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Wright Gallery Exhibits

On View

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Light in the Way

Shane Darwent

March 29 – April 27, 2023

Artist Talk: Wednesday, March 29, 2–3 p.m.
Supported by Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts.

Reception: Wednesday, March 29, 3–4:30 p.m.
Wright Gallery. Free and open to the Public

Past Exhibits

Tignon by Chesley Antoinette

Tignon

Chesley Antoinette

January 23 – March 9 2023

Reception: Wednesday, February 8, 3–4:30 p.m.
Wright Gallery. Free and open to the Public

  • View of the front of the Gallery with the show’s title “Tignon” in the foreground.
    Tignon by Chesley Antoinette at the Wright Gallery
  • An accurate map of North America describing and distinguishing the British, Spanish, and French dominions according to the Treaty of Paris of 1783. Also all the West India Islands belonging to, and possessed by the several European princes and states.
    Bowen, Emanuel, -1767, J Gibson, and Robert Sayer. Sayer. Removable Wall Decal. 46″ W x 40″ H. Tignon by Chesley Antoinette at the Wright Gallery
  • View of the Gallery at an angle, focusing on the wall of tignons with the “Edict of Good Government” to the left.
    Tignon by Chesley Antoinette at the Wright Gallery
  • A view of the center of the Gallery showcasing 21 headwraps mounted on 3 conjoined walls.
    Wall of tignons. Tignon by Chesley Antoinette at the Wright Gallery.
  • A large unfurled scroll made of canvas with the “Edict of Good Government” of 1784 in Louisiana printed on the front mounted on a white wall.
    Edict of Good Government, July 2, 1784. Digital Print on Canvas & Mix media. 54 X 36 inches. Tignon by Chesley Antoinette at the Wright Gallery.
  • A photograph of six women in 18th century dress wearing tignons and two soldiers in 18th century dress surrounded by trees.
    San Luis La Nuit & Gota Inkjet print on cotton paper with archival pigment. 34X44 inches (with frame)
  • An angled view of two conjoining white walls with two photographs mounted at the same height.
    Left: Eufronina Hisnard. Inkjet print on cotton paper with archival pigment. 28X40 inches (with frame). Right: New Orleans. Inkjet print on cotton paper with archival pigment. 40X28 inches (w/frame).
  • A photograph of two women in 18th century dress wearing tingons walking down a neighborhood street.
    New Orleans. Inkjet print on cotton paper with archival pigment. 40X28 inches (with frame).
  • A photograph of a seated woman on a house porch and a woman standing behind her looking to the side. Both are wearing 18th century dress and headwraps.
    Rachel Pringle. Inkjet print on cotton paper with archival pigment. 40X28 inches (with frame).
  • An angled view of the gallery with the sculpture of a large tignon entitled “Saint Dominigue” in the foreground, and multiple mounted photographs in the background.
    Saint Domingue. Turban Fabric: Polyester and Cotton. 6 X 3 X 7 ft.
  • Two photographs mounted side by side on a white wall.
    Left: Rachel Pringle. Inkjet print on cotton paper with archival pigment. 40X28 inches (with frame). Right: Louison Chastang. Inkjet print on cotton paper with archival pigment. 40X28 inches (w/frame).
  • A printed out plan of New Orleans, Louisiana, on sepia colored paper mounted on a white wall.
    Benning, R. Plan of New Orleans the capital of Louisiana. [England: R. Benning, 1761] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.
  • An angled view of the left side of the Gallery featuring two photographic portraits side by side on a single white wall and a map of North America after the Treaty of Paris of 1783 on a conjoining white wall.
    Tignon by Chesley Antoinette at the Wright Gallery
  • A view of the back wall of the Gallery to the left of the entrance with seven tingons mounted on a white wall.
    Wall of tignons. Tignon by Chesley Antoinette at the Wright Gallery.
Transient Nature

A Transient Nature

Dameon Lester, Shawn Camp and Shannon Faseler

November 7 2022 – January 13 2023

Closed for holidays: November 23 – 25 & December 22 – January 4.

Artist Talk: Tuesday, November 15 , 2–3 p.m.
Reception: Tuesday, November 15, 3–4:30 p.m.
Wright Gallery. Open to the Public

  • An angled view of the entrance to the gallery that showcases the title of the show “Transient Nature”, and many mounted sculptures of colored geometric shapes on two walls, as well as four standing sculptures and two framed works in the background.
  • An angled view of the back portion of the gallery with one standing sculpture with a pink surface in the foreground and a canvas of a geometric painting of a sky and mounted sculptures in the background.
  • A view of the gallery with one standing sculpture with a black surface in the foreground and three framed works hanging on the wall behind and two more standing sculptures in the background.
  • A view of the gallery from an angle with a large geometric piece by Dameon Lester in the foreground and two sculptures as well as a hung canvas in the background.
  • A view of two standing, geometric sculptures. The one on the left has a light blue surface, and right next to it there is a similar one with a black surface. In the background is a framed geometric pattern hung on the wall, and a view of some of the mounted sculptures behind.
  • A view of the middle of the gallery where the main focal point is a canvas painting of a geometric shape on a black background with a standing sculpture with a pink surface off to the left side.
  • A view of the gallery through the windows outside the gallery with a geometric painting in the foreground and multiple sculptures and canvases in the background.

Wright Gallery Exhibits 2014–2022