Preston Sampson at 1-54 New York 2022
Preston Sampson, Talismen (2020), acrylic on canvas, 96”x94”.
Long Gallery Harlem is proud to represent artists Preston Sampson and Nicolas Coleman at this year’s New York edition of 1-54.
1-54 is an international art fair dedicated to contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora. With three editions per year—in London, New York, and Marrakech, and a pop-up fair in Paris—the name of the fair, 1-54, draws reference to the fifty-four countries that constitute the African continent.
1-54 New York will take place at Harlem Parish, a former church built in 1897 and transformed into an events space in 2017. The fair will be accompanied by 1-54 Forum, the fair’s acclaimed program of talks, performances, and screenings that explore the work and practice of artists from Africa and its diaspora. Novella Ford, Associate Director for Public Programs and Exhibitions at Harlem’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, has been selected as Curator.
Artist on View
Photo: Courtesy the artist.
Preston Sampson is a colorist whose use of mediums include canvas, mixed media, pulp painting, encaustics and printmaking. His work has found expression with audiences domestically as well as abroad, in public, private, corporate and institutional collections and exhibitions. "I have depicted historical and contemporary narratives meant both to inspire and shed light on the beauty of African American culture. My work is inspired by tales of my ancestors, especially those of Black men, often heroic in content and scale”. Sampson is a graduate of the University of Maryland where he developed career long relationships with Dr. David Driskell and Sam Gilliam.
His work can be seen in the collections at Yale University, the Library of Congress, National Museum of African American Music, University of Colorado, The David Driskell Center at University of Maryland, University of Alabama, the Dallas Museum of African American Art, the Georgia State Museum, the Spirit Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, and the Museo Della Carta della Filigrana in Fabriano Italy.
Dates
May 19–22, 2022
Public Opening Hours
Friday, May 20: 12am – 8pm
Saturday, May 21: 12am – 7pm
Sunday, May 22: 12am – 5pm
Location
Harlem Parish
258 W 118th St
New York, NY 10026
Booth One
Artist
Preston Sampson
Artwork Available for Purchase:
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