Project 1612 is proud to present Tyanna J. Buie: Self-Preservation on Friday, July 14 from 5:00 to 7:00pm in the backyard location in Morton, Illinois. Following a week-long artist residency, Buie will respond to the outdoor exhibition setting, interacting with the garden and yard as she sees fit for her work. The ephemeral exhibition is free and open to the public. Further exhibition information and accompanying programming is listed below.

Tyanna J. Buie’s (she/her) recent work utilizes video and print media combined with methods such as, painting, drawing, collage, screen-printing, and Deep-Fake technology. Buie’s work intersects between self-portraiture, personal narrative, pop-culture, Black cultural significant moments, social movements, and authorship. These intersections allow Buie to challenge her history through the retelling of past events, and the remaking of images as she reimagines the future.

A Chicago and Milwaukee native, Tyanna J. Buie received her BA from Western Illinois University, and her MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Buie is the recipient of multiple awards including the Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowship, 2015 Joan Mitchell Painters & Sculptors Grant, 2019 Kresge Artist Fellowship/Visual Arts, 2019 Grant Wood Fellowship in Printmaking at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, the 2020 Fellowship.art award, and was selected by artist Shepard Fairey to collaborate on the Milwaukee mural titled Voting Rights is Human Rights. Her work has been acquired by major institutions, such as the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Henry Ford Cancer Institute, and the Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons, as well as private collections nationally. Buie has been reviewed on Hyperallergic.com, Newcity Chicago Magazine, South Bend Tribune, and featured on Essay’d.com and New American Paintings, Midwest edition No. 155.

Project 1612 exhibitions are organized by co-founders Jessica Bingham and Alexander Martin. The 2023 micro-residencies and exhibitions are generously sponsored by Big Picture Initiative, a Peoria, Illinois grassroots 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to build a thriving & vibrant community for all by using arts and creativity as a driver for social change, economic development, and wellness. They do this by providing arts-based solutions, promoting and supporting artists and arts initiatives, and advancing arts education.

Exhibition Dates
Project 1612 events are free and open to the public. Exhibitions are outside (weather permitting). Changes to events will be posted on social media via Instagram and Facebook.

July 10-14: Artist-in-residence in Morton, Illinois

Wednesday, July 12, from 5:30 to 6:30pm: Artist Talk at Morton Public Library
315 West Pershing Street, Morton, Illinois, 61550

Friday, July 14, from 5:00 to 7:00pm: Exhibition for Tyanna J. Buie
 Artist talk beginning at 5:30pm
813 East Jefferson Street, Morton, Illinois, 61550

Project 1612
Project 1612 is located at 813 East Jefferson Street, Morton, Illinois, 61550. Street parking is available. Additional information and updates pertaining to Project 1612 can be found on Instagram and Facebook. Visit our website or call 309.798.0375 for additional information.

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