Blackwell is often cited as being one of the preeminent members of a group of younger African American contemporary artists whose work plays a critical role in the current influx of this genre into the mainstream.
The artist talk and Q&A will be moderated by David Houston in ArtFields' TRAX Visual Art Center. Houston is the Director and Chief Curator of the Ohr O’keefe Museum in Biloxi, MS. He is the author of over fifty publications on art, architecture, photography, and self-taught art.
