June 28, 2016 Nia House Black Woman is God June 28, 2016 Nia House Catch Nicole's latest art workin this upcoming exhibit at SOMArts Cultural Center. Co-curated by Karen Seneferu and Melorra Green, The Black Woman is God celebrates the Black female presence as the highest spiritual form and challenges viewers to do the same. More than 60 intergenerational artists working in sculpture, painting, and new media hone in on the vital contributions of Black women as artists and social change-makers, ensuring that the Black woman’s contribution to society is seen and valued.Activated by live performances and a community cyper, The Black Woman is God asserts that celebrating Black women is essential to building a more just and sustainable future. All are welcome to reconsider mainstream constructions of Black femininity.THE BLACK WOMAN IS GODEXHIBITING ARTISTSBushmama AfricaMarissa ArterberryLatisha BakerJaeMe BerealLorraine BonnerEdythe BooneCynthia BrannvallCamille BrownTracy BrownApril Martin ChartrandToshia ChristalQueens D. LightCheryl Patrice DerricotteNicole DixonErika DukesAlise EastgateAnna W. EdwardsDania W. FrinkBre GipsonRenata GrayShylah Pacheco HamiltonEwunike Ayobami HansonNannette Y. Harris-JonesIdris HassanJasmine HaynesShah HusseinAyana IveryAmana Brembry JohnsonVirginia “Nia” JourdanVal KaiIyabo KwayanaJoan Tarika LewisSamuella LewisSita Kali MaAjuan ManceKanika MarshallShona McDanielsKathleen McDonaldFrancis MeadSelamawit MekonenBre’yanna MitchellPatricia A. MontgomeryFatima NasiyrAambr NewsomeYetunde OlagbajuLala OpeniRosalyn ParhamsLakiba PittmanTaSin SabirYasmin SayyedKaren SeneferuBritt SenseMarnika SheltonSage StargateTaiwo & KehindeThe House of MalicoNye’ Lyn ThoKarin TurnerBlue WadeFan Lee WarrenPERFORMING AT THE BLACK WOMAN IS GOD OPENING RECEPTIONSister Nau-T AguRyan AustinBri BlueColette Eloi and dancersZakiya Harris ft. ElephantineCharlene GumbsMonica Hastings-SmithKimiko JoyPhavia KujichaguliaQueens D. LightShawn Nealy-OparahOsunfemi Wanbi NjeriCoco PeleFrida PrecariatAmara Tabor Smith and House/FullLalin St. JusteMar StevensMore information on The Black Woman is God opening reception on SOMArts website here: http://www.somarts.org/theblackwomanisgodopening/.