By Linda Parker Pennington
Bay Area art lovers look forward to the open studio event at Hunters Point Shipyard and the growing “Black On Point” artists’ collective did not disappoint last weekend.
Of the 250+ artists with studios at the historic shipyard, there are now over 25 Black artists to discover amid the sprawling, repurposed buildings at the end of Evans Avenue in the Bayview.
This talented group includes:
- Bayview native son, Malik Seneferu – whose son, Osaze, is also an emerging artist.
- Afatasi the Artist who tells stories in casted metal;
- Jazz musician turned mixed-media artist Charles Unger who is an artist-in-residence
- Adonia Middleton, who is Unger’s studio mate and fellow artist-in-residence, creates vibrant images of black women
- This year’s third artist-in-residence is quiltmaker William Rhodes whose latest quilt featuring Angela Davis is a must-see
- Maguerite Browne, an eclectic collector and fashion artist, now occupies the studio of internationally renowned public artist Joe Sam whose work is now on display at MoAD. (Seneferu worked and studied under Sam in the ’90s.)
Rhonel Roberts, Ira Watkins, Pete Dent, Nina Fabunmi, Leslie Printis, Dolores Gray, Stephen Namara, Charles Tuggle, Nyya Lark, The Hillman Girls, Pearl Brown and studio photographer Marco Williams are all worth the trip to this off-the-beaten path location.
If you missed this year’s Hunters Point Shipyard Open Studios, there will be a Holiday Open Studios in December. For more info, you can follow Black On Point on Facebook or check their website at blackonpointsf.org.
