Lyssa Park
"Family Tree (Male)", 2020
Acrylic, paper, thread, and gold leaf
Courtesy the artist

A Common Thread
April 2, 2021 - August 2, 2021
Curated by Ashanti McGee
In partnership with the Las Vegas Womxn of Color Arts Festival.
Support for this exhibition is provided by the WESTAF Regional Arts Resilience Fund, a relief grant developed in partnership with The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support arts organizations in the 13-state western region during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional programs are funded in part with support from Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Image description: Family Tree (Male) by Lyssa Park
A vertical fabric wall hanging depicting a black male figure with vivid golden eyes. He stands facing forward and wears white pants and a checkered shirt in shades of green, yellow, and tan. Parts of the figure are made of appliqued cloth; others are painted directly on to the fabric.