08/18/2026
Join us for the closing weekend of Beyond Boundaries: Black Abstraction in the Elliot and Kimberly Perry Art Collection and hear directly from three artists whose work challenges the boundaries of material, form, memory, and identity.
🎨 Gozié Ojini transforms salvaged objects—including discarded pianos—into sculptural forms that explore memory, inheritance, obsolescence, and the invisible weight of value. Drawing inspiration from hip-hop’s language of sampling, Ojini deconstructs and reconstructs everyday objects to create powerful meditations on what we carry, what we inherit, and what remains.
🎨 Kiah Celeste creates dynamic works from discarded and secondhand materials, transforming industrial and household objects into compositions that explore balance, tension, motion, and possibility. Her multidisciplinary practice embraces sustainability while reflecting her own multifaceted identity and finding beauty in the seemingly disparate.
🎨 Desmond Lewis brings a deeply material and expansive approach to sculpture, drawing from his experiences, education, and extensive work in fabrication. From metal and glass to wood and other materials, Lewis explores the possibilities of sculpture while contributing to the field as an educator, fabricator, and member of the arts community.
Guiding the conversation is de’Angelo Dia, theopoet, mystic, and Director of Education & Community Engagement at Independent Picture House. Rooted in Black liberation theology, Southern Gothic literature, contemplative spirituality, and Gullah mythology, Dia brings a unique perspective to conversations about art, culture, and liberation.
Friday, August 28 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
✨ Come hear the artists behind the work. Ask questions. Engage with the collectors. And experience Beyond Boundaries before it closes.
