A number of changes were seen around the world as a result of 2020. Relationships, communities, our understanding of one another were shifted as we were all either separated or forced together. In some cases, bonds were changed beyond recognition, and in others, only for the better. This exhibition is an invitation to recompose, reintroduce, and reimagine a few artworks that took their first breath at such a tumultuous time. With time and reflection, they take their place among the newest renderings of a practice that now explores generational ties, the perseverance of the Black community, and the interconnectedness and complexity of the African Diaspora.

Artist Bio:
Rhea Leonard (b. 1991) born and raised in South Florida, is an African American artist that utilizes drawing, printmaking and sculpture within her art practice. She explores topics highlighting the Black body and how society affects Black psychology through her detailed, and poignant figurative works. She received her MFA from Florida International University and her BFA from University of Florida through New World School of the Arts College. Her work has been on display at Red Bridge Studios, The African Heritage Cultural Arts Center, The Art and Culture Center of Hollywood as well as with Art Africa Miami and RAW PopUp. She has also been a participating artist in the Contemporary Art Program LAB with Vizcaya Museum and Gardens. As a 2018 recipient of the Betty Laird Perry Award, her work is part of The Betty Laird Perry Emerging Artist Collection at the Patricia & Philip Frost Art Museum. She is currently a resident of The Bakehouse Art Complex in Miami, Florida.