Curated by Ayo Robinson, granddaughter of Jackie and Rachel Robinson, FULL CIRCLE is a three-day art exhibition celebrating heritage, legacy, and global connection featuring artworks by Hendrick Lilanga, Joyce Svarvar, and Gedion Nyanhongo. Inspired by the legacy of her grandparents and her East African heritage, Robinson curated selected works that engender a sense of strength, wisdom, and the importance of joy, understanding, and unity in the world.
On view: Friday, Nov 14 – Sunday Nov 16
GET TICKETSFULL CIRCLE will be on view to the public during the Jackie Robinson Museum’s operating hours between Friday, November 14 (11AM-6PM) and Sunday, November 16 (11AM-5PM).
Admission to FULL CIRCLE is included with regular Museum admission tickets and free for Museum members.
Curated by Ayo Robinson, granddaughter of Jackie and Rachel Robinson, FULL CIRCLE is a celebration of heritage, legacy, positivity and global connection.
My grandparents Jackie and Rachel Robinson made their impact here in the United States, with values of Grandpa’s famous quote as a cornerstone to their legacies: “Life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” My father, their youngest son David, broadened that impact outside of the U.S. Settling in Tanzania, one of the ways he brought America and East Africa together was through art. Those choices of my grandparents and parents have shaped my life and inspired this exhibition. The combined cultures of my native U.S., and adoptive East Africa, engender a sense of strength, wisdom, and the importance of joy, understanding, and unity in my perception of the world.
FULL CIRCLE presents this journey through the art of three distinct artists: The wisdom of joy in life from Tanzanian Makonde painter Hendrick Lilanga, grandson of renowned painter George Lilanga; the awareness of the beauty all around us from the meditative close ups of African American photographer Joyce Svarvar; the strength and grace from the sculpture of Gedion Nyanhongo, of the Shona tribe, traditional stone carvers of Zimbabwe.
We welcome you to share in this story and secure a piece of art that may be a symbol for you of heritage, legacy, the joy of connection, and positive impact.
Le Temps De La Fete by Hendrick Lilanga (2019)
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