Arts Writer
Coley Gray is a Washington, DC-based arts writer. She earned a MA in Arts Management from American University and writes regularly about documentary film, with a particular interest in covering the intersections of film, political and social contexts, and the philanthropy and nonprofit sectors.
National Gallery of Art Exhibits Works Spanning 1955-1985
Photography and the Black Arts Movement gathers the many threads that makeup the Black experience: joy and struggle, beauty and violence, individuality and collective identity, personal expression and social conscience, creativity and political action.
DC's Frary Gallery Exhibits Johns Hopkins University's Recent Half-a-Million Dollar Acquisitions
An Art Collecting Committee was formed of JHU students, faculty, staff, alumni, and trustee representatives. They selected works from an artists’ portfolio curated by Ober and Inés Sanchez de Lozada, Manager of BmoreArt’s Connect+Collect gallery space that told a diverse Baltimore story.
Do Women Still Have to be Naked to Get Into the Met Museum?
Guerrilla Girls: Making Trouble is exactly the show we need right now.
In Solo Show at the Hirshhorn, the Abstract Artist Offers Moments of Reflection Within Ambiguity
Visiting this single exhibit is an efficient way to appreciate the sweep of Pendleton's career and especially his claim on abstraction within the history of modern art that so strongly informs his practice.
The Artist’s Inaugural Exhibition in DC is a Timely Act of Resistance
As an exhibit, Confluences showcases Box's willingness to evolve her approach to image-making over two decades to meet the challenges of conveying complexity.
Documentary Following Brandon Scott from Candidate to Baltimore Mayor Set for National Broadcast
Four years in the making, this local production offers a nuanced, deeply observed study of Baltimore City politics that speaks to audiences near and far. The film is now poised to reach a national audience with its broadcast premiere November 25 on PBS’ POV series.
Exhibits at The National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery Offer a New Conversation Between Two Iconic Artists and Activists
Two DC exhibitions take contrasting approaches to understanding the artistry, lives, and enduring relevance of these legendary American artists.
Transformer’s tiny square footage to outsized contemporary art presence is its own genre-defying artistic practice
Transformer hosts about six exhibitions every year, transmogrifying its 14th & P street shoe-box space each time as far as these artists’ imaginations can push it.
Remembering the Multiplicity and Influence of Early Twentieth Century Cultural Trailblazers
Brilliant Exiles comprises nearly eighty artworks depicting sixty American cultural influencers who went to Paris on the eve of World War II.
Director Ramona S. Diaz Makes the Exclusive Program with Natalie Jasmine Harris, Natalie Rae, and Angela Patton
“Surreal.” That’s how Baltimore-based film director Ramona S. Diaz described the feeling she had when she answered the phone call in November from the Sundance Film Festival letting her know that her documentary had been selected to premiere.
National Gallery of Art to Screen Rarely Seen 1970s Films of Baltimore-Born Independent Black Filmmaker
The National Gallery of Art’s retrospective Skip Norman: Here and Now on December 9-10, 2023, is a long overdue homecoming for a talented Black filmmaker with strong connections to the region, whose small but compelling filmography and unique life story merit a fresh look.
