TrueStar Staff 
Pigment International recently invited True Star to tour Black galleries and meet Black artists at this year’s EXPO Chicago. The event, sponsored by Northern Trust, was held at Navy Pier’s Festival Hall and took place from April 24-27. This annual international art exhibition, showcased contemporary and modern art. Expo Chicago is an event for creators, curators and museum directors, and serves as a platform for artists to showcase their unique work to inspire audiences.
Doug Kenney, who works with Pigment International, was on board to coordinate youth development and mentorship within the arts by offering tours of the expo. Some of the artists that were participating came from all over the country. Artists from the Richard Beavers Gallery were Frank Morrison, Honestly Speaking, Lynthia Edwards, Beaded Crown, and Leroy Champbell, Family Wealth. The Bill Hodges Gallery artists were Elizabeth Catlett, Mahlon, Hank Willis Thomas, Hang Time, Norman Lewis, Untitled 1951, and Beauford Delaney, Untitled 1968. A couple of the artists on hand for the event included Oliver Souffrant and Khalif Tahir Thompson from the Zidoun Bossuyt Gallery. Other events taking place included presentations by artists about their work, along with displays of sculptures and paintings.
Event’s like this are necessary to showcase talent, help grow careers, strengthen networks in the art world, get exposure to buyers, curators, and institutions and to promote cultural dialogue. For more information about the event visit ExpoChicago.com.
By Jori Banks
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