"Made in Louisiana" | Group Exhibition

Stella Jones Gallery is proud to celebrate the 300 year anniversary of Louisiana by highlighting the many accomplishments of blacks, to our state and specifically to the city of New Orleans. Since much of black history is buried, either purposefully or because there were other simultaneous stories that took precedent, we have called upon a diverse group of artists of the Diaspora to tell some of these stories through their unique visual language.

The story telling begins in 1718, with slavery and travels though time highlighting people and events during the Reconstruction era, the Great Depression, Civil Rights and finally, with present day, where Black Lives Matter – or do they?  

This unique city, a seaport at the mouth of the Mississippi, has seen many social changes that have left it increasingly black and impoverished. That is suddenly changing, but the city has continued to grow as a tourist destination through it all. Because of our continuing contributions, we can say with certainty that we MADE  LOUISIANA  and New Orleans what they are today.

The group exhibition includes many local artists.

Cey Adams

Richmond Barthe’ (1901-1989)

Lavett Ballard

John Barnes, New Orleans

Ron Bechet, New Orleans

Bottletree

Amy Bryan, New Orleans

Claire Foster Burnett

Keith Calhoun, New Orleans

Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012)

Kevin Cole

Bruce Davenport, New Orleans

Paul Deo

Najee Dorsey

Keith Duncan, New Orleans

Dow Edwards, New Orleans

Alfred Eisenstaldt

Malaika Favorite

Gilbert Fletcher

Reginald Gammon (1921-2005)

Charles Gillam

Randell Henry