Journey to Self (2024) — Exhibition Archive

Visitors gathered among the artworks at Journey to Self

In 2024, I joined six other artists from VVAA’s Mind Your Art Business artist development program for Journey to Self at HOMME Gallery. We brought together painting, sculpture, photography, and multimedia installation around self-perception, growth, and transformation. I’ve gathered photographs and other records from the exhibition here.

Participating artists

William Boler, Amity Chan, Montressa Hammond, Courtney Lapenta, Raymond Puerini, Kadine Stephens, Brian Tolbert

Location

HOMME Gallery2000 L St NW, Washington, DC 20036

Artist note

After leaving my job in February 2024, I knew I wanted to pursue art professionally, but I wasn’t sure where to begin. Joining the year-long Mind Your Art Business program was one of the first steps I took. It gave me guidance and helped me understand what building a sustainable art practice could involve.

Journey to Self marked the culmination of that program. Looking back, the exhibition became a marker of the transition I was making and the direction I was beginning to find.

Event photos

Archive materials

I’ve gathered photographs, programs, and other records from the exhibition here.

Programs & printed materials

Journey to Self — archival material 16: Journey to Self opening reception flyers.

Journey to Self — archival material 17: Journey to Self opening reception flyers.

Journey to Self — archival material 18: Promotional flyers for the Journey to Self artist talk.

Journey to Self — archival material 19: Promotional flyers for the Journey to Self artist talk.

Journey to Self — archival material 20: Promotional flyers for the Journey to Self artist talk.

Journey to Self — archival material 21: Promotional flyers for the Journey to Self artist talk.

Journey to Self — archival material 22: Promotional flyers for the Journey to Self artist talk.

Photographic records

Journey to Self — archival material 1: Work-in-progress photographs of the cardboard works.

Journey to Self — archival material 2: Work-in-progress photographs of the cardboard works.

Journey to Self — archival material 3: Work-in-progress photographs of the cardboard works.

Journey to Self — archival material 4: Large canvases before I began working on them.

Journey to Self — archival material 5: Work-in-progress photographs of the large canvas works.

Journey to Self — archival material 6: Work-in-progress photographs of the large canvas works.

Journey to Self — archival material 7: Work-in-progress photographs of the large canvas works.

Journey to Self — archival material 8: Work-in-progress photographs of the large canvas works.

Journey to Self — archival material 9: Work-in-progress photographs of the large canvas works.

Journey to Self — archival material 10: Work-in-progress photographs of the large canvas works.

Journey to Self — archival material 11: Work-in-progress photographs of the large canvas works.

Journey to Self — archival material 12: Work-in-progress photographs of the large canvas works.

Journey to Self — archival material 13: Work-in-progress photographs of the large canvas works.

Journey to Self — archival material 14: Scans of the finished works being prepared.

Journey to Self — archival material 15: Photographs of the finished large canvas works.