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In the summer of 2018, Brion Nuda Rosch invited Ebitenyefa Baralaye to collaborate with him as a part of an informal series of short residencies. Both artists brought to the residency and experimental playfulness and fluidly open dialogue that intersected interests in sculpture, painting, and spoken narratives. The result has been an ongoing exchange of ideas, shared reflections on art practice within evolving contexts of life, and responsive explorations in form and media.

"Hidden in Plain Sight" features eight Cranbrook Academy of Art Alumni, from 1970 - 2016, working in a wide range of media including fiber, ceramic, photography, and installation. The selected works come together through their complex layering of both materials and concepts.

Hello friends, family, and supporters. For the past two and a half years I have been living in San Francisco and working as a professor in Sculpture and Ceramics at the San Francisco Art Institute. I recently accepted a position at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit as an Assistant Professor and Section Head of their Ceramics program, starting this winter/spring semester. more +

"Of Other Spaces" is an exhibition by The Black Infinity Collective at Guerrero Gallery. The show takes conceptual cues from "Of Other Spaces: Utopias and Heterotopias" by philosopher Michel Foucault. The artists in the show use a range of imagery and language to answer or question the ways in which we inhabit our realities. Reception: 1/19/19. Duration: 1/19/19 to 2/16/19. more +

The Cranbrook Academy of Art Ceramics, Fiber, and Metalsmithing departments, in collaboration with Cranbrook Art Museum and the Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research, will host a symposium featuring alumni who have become successful professionals in the fields of craft, art, design, and education. Time: Saturday, 2/2/2019, 10am to 5pm. more +

"Planned Obsolescence" is a group exhibition at the Natalie and James Thompson Art Gallery displaying works by artists of the greater Bay Area. The exhibition reflects on contemporary notions of "planned obsolescence" in consumer and social culture. Reception: 1/29/19. Duration: 1/29/19 to 2/22/19. more +

Traywick Contemporary is pleased to announce 'No Lie', a solo exhibition of sculptural works by Bay Area artist Ebitenyefa Baralaye in his first show with the gallery. Duration: Saturday, 11/10/18 to Saturday, 1/19/19. more +