The Deborah Wainwright Alumni Exhibition Series

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Beginning in 2022, The Deborah Wainwright Alumni Exhibition was initiated as a rotating solo show featuring an alumni artist of color. Of these alumni works, one piece is acquired and permanently included in the Deborah Wainwright Memorial Collections of African American Art and African Folk Art, honoring the legacy of Deborah Wainwright and expanding the Collections that were founded in her name.

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For the inaugural exhibition, I nominated the first alumni artist. With the series established, a diverse committee of five members of CCBC and the Baltimore community now selects the applicants from among an open call of CCBC Alumni. I serve as an advisor in regards to exhibition installation and presentation needs of the work selected for display.

 

These alumni artists are chosen to represent the craft and creativity of artists who have impacted the arts and the community after leaving CCBC. By creating this space, we hope to inspire current and future artists, provide an environment that centers community, and engage broader audiences with the vitality of new work by artists of color.

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This exhibition series was implemented alongside the revitalization of framing and educational signage of artworks and artifacts in the Deborah Wainwright Memorial Collections of African American Art and African Folk Art. In these collections are works by Irving Henry Webster Phillips, Sr, Tommy Roberts, Jean Emati and a collection of African textiles and wood figures.

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