Torkwase Dyson

Torkwase Dyson
Born
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
EducationYale University, Virginia Commonwealth University, Tougaloo College
Known forPainting, printmaking, conceptual art
AwardsJoan Mitchell Foundation Painters & Sculptors award, Nancy Graves Grant for Visual Artists

Torkwase Dyson (born 1973, Chicago, Illinois) is an interdisciplinary artist based in Beacon, New York, United States.[1] Dyson describes the themes of her work as "architecture, infrastructure, environmental justice, and abstract drawing."[2] Her work is informed by her own theory of Black Compositional Thought. This working term considers how spatial networks—paths, throughways, water, architecture, and geographies—are composed by Black bodies as a means of exploring potential networks for Black liberation. She is represented by Pace Gallery and Richard Gray Gallery.[3][4]

  1. ^ Mitter, Siddhartha (2022-11-10). "An Artist's Gateway to Freedom and Possibility". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  2. ^ Dyson, Torkwase. "Black Interiority: Notes on Architecture, Infrastructure, Environmental Justice, and Abstract Drawing". Pelican Bomb. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  3. ^ "Pace Announces Representation of Torkwase Dyson | Pace Gallery". www.pacegallery.com. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  4. ^ Durón, Maximilíano (2021-11-16). "Gray Gallery to Represent Torkwase Dyson, Artist Focused on Liberation". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2023-05-24.