Umar Rashid
Painting, Drawing & Limited Edition Prints
b. 1976, Chicago, IL
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
Recently exhibited in the Hammer Museum (2020, 2022) and The Armory Show (New York), Umar Rashid (also known as Frohawk Two Feathers) uses painting and illustration to investigate and reframe and reclaim colonial narratives. Public collections include: Brooklyn Museum, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hudson River Museum, and Nevada Museum of Art.
“What's interesting is that history is always written by the victor. There's all these different stories, and as a black person or African-American, as you will or whatever, I haven't figured out how I really fit into this history.”
In the Journal
In the Studio | Sara Marlowe Hall
Welcome to the studio of Sara Marlowe Hall, a Los Angeles based artist whose works of art combine aspects of painting and sculpture to achieve unique textures. TAPPAN Tell us about yourself an...
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In April, we hosted a VIP viewing of our latest show, Echoes of Being. As part of the special evening, Tappan artists Orrin Whalen and Jaimie Milner participated in a chat highlighting their proces...
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Michael DeSutter | Look How Far We've Come, Are We There Yet?
Look How Far We've Come, Are We There Yet? a new series by artist Michael DeSutter, asks the titular and contemplative question: Where has life taken us?The series is born through a childlike refle...
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