Opening & Artists Reception for MONICA IKEGWU
September 14, 2019
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Band of Vices
5376 W. Adams Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90016
21 YEAR-OLD MONICA IKEGWU, CURRENTLY IN HER FINAL YEAR AT THE MARYLAND INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART (MICA) AND A STUDENT OF AMY SHERALD’S (KNOWN FOR HER PORTRAIT OF MICHELLE OBAMA AT THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY – SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE), PAINTS BOLD, YOUNG & UNAPOLOGETIC BLACK YOUTH FROM BALTIMORE, AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF POLICE BRUTALITY, WHILE CLAIMING THEIR RIGHTFUL ASCENSION OF FULL EXPRESSION.
5376 W. Adams Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90016