This is the second iteration of a discussion between Cast/Recast artist Cheryl Edwards and scholars. The event is in-person on February 27, 4:30-6:30pm in Gillespie Gallery of the Art and Design Building.

Event Recording: https://youtu.be/O_CWj5ra850

Panelists Include:

Cheryl Edwards’ artworks explores the resilience of the Africans in South Africa and the key elements of survival for the Ndebele Communities as they went through Apartheid and Revolution without a Civil War. Thinking about the sacredness of life, the before, now and the after, and examining the core existence of humanity as it relates to truth, myth, and reality.

Dr. Solange Ashby is an Egyptologist currently teaching at UCLA who will present her research on the roles of women – queens, priestesses, mothers – in traditional Nubian religious practices. She will also discuss her knowledge of ancient languages.

Dr. LaNitra Berger is an art historian currently teaching at GMU. She will discuss the intersections of art and social activism in the Black diaspora.

Dr. Jacquelyn Williamson is an Egyptologist currently teaching at GMU who will present evidence for tattooing in Ancient Egypt by connecting them to the markings on Cheryl’s paddle dolls.