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Rico Gatson: Power Portraits

Rico Gatson, Nikki G, 2019, colored pencil and photo-collage on paper, 22" x 30". Courtesy of the artist and the Ronald Feldman Gallery

Rico Gatson, Nikki G, 2019, colored pencil and photo-collage on paper, 22" x 30". Courtesy of the artist and the Ronald Feldman Gallery

Highpoint Editions Artist Rico Gatson is featured at The Art Gallery at Delaware County Community College for their Spring semester contemporary exhibition. “Rico Gatson: Power Portraits features twelve collages from Gatson’s Icon series, as well as two paintings and the film Four Stations. Incorporating stylistic strategies from abstraction, Op Art, and the Bauhaus, Gatson’s wide-ranging art historical and cultural references combine to produce multilayered portraits of contemporary black heroes. “ - dccc.edu

On View: March 4–April 10

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Rico Gatson's NY Subway Murals

“Beacons” (2018) at 167th Street Station, commissioned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts & Design; J. Gil Scott-Heron portrait derived from a photograph by Paul Natkin (all images courtesy MTA, © Rico Gatson)

“Beacons” (2018) at 167th Street Station, commissioned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts & Design; J. Gil Scott-Heron portrait derived from a photograph by Paul Natkin (all images courtesy MTA, © Rico Gatson)

Highpoint Editions Artist Rico Gatson just finished a new series of mosaic murals in the Bronx, NY. Eight figures from the Borough’s history are represented, including Gil Scott-Heron, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Audre Lorde, James Baldwin, Maya Angelou, Reggie Jackson, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor. The murals aim to “reflect the spirit and energy of the community,” according to an MTA spokesperson.

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