Published January 18, 2023
MONROE, LA 鈥� The ULM Art Program and Bry Gallery are currently hosting an exhibition of works titled
鈥淲rld Keeps Turnin鈥� by Minden artist Keldrick Dunn. The exhibition runs from January
18th through February 15th. An artist鈥檚 talk will be given on Wednesday, February
15th in Sandel 236 at 2:00 p.m. with a reception following in Bry Gallery.听
Mr. Dunn is currently showing work at the Creative Exchange Gallery and Ruston Artisans,
both located in Ruston. In 2020 Mr. Dunn received the Director鈥檚 Award for Achievement
by Louisiana Tech鈥檚 Visual Arts.听
Of this exhibition, Mr. Dunn wrote, 鈥淲rld Keeps Turnin鈥� is a collection of paintings
that find its identity rooted in the past. The works in this series document my feelings
of being one of few black people at my college, using these 鈥渢oken black鈥� characters
as avatars to explore the feeling of cultural isolation. The work is largely autobiographical,
yearning for community while retreating to a distorted version of the past in search
of a familiar comfort.鈥�听
Dunn continued, 鈥淐artoons have a universal nature about them, the most iconic being
able to transcend time, language, and geography. I first fell in love with art because
of images I saw in cartoons, comic strips, and album artwork. These mediums challenged
and expanded my idea of art, allowing me to pay homage to the things that impacted
my childhood. I find value in the way that cartoons can express intense emotions while
being removed enough from reality to still be palatable to different audiences.鈥�听
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Bry Gallery is located in Bry Hall, 4101 Desiard St. in Monroe, and听is open from 8:00
a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m. on Fridays. The
public is invited, and admission is free. For more information, please contact Joni
Noble, Art Program Coordinator at (318) 342-1376.听
