This is the user sandbox of Blueberryloon. A user sandbox is a subpage of the user's user page. It serves as a testing spot and page development space for the user and is not an encyclopedia article. Create or edit your own sandbox here.

Other sandboxes: Main sandbox | Template sandbox

Finished writing a draft article? Are you ready to request review of it by an experienced editor for possible inclusion in Wikipedia? Submit your draft for review!

Shanequa Gay[edit]

Shanequa Gay born (born 1977) is an American artist from Atlanta, Georgia where she lives and works. ^[1]

Early Life and Education[edit]

She is a graduate of the Art Institute of Atlanta and currently attends the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). ^[2] ^[1]

Work[edit]

Gay's work integrates imagery of the black body into paintings, toile schema, found objects, and video media, and addresses its use and control for decorative purposes. (1) She believes that art can spark empathy and change and she uses her work to speak on issues important to her:

I am a mother of a now doe-eyed 17-year-old son, I felt like I needed to speak on these issues through my work, from my perspective, from my point of view as a melanin mother, daughter, sister, and friend of melanin men. That I see, that I know, and that I have empathy.^[3]

Gay tackles the subject of violence and injustice in the United States in her ongoing series "The Fair Game Project"^[2] Gay: "We are being desensitized and lulled to sleep. The human body is the new hunting game. I think it’s a hella relevant body of work," (3)

Her work has been exhibited at many museums in the United States including the Atlanta Contemporary Center, Chattanooga African American Museum, the Hammonds House Museum, Emory University, Wofford College, and the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center. (1)

Gay was selected as one of 10 artist in Off the Wall, a project to plaster the city of Atlanta with up to 30 public murals related to civil rights and social justice movements leading up to it's 3rd superbowl^[4]

April 2018 review of her exhibit The Sumpter Item http://theitem.com/stories/sumter-county-gallery-of-art-opens-2-exhibits,307211

"What's so great about mythology is the way it collapses hierarchies by creating hybrid forms of animal and man to enforce morality, but also create these dualities of fear and intrigue, beast and god. Contemporary American culture creates heroes out of the bad guy as the audience cheers extreme violence in movies and television as they would cheer for their favorite sports team. We are seeing this same mindset being reenacted in real life. We are a desensitized, violent culture. The discussion should be how do we turn away from this?"^[5]

Sept 2018 featured artist National Black Arts Festival: Without Stopping: https://www.westsideartscenter.com/atlanta-art-gallery/

https://www.blackartdepot.com/blogs/news/14776145-presenting-the-fine-art-of-shanequa-gay

http://www.commoncreativatlanta.com/?p=8727

http://www.shanequagay.com/about/

https://burnaway.org/interview/shanequa-gay-studio-visit/

https://c4atlanta.org/2017/03/leading-lady-shanequa-gay/

https://theundefeated.com/features/artist-shanequa-gay/

http://thesouthern.gallery/new-painting-artist-spotlight-shanequa-gay/

https://www.wofford.edu/newsroom/2017/Fair-is-Foul-and-Foul-Aint-Fair-exhibition/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlT98AyfBS0

http://artdesign.gsu.edu/2018/01/31/mfa-candidate-shanequa-gay-mary-s-byrd-gallery/