Lift Every Voice by Gregory Wilkins

Gregory Wilkins combines photography, paint, and embroidery. A thought provoking with story in every stitch, it’s worth swinging in!

Reception is September 18, at 4pm

Join us online for a conversation on both Facebook Live and YouTube Live! on September 8, at 2pm CST! He is full of personality and purpose. His work is social, political, and alive. Come join us and let’s make talk about artistic purpose and expression!

Artist Statement:
My art has the act of sewing stitched through my work. Historically, sewing has been labeled as “women’s work.” As a man, I encourage the viewer to question privilege, what is “valued” work and how does it fit in a global context? Working with familiar materials, I strive to make art that inspires critical thinking and encourages inward reflection. I am committed to using my art as a platform for participants to consider how behavior impacts societal norms and the environment.

Through reconstruction, imagination and collage, I reinterpret my creative process by building layers of paint, embroidery thread, graphite, ink, et al. I take a photograph, image or idea and divorce it from the whole.

The enhanced elements transform into something new, a revelation of the original. I encourage the viewer to reflect on societal issues—poverty, justice, the environment, etc.