3rd Sunday of the Month Art & Wellness event at Oya Art Gallery & Boutique

Black History Month at Oya Art Gallery & Boutique showcased awesome talent. Afrofuturist Haiku Author Winston Shaw was featured on February 20th

Southeast Art Team’s Oya Art Gallery and Boutique celebrated Black History Month on the 20th with a special Third Sunday event featuring Winston Shaw, author of E-book/audio book, Artless, 101 Haiku Amerikano. Shaw is a writer/producer and creator at GTET LLC, a digital publishing company rooted in Afrofuturism.

Shaw shared samples from the unique animated E-book and explained how the project was born of the pandemic and reflects the beauty and complexity of the Black experience. 

Oya Art Gallery and Boutique is a studio and workspace celebrating local talent and Black culture on the 2nd floor of the historic Clementine McDuff Elks Lodge #598 building in Logan Heights. In 2021, artist Kim Philips-Pea (Art Director) moved the gallery from Market Creek Plaza where it launched in October 2020 after receiving support from the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation. 

The 3rd Sunday event included live painting from artist Kim Philips-Pea and artist Robert Clemons and also featured exhibits, performances, and refreshments. Poet and visual artist Bryttani Mischell was featured in the Into the Heart & Mind session with artist Vee Brooks (president). High End Radio podcast host Mr. Caypre hosted the open mic segment featuring Shaw. Dr. LaWana Richmond (Afrofuturism Lounge, Afrofuturism Dream Tank, Afro Con) also shared original and AI-generated poetry. Selectress KatzGroove and DJ Tha Maaze provided the musical backdrop to the event.

Learn more about Shaw and order the book at www.greaterthanequaltoo.com.