Meeting ID: 810 092 2022 | Passcode: 922
Join us on Thursday, September 22nd at 6pm for a virtual conversation between artists Vitus Shell and Khia Thompson. Vitus Shell, who is based in Monroe, LA will be speaking with local artist Khia Thompson about his current exhibition at stop-gap projects, FLY IN ANY WEATHER, and his mixed-media practice. Thompson, who is an artist-in-residence at Orr Street Studios, will share their perspective and moderate the conversation. Following, there will be a Q&A where attendees will be able to ask Vitus and Khia questions.
About Khia Thompson:
Khia Thompson (she/they) is a MO-based queer artist that focuses on expression of identity, mentality and community through art and design. Thompson is a recent graduate from the University of Central Missouri with a BFA in Interior Design and is an artist-in-residence at Orr Street Studios. @theartofkhia
About Vitus Shell:
Vitus Shell (he/him) is a mixed-media collage painter born in Monroe, LA, where he lives and works. His work is geared toward the black experience, giving agency to people from this community through powerful images deconstructing, sampling, and remixing identity, civil rights, and contemporary black culture. He received a BFA from Memphis College of Art, 2000 and an MFAfrom the University of Mississippi, 2008.Vitus Shell has been in residence at Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Anderson Ranch ArtCenter, Hermitage Artist Retreat, Mass MoCA, Joan Mitchell Center, Skowhegan School of Art,and Masur Museum of Art. To date, he has accumulated an impressive list of achievements, some of which include: participating in exhibits at universities, museums, and private galleries across the country including The McKenna Museum of African American Art, Stephen F. Austin University, Miami University, Oxford, OH ; painted murals for the National Civil Rights Museum’s NBA Pioneers exhibit, Indianola City Pool in Indianola, MS, Union Parish Elementary School in Farmerville, LA; and being commissioned to do public art by the Memphis UrbanArt Commission. Shell has received numerous grants including the Joan Mitchell MFA Award. As of 2020, Vitus Shell is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Louisiana Tech University. @theshellofvitus