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Things that have to do with fire: Artist talk and virtual walkthrough with Vo Vo
March 13, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Free(Portland, OR) Fuller Rosen Gallery is pleased to present Things that have to do with fire, a solo show of new work by Portland-based artist Vo Vo. Their newest series of video, print and large-scale textile banners focus on the social, racial and environmental upheaval during the summer of 2020. Led by the ideals of Black Lives Matter, Antifa and their own background as a radical educator, Vo’s solo show investigates the multitudes of activism and is a call for social justice and global solidarity.
Come with curiosity. Approach with openness.
Opening weekend February 18 – 21, 12-5 pm.
Artist talk and virtual walkthrough with Vo Vo March 13, 5-6pm.
Zoom Link + Information
Time: Mar 13, 2021 5-6PM Pacific Time
Meeting ID: 959 6238 2201
Passcode: 418920
Email fullerrosen@gmail.com to schedule a viewing appointment or stop by during open gallery hours.
Vo Vo (they/them/theirs) is a radical educator of 11 years in over 20 countries in inclusion, racial justice, intercultural communication, Trauma-Informed Care, De-escalation and Restorative Justice. They have trained staff and board members from over 300 organizations in Oregon and Washington since immigrating to the United States in 2014. They are an editor of an internationally renowned publication, speaker, curator, artist and musician who has exhibited and toured in Australia, Germany, Indonesia, The Netherlands, Singapore, Croatia, Mexico, Finland, Denmark, New Zealand, Vietnam, Sweden, Malaysia, and the United States. They have curated for IntersectFest: A Festival For and by People Of Color, now in its sixth year. It has featured over 200 Black, Indigenous, and POC artists, including dancers, poets, filmmakers, curators, visual artists and more.
Vo Vo primarily works in textiles, embroidery, weaving, and furniture. Their installations seek to interrogate power dynamics and structural oppression while challenging histories and realities of imperialism, white supremacy, and colonization. They continue to explore support strategies and models of community care within a post traumatic social landscape, focusing on the resilience of BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, and disabled communities.