Repossessions is a group exhibition of artwork based on documents from the enslavement era originally inspired by one watercolor map and a singular desire for truth-telling and repair.

More About The Exhibition
Origins of Repossessions

View the Artwork

  • "Surreal Plantation" by Chelle Barbour

  • "Chattel" by Marcus Brown

  • "Strange and Bitter Crop" by Rodney Ewing

  • "Uhuru" by Curtis Patterson

  • "They: Harriet's Reprisal" by Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle/Olomidara Yaya

Meet the Artists

Rodney Ewing

Marcus Brown

Chelle Barbour

Olomidara Yaya

Curtis Patterson

Lava Thomas

Shanequa Gay

Meet the Curator

“A question comes to mind: who owns history? What documents are in Black archives vs. white archives?

Repossessions is a way for Black artists to take objects out of white archives that relate to Black history and make commentaries on them”
— Bridget Cooks, PhD

Bridget Cooks, PhD

Read her Interview