The past seven months as a Visual Arts Fellow were a godsend for my practice. Coming to FAWC this past winter represented the first real break I had from the grad school experience and I felt I could reclaim my practice for myself. It was a hibernation of sorts (though filled with work). In the opening chapter of Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man, the narrator defines hibernation as "a covert preparation for a more overt action." FAWC felt like this covert preparation. It was instrumental to my reorientation from student to working artist, as I launch towards my first solo exhibition this fall in NYC.

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To Read // Artist Kevin Brisco Jr. Makes New York Solo Debut at Albertz Benda

"For the painter, who now lives in Queens, New York, the absence of light is a commentary on the current demand for Black figuration. 'Subjects shrouded in darkness speak to my questioning of this moment, which sometimes feels dubious in terms of the expectations on artists to produce a particular kind of work,' says Brisco, who signs a contract with each of his sitters to ensure they retain a 10 percent stake in the painting, including any potential future resales. 'I’ve been dabbling with the question of what the sitter’s face, history, and body entail, especially when they’re circulated through an economy.'"

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Fellows’ recent contributions to contemporary culture are significant, and include poet Ada Limón’s appointment as U.S. Poet Laureate; writer Elizabeth McCracken’s groundbreaking new novel The Hero of This Book; and painter Duane Slick’s solo museum exhibition The Coyote Makes the Sunset Better at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum.

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