ART FOR CHANGE x When We All Vote: Rico Gatson
Highlighting Rico Gatson's limited-edition print benefiting When We All Vote
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We are thrilled to highlight leading contemporary artist Rico Gatson’s limited edition print Shirley #3. The print, available for purchase at artforchange.com, will benefit When We All Vote during this crucial election year.
On his participation in the project, Gatson notes: “Shirley #3”, 2023, a limited edition print produced by ART FOR CHANGE, pays tribute to the trailblazing Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress and the first woman to seek the Democratic nomination for president. This artwork not only honors Chisholm’s legacy of breaking barriers and advocating for equality but also supports the mission of When We All Vote, a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing voter participation. As the 2024 Presidential Election approaches, When We All Vote plays a crucial role in mobilizing voters to ensure a fair and representative democratic process. ART FOR CHANGE and this vibrant print of Shirley Chisholm serve as powerful reminders of the importance of every vote and the continuing fight for civil rights and social justice.”
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Rico Gatson
Shirley #3, 2024
Shirley #3, 2024
Archival Pigment Print
24 x 36 inches
Limited edition of 20 with 5AP + 1PP
Signed and numbered by the artist
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Shirley #3 celebrates the inspiring life of its titular figure, Shirley Chisholm, who combated racism and sexism to become elected as the first Black woman in Congress, as a representative of New York, in 1968. Born in Brooklyn, she was also the first to seek the nomination from one of the two major political parties during the 1972 presidential election, prior to co-founding the National Congress of Black Women in 1984. Gatson’s work features graphic, linear rays of bold color that emanate from a photograph of Chisholm, in which she holds and speaks into a microphone. The composition places her as a clear focal point in the middle of the pictorial plane, emphasizing the sheer power of a figure who defied the status quo to enact great societal change.
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This marks ART FOR CHANGE’s second partnership with When We All Vote, a non-profit organization whose mission is to increase participation in every election and to close the race and age voting gap. In conjunction with the online exhibition, ART FOR CHANGE will donate five percent of the unframed purchase price of sales through December 1st, with a $10,000 minimum commitment, to support When We All Vote’s mission to increase voter participation in this crucial election year.
Stay tuned for upcoming Tuesday announcements and launches in the months leading up to the election!
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Rico Gatson is a multimedia visual artist whose work explores themes of history, identity, popular culture and spirituality, through sculpture, painting, 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 Gatson completed a large commission for MTA Arts and Design entitled “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 Kemper Museum and The Yale University Art Gallery. His work is also included in numerous private collections.
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Shirley #3 celebrates the inspiring life of its titular figure, Shirley Chisholm, who combated racism and sexism to become elected as the first Black woman in Congress, as a representative of New York, in 1968. Born in Brooklyn, she was also the first to seek the nomination from one of the two major political parties during the 1972 presidential election, prior to co-founding the National Congress of Black Women in 1984. Gatson’s work features graphic, linear rays of bold color that emanate from a photograph of Chisholm, in which she holds and speaks into a microphone. The composition places her as a clear focal point in the middle of the pictorial plane, emphasizing the sheer power of a figure who defied the status quo to enact great societal change.
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 Rico Gatson signing his print, Shirley #3. |
This marks ART FOR CHANGE’s second partnership with When We All Vote, a non-profit organization whose mission is to increase participation in every election and to close the race and age voting gap. In conjunction with the online exhibition, ART FOR CHANGE will donate five percent of the unframed purchase price of sales through December 1st, with a $10,000 minimum commitment, to support When We All Vote’s mission to increase voter participation in this crucial election year.
Stay tuned for upcoming Tuesday announcements and launches in the months leading up to the election!
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SHOP THE COLLECTION
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
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In 2019 Gatson completed a large commission for MTA Arts and Design entitled “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 Kemper Museum and The Yale University Art Gallery. His work is also included in numerous private collections.
Stay tuned for additional editions benefiting When We All Vote by signing up for our newsletter here!