Afi Ese Art, LLC

06/19/2026

My current solo made the newspaper in Columbus, Ohio. On Juneteenth!

https://matternews.org/culture/art/afi-lane-explores-concepts-of-memory-migration-in-stirring-934-gallery-exhibition/

06/17/2026

Opening night for The Big Show at Lawndale last Friday. I was solo and forgot my selfie stick so it was rough taking photos and navigating the room once it got crowded. All in all, an overwhelming night for me, particularly because I was asked to explain my brother's expression multiple times in addition to sitting in a wheelchair with everyone else standing and not seeing me, but I was happy that I attended.

06/09/2026

C O L L E C T O R photo

Woman in blue dress (2025).
Charcoal and soft pastel on 28x28" deckled paper

06/09/2026

"Sir Charles" is 1 of 105 works by 93 artists from over 1,000 entries selected for The Big Show at Lawndale Art Center in Houston, TX.

Opening: June 12th, 5 - 7om
On view: June 12th - August 15th, 2026
Juried by: Valerie Cassel Oliver

Grateful to be included in this long-running juried exhibition that continues to map the pulse of Houston’s contemporary art landscape.

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Sir Charles (2024)
Oils on 30x30 inch handmade panel

06/08/2026

Currency (2026).
Charcoal and soft pastel on 13x19 cotton rag paper

I'm currently reading about historical currencies like people, birds, and cowrie shells. This may be a larger and more elaborate painting.

06/08/2026

Selected for the Harris County Juried Exhibition at Sawyer Yards in Houston, TX.

Opening: June 11th, 6 - 8pm
On view: June 1st – July 18th, 2026
Juried by: Hesse McGraw

Honored to be part of this year’s selected artists working within Houston’s evolving studio and exhibition community.

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Lace bonnet (2026)
Oils on 24x36 inch canvas

06/04/2026

If you had to leave everything behind and carry only one thing forward, what would survive?

Northbound: What Survives?
934 Gallery

Opening reception: June 5th, 6–9 PM
On view through June 27th
934 Cleveland Avenue, Columbus, OH 43201

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Devotion (2026)
Charcoal and watercolor on 26x42" paper
Some forms of survival are not systems.
They are attachments we choose to keep.

06/03/2026

What's new? | Afi Ese Art

Northbound: What Survives? A solo exhibition

06/03/2026

If you had to leave everything behind and carry only one thing forward, what would survive?

Northbound: What Survives?
934 Gallery

Opening reception: June 5th, 6–9 PM
On view through June 27th
934 Cleveland Avenue, Columbus, OH 43201

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Memory (2026)
Charcoal and watercolor on 26x42" paper
What remains is never complete.
Memory holds fragments and calls them whole.

06/02/2026

If you had to leave everything behind and carry only one thing forward, what would survive?

Northbound: What Survives?
934 Gallery

Opening reception: June 5th, 6–9 PM
On view through June 27th
934 Cleveland Avenue, Columbus, OH 43201

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Communication (2026)
Charcoal and watercolor on 26x42" paper
Connection does not guarantee clarity.
Signals survive even when meaning fractures.