Darius Steward | Moving On

The Bonfoey Gallery, partnered with Thomas French Fine Art, will be exhibiting a collection of new works by Darius Steward in our show Moving On, on view from September 13th to October 12th. The opening reception with the artist will be Friday, September 13^th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 pm. Darius Steward will be giving a gallery talk on Saturday, September 14^th at 10:30 a.m.

Cleveland artist, Darius Steward works in watercolor to express social issues of identity, commodity, race, and the placement of African Americans in western culture. Steward believes that visual communication is an agent for change. As he states “I primarily use watercolor on Yupo paper to achieve a stark whiteness against my saturated subjects. I also often use my subject matter metaphorically to address what is going on culturally.  Each and every person I paint is a stand in for myself or for the community. I use watercolor portraiture to bring a voice to social injustices which are going on in the world.”