; 129 Studio Gallery, Columbus, OH; Residency Gallery, LA, California; BRIC, Brooklyn, NY; Oolite Arts, Miami Beach, FL; Pratt Gallery, NY; and Dinner Gallery, NY. His residencies include New Wave, West Palm Beach, FL; The Shed’s DISOBEY and Pratt Forward, both in NY. Perez holds an MFA from Pratt Institute. Perez’s artworks are in the personal collections of Carrie Mae Weems, Derek Fordjour, and Yashua Klos. His work is also in the collection of the University of Toledo.
Leandra-Juliet Kelley is a curator and art historian based in Charlotte, North Carolina. She has lived throughout the UK and spent some time in Ohio, having worked at the Cincinnati Art Museum, Taft Museum of Art, and Contemporary Arts Center. She currently is the Director of Collections + Curatorial Affairs at the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture.
