WFU Hanes Art Gallery welcomes visiting artist Carl Hazlewood

A guest post from Hanes Art Gallery Director Paul Bright

Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art Gallery is excited to welcome visiting artist, Carl Hazlewood. Carl will create a large-scale collaborative work within the main gallery, where a selection of his completed works will also be displayed. His residency-exhibition will culminate with a gallery discussion on Friday, March 17.

During his three-week residency, Carl will be creating a large, mixed-media wall installation in Hanes Gallery. Faculty are warmly invited to bring classes to visit the gallery space, and student involvement is highly encouraged. While Carl is creating in the gallery, he will be happy to discuss his approach and have students gain hands-on experience assisting him with painting, taping and applying materials.

Carl’s work is infused with his experience of the Afro-Caribbean Diaspora. Born in Guyana, he observes that, “Movement for a lot of us — people like me — from one place to another, from one social/political situation to another, is an inescapable part of our existence; from the enforced travel of the Middle Passage, and now in North America where one dreamed of escaping the vicissitudes of Colonialism and poverty…The visual arts, poetry, literature, allow us to dream in metaphor, allow us to fashion something positive from our conflicted history. Shared tragedy, disappointment, beauty, loss, and love can bind us even tighter to each other. Genuine community is ultimately about love.”

Carl Hazlewood’s work will remain on view through March 29. Remember to check the Hanes Gallery website for information on upcoming events and exhibitions.