NEWSLETTER
Exhibition: Breathe in The Sky, April 6 - May 25
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 6th; 5:30 - 7:00 PM
Artist Talk & Book Signing: Saturday, April 8th; 1:30 - 3:00 PM
Yonkers, N.Y. - Breathe in the Sky is a solo show taking place at the Riverfront Art Gallery of the Yonkers Public Library featuring photographs from Hasna Muhammad, the daughter of renowned civil rights activists Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis. Her parents' activism provides important context for Muhammad’s work that spans over many years, capturing intimate memories with family, alongside monumental historical events. This exhibit is curated by Haifa Bint-Kadi.
Muhammad was taught that dreaming was insufficient and that it was her duty, alongside her family, to take action if she truly wanted to invoke and see change. She captures the personal and the political through strikingly poignant photography from raw moments captured at her own father’s funeral in Final Days (recently exhibited at Sarah Lawrence College), to the ordinary and beautiful lives of Harlemites of all ages in Harlem Before My Eyes, to her budding personal passion for guitars in My Life with Guitars, and her poetic view of the world in Breathe in the Sky. Muhammad has documented socially and historically significant moments, inviting audiences into her innermost personal sphere.
About Hasna Muhammad
Hasna Muhammad is a visual artist, writer, and educator whose work focuses on family, social justice, education, and the human condition. Her work has been displayed around the United States and she recently had her first book published, Breathe in the Sky: Poems Prayers & Photographs (Birthmark Media, 2023). She received her B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College and completed her M.A. and Ed.D. at Teachers College, Columbia University. Hasna is also a 2018-2019 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Fellow and a 2022 Moth Storyteller.
About Riverfront Art Gallery
Riverfront Art Gallery exhibits contemporary, nationally, and internationally acclaimed artwork in Riverfront Library. The mission of the gallery is to stimulate and encourage the study and presentation of fine arts and increase access to the arts in the City of Yonkers and surrounding communities. For more information, please contact thegallery@ypl.org or visit the website.
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Image: The March, by Hasna Muhammad
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