Episode 132

Headshot photo courtesy of the Artist

Ep.132 features Rico Gatson, a multimedia visual artist whose work explores themes of history, identity, popular culture and spirituality, through sculpture, painting, drawing, video, and public art projects. Over the course of almost two decades, he has been celebrated for politically layered artworks, often based on significant moments in black history. From the Watts Riots, the formation of the Black Panthers, to the election of President Barack Obama are a few subjects touched upon in his work. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including exhibitions at The Studio Museum in Harlem, NY; The Whitney Museum of American Art, NY; The Essl Museum, Austria, Vienna and The Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC. In 2019 completed a large commission for MTA Arts and Design titled “Beacons”; eight permanent large-scale mosaics of prominent figures associated with and installed in a subway station in the Bronx. His work is featured in the permanent collections of The Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Studio Museum in Harlem, The Denver Art Museum, The Cheekwood Museum, The Kempner Museum and The Yale University Art Gallery. His work is also included in numerous private collections.

Artist https://ricogatson.com/

Miles McEnery https://www.milesmcenery.com/artists/rico-gatson

Issuu Nov 2022 Publication https://issuu.com/amy-nyc/docs/rico_gatson_pages_22581d0e587ad7

Art Rabbit https://www.artrabbit.com/events/rico-gatson-spectral-visions

Feldman Gallery https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/rico-gatson

Studio Museum of Harlem https://studiomuseum.org/artist/rico-gatson

Ocula https://ocula.com/art-galleries/miles-mcenery-gallery/artworks/rico-gatson/untitled-triple-consciousness/

SVA https://sva.edu/faculty/rico-gatson

Christies Real Estate https://www.christiesrealestate.com/blog/creative-spirit-in-the-studio-with-artist-rico-gatson/

Anderson Ranch https://www.andersonranch.org/people/rico-gatson/

Sugar Hill Museum https://www.sugarhillmuseum.org/rico-gatson

Artnet https://www.artnet.com/artists/rico-gatson/events