Exhibitions at Indigo Arts

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Exhibitions at Indigo Arts

“Onè... Respè!” Art from Haiti

March 27, 2014 to September 1, 2014

The title comes from the traditional Haitian Kreyol call and response greeting. “Onè!" calls the greeter, meaning "honor!" The response is "Respè!" - "respect". The exchange captures the essence of Haitian culture.

Shrines of Life: The Peruvian Retablo

October 11, 2013 to February 8, 2014

Shrines of Life celebrates the art of the contemporary Peruvian retablo. The retablo is a kind of portable shrine or nicho holding figures sculpted of pasta (a mixture of plaster and potato) or maguey cactus wood.

Gond and Beyond: Tribal Artists from India

April 11, 2013 to June 22, 2013

Indigo Arts presents a selection of contemporary paintings by members of minority tribes in India.

Africa Imprint: Art from Africa and the Diaspora

February 14, 2013 to April 6, 2013

Indigo Arts presents a selection of artwork from African and the African diaspora. The exhibition includes paintings, prints and sculpture by artists from Brazil, Botswana, Cuba, Haiti, Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania.

Haitian Art: Old Masters and New Visions

October 11, 2012 to February 9, 2013

Indigo Arts presents a selection of the artwork of Haiti, dating from the “Haitian Renaissance” of the 1940’s to the present.

East African Encounters: Contemporary Art from Kenya and Tanzania

March 10, 2012 to September 29, 2012

Indigo Arts presents an introduction to the varied contemporary artwork of East Africa.

Indigo at Indigo: Indigo-dyed Textiles from Africa

March 3, 2012 to May 5, 2012

Indigo Arts Gallery celebrates Fiber Philadelphia 2012, and our 25th anniversary with an exhibit of the rich tradition of indigo textiles.

Twins Seven-Seven: Legacy of the Oshogbo Master

November 10, 2011 to February 5, 2012

Indigo Arts presents a memorial exhibition of the work of the late Nigerian master, Prince Twins Seven-Seven (1944 – 2011), one of the leading members of the Oshogbo art movement that arose in the newly independent nation in the early 1960s.

Appalachian Visionaries: Ollie Cox, Shawn Crookshank, D.R. Mullins and Fred J. Carter (1911 - 1992).

September 15, 2011 to November 5, 2011

Appalachian Visionaries introduces the work of a powerful group of visionary artists from the Appalachian region of southwestern Virginia. The exhibit includes paintings, sculpture and mixed media work by Ollie Cox, paintings by Shawn Crookshank and paintings and wood sculpture by D.R.

Ignacio Fletes Cruz: Nicaraguan Primitivista Painter (2011)

April 9, 2011 to June 4, 2011

Philadelphia, PA - Noted Nicaraguan Primitivista artist, José Ignacio Fletes Cruz returned to Philadelphia for his third solo show at Indigo Arts Gallery du