Spoke Gallery is proud to present a solo exhibition by Johnetta Tinker entitled, Pray to Find Refuge. The exhibition dates are January 8th to March 1st, 2024. (The show has been extended) Reception: Wednesday, January 31st 6-8pm Hybrid Artist Talk: January 31st 6:30pm (in-person and will be streamed on zoom). The exhibition and connected events are free and open to the public. Gallery Hours by Appointment (Please email at least two days in advance- [email protected])
This is not the first time Spoke Gallery has had the honor to show her work. Johnetta participated 2015 Spoke Gallery group show entitled, Mapping: The Dorchesterway- Part One that also featured the work of Judy Bassard Brown, Leah Craig, Masako Kamiya, Destiny Palmer, Larry Pierce, Joanna Tam, the late Joseph Wheelwright, and Thomas Willis.
For her 2024 Spoke Gallery solo exhibition, Johnetta is showing 11 works. The earliest work was completed in 2008 and the most recent work was completed in January 2024. Ten of the eleven works are monoprint collages and all of the works are in response to historical and contemporary immigration and/or human trafficking. Two of the works address the current immigration issues occurring on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola that is shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic*. This is the first time all of these works have been shown in Massachusetts and for the majority of the works on view, it is the first time they have been shown publicly.
Pray to Find Refuge– A solo exhibition by Johnetta Tinker
Monday: January 8th to March 1st, 2024
LEARN MORE ABOUT JONETTA TINKER AND HER SPOKE GALLERY SHOW DETAILS