Definitely in need of an attitude adjustment. Courtesy of SAM
Every other year since 2009, the Seattle Art Museum awards the Gwendolyn Knight and Jacob Lawrence Prize to an early career Black artist who “demonstrates artistic commitment and great promise.” The winner gets $10,000 in unrestricted fund$ as well as a solo exhibition in the museum’s Gwendolyn Knight & Jacob Lawrence Gallery. In 2021, the award went to Los Angeles-based mixed media artist Lauren Halsey, whose work is bright, colorful, and often architectural.
Halsey brings together the ancient and contemporary to celebrate Black culture for her show at SAM. Around the edges of the gallery