Please join us for an Artist Talk this Saturday, June 21st at Mitochondria Gallery from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm.
The event will take place during the closing reception for the group exhibition, It Takes a Village: Yesterday and Tomorrow, curated by Raquel Seymone.
Artist: Mark Francis. I'm my own damn village. Mixed media. 55 x 45 in. 2025
The talk will also be streamed live on the Mitochondria Gallery
Instagram page.
It Takes a Village: Yesterday and Tomorrow is a group exhibition that explores kinship and community as essential foundations for cultural preservation. Inspired by American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem, “Yesterday and To-morrow,” the exhibition considers the weight of memory as a tool that moves us through the present with purpose and care toward the future. Drawing from shared histories and personal narratives, the works hold space for the complexities of community while emphasizing the importance of celebration and reflection to preserve the people and practices that shape
For more information, please contact us at [email protected]
Artist Talk: June 21st, 2025: 3:00 pm
Address: Mitochondria Gallery
2220 Commerce Street #D, Houston, Texas. 77002
Moderator: Moriah Alise
Panelists: Raquel Seymone, Lisa Cain, Mark Francis.
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