uninhibited black space II is the continuation of an exhibition celebrating the impact
of Morgan State University. This exhibition highlights the cultural impacts and
contributions of Morgan State to the greater Baltimore art scene while also seeking
support and fiscal sponsorship for Two Lane Stories, an endowment created by artist, curator, and educator Charles Mason III with the intent of providing monetary support and professional development opportunities for Baltimore visual art students, including travel along the east coast to various galleries, institutions, and conferences.
In uninhibited black space II, you will be confronted with multi-generational work
About the curator:
Charles Mason III (Baltimore, MD) received his AA degree from CCBC, BFA from University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) and MFA in Studio Art from Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), 2019. He has curated several shows in Baltimore and Philadelphia as well as had solo shows which include Screaming in Silence, My Salvation is Love (The End), at Anna Zorina Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2022, Goya Contemporary Gallery Baltimore, MD, 2021, and Spillway Collective, Philadelphia, PA, 2019. He has participated in group exhibitions, The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century, co-organized by the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) and Saint Louis Art Museum (SLAM), Charm City, Asya Geisberg Gallery, New York, NY, The Radical Voice of Blackness Speaks of Resistance and Joy, Banneker-Douglass Museum, Annapolis, MD, A Gathering, HOUSING Gallery New York, NY, Radical Reading Room, The Studio Museum in Harlem, Harlem, NY, Breaching the Margins, Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI, CARPE DIEM, UTA Art Space and Surface is only a Material Vehicle for Spirit, Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago, IL to name a few. He has work in the permanent collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD, the James E. Lewis Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD, the Whitney Museum of American Art Special Collections, and the Hammer Museum Grunwald Center Collection, he is also a Trawick Prize winner.
About Gallery CA:
Gallery CA is a contemporary arts space devoted to showcasing local, regional, national and international artists. The gallery also serves as an agent for community engagement by offering regular programming and creating sustainable partnerships with local arts institutions and community organizations. Gallery CA is located on the ground floor of the City Arts building, which houses 69 artist live/work spaces.
