Dindga McCannon, Why Did it Take So Long? (Black Women in Aviation), 2012, mixed media on canvas, 149.9 x 149.9 cm
A CO-FOUNDER OF THE ARTIST COLLECTIVE Where We At Black Women Artists, Dindga McCannon established her artistic identity during the Civil Rights Movement and the onset of the feminist arts movement, concerns that inform her work today. McCannon is embarking on a new chapter in her career and garnering hard won critical attention. She joined Fridman Gallery in New York last November. Earlier this month, the gallery featured McCannon in its Armory Show booth and at the end of the year will devote its entire booth to a survey of the artist at Art Basel Miami Beach. Her new exhibition at the gallery, “Dindga McCannon: In Plain Sight,” is billed as the artist’s first major solo show in her five-decade career. The first publication dedicated to her work accompanies the exhibition. McCannon is showing paintings, prints, and textiles, including fabric collage and quilts produced from the 1980s to present. The works pay homage to African and African American culture, reference historical memory, and celebrate phenomenal Black women past and present—known icons and public figures, as well as her family and friends. Born in New York, McCannon lives and works in Philadelphia. CT
