Been cooking up all sorts of new work that I’m so excited to share very soon! 🖤🖤🖤
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Ashanté Kindle in the lab 🖤
NXTHVN Spring 2023
#NXTHVN
Now yall know I wasnt gonna let today go by without making a cheesy reel for @khari.raheem 😂
Happy Birthday sugar!! Yall show Khari some love today and wish him a happy birthday!!! 💖💖💖
Enjoy a brief walk through of my solo exhibition currently up in Nashville at @watkinscollege @belmontu !! && if you’re in or around the city, please make time to see and get into the textures of these works. Contact @redarrowgallery for any inquiries about available works from this exhibition. (Collect the work NOW && that’s all imma say on that. 👀👀👀)
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Abstraction is the substance of the things I hope for and the evidence of things I can’t see.
- My Hebrews 11:1
My practice relies heavily on experimentation and the ability to remain a student of my process. This requires vulnerability and joy to be ever-present as I develop a visual language and textural index that manifests through painting, prints, sculptures, objects and many other mediums. Convergence is a celebration of my process and the liminal space of my practice - A space created out of the personal developmental moments that occur in my studio. Often in the studio, I sit with and embrace the vastness of color, texture, and Blackness while simultaneously embracing the vastness of myself. Through this transcendental experience and a continuous study of hair and color theory, my practice has become biographical. It answers a personal call to unearth myself as I approach my process with the intention of spiritual exchange.
Studio view for today (wip). 😇😇😇 come out to open studios this weekend at @__nxthvn__ !!!! Ok. Bye. 😊
Thank you so much to everyone that came to the opening reception of my solo exhibition at @watkinscollege @belmontu . Of course Makayh was the main character as usual 💖💖💖 The exhibition is up until May 26th so if you’re in Nashville, stop by!!
🤯🤯🤯March has definitely been a wild month!!!🤯🤯🤯
I had the opportunity to speak about this work during the @johnsonlowegallery opening a few weeks ago. Many thanks again to @thehomophile @sephsees and the entire @johnsonlowegallery team for such an amazing exhibition. If you’re in Nashville, come out this Thursday from 4-6 for the opening reception of my solo exhibition where I’ll also be giving a brief gallery talk.
1907 BELMONT BLVD, NASHVILLE, TN 37212
Artist talk today!!!! So excited to share about my practice. If you’re in Nashville, PULL UP!
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TODAY | Mar 20 | 5:00PM
LCVA Rm 120
Join us for another session in our Creative Professionals Lecture Series! During this lecture, we will hear from artist Astanté Kindle. Kindle will speak on her personal hair story and how it has inspired her art practice. She will also speak to her artistic career and her current solo exhibition of work in the Leu Art Gallery – Convergence: A Personal Investigation of Color, Texture and Identity. The session will be moderated by Watkins College of Art Assistant Professor of Painting Mandy Rogers Horton.
#WatkinsCollegeOfArt #BelmontUniversity #creativeprofessionalslectureseries #artistlecture #belmontartgalleries#redarrowgallery #tnartscommission #ashantekindle
An ode to the creamy crack 🖤
I’m so excited to share more about my process next week during my time with @watkinscollege . If you’re in Nashville, Make sure you come out Monday & Thursday!!!
Convergence opens TODAY!!! I am so excited for the opportunity to share my practice in this way. Many thanks to @watkinscollege and @theredarrowgallery for all of your help making this exhibition a reality! 💖💖💖 Scroll for info on my upcoming artist talk and reception.
‼️My solo exhibition, 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦: 𝘈 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳, 𝘛𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘺, opens Monday March 13th!!!
Artist talk: March 20th at 5pm
Opening Reception: March 23rd 4-6pm
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Ashanté Kindle, 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘛𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘺, 2022, Hair knockers, barrettes, beads, and acrylic on canvas, 48x48 in.
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Next Monday, March 13, Ashanté opens her solo exhibition, 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦: 𝘈 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳, 𝘛𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘺, with Belmont University. Throughout her showcase, Kindle will also be speaking in lectures and directing workshops through Watkins College of Art. Congratulations, Ashanté!
#ashantekindle #contemporaryart #arteducation #watkinscollegeofart #contemporarypainting #blackhistoryeveryday #womenincontemporaryart #redarrowgallery
Another recap of the opening at @johnsonlowegallery last friday. I tried to piece together something because I didnt really take any pictures 😂😂😂 The vibes were all through the place. So wonderful to see so many new and familiar faces. If you’re in Atlanta, make sure you go see the show!!! 🖤🖤🖤
‼️LINK IN MY BIO‼️
I never create the same exact painting twice and I wanted that to remain true for my prints.
Intaglio was the perfect process for these prints. By turning my paintings into plates, I was able to emboss their textures into the paper and choose a more non-traditional form of color application once I got the hang of the process.
I have a set of monoprints available on my website RIGHT NOW!
‼️LINK IN MY BIO‼️
Excited to officially announce my upcoming solo exhibition
Convergence: A Personal, Investigation of Color, Texture & Identity
Abstraction is the substance of the things I hope for and the evidence of things I can't see.
- My Hebrews 11:1
My practice relies heavily on experimentation and the ability to remain a student of my process. This requires vulnerability and joy to be ever-present as I develop a visual language and textural index that manifests through painting, prints, sculptures, objects and many other mediums. Convergence is a celebration of my process and the liminal space of my practice - A space created out of the personal developmental moments that occur in my studio. Often in the studio, I sit with and embrace the vastness of color, texture, and Blackness while simultaneously embracing the vastness of myself. Through this transcendental experience and a continuous study of hair and color theory, my practice has become biographical. It answers a personal call to unearth myself as I approach my process with the intention of spiritual exchange.
If you’re in or around Nashville, come out!! This exhibition will consist of a wide range of works created throughout the development of my practice. Im so excited to share this work and view into my practice in such a personal way. Here’s a sneak peak of the show. 🤭 For a list of available works, reach out to @theredarrowgallery !
&& for todays function!!!! Im literally sitting in the airport right now getting ready to board my flight home cause I couldn’t miss this opening!!!! Do yall see the artists in this exhibition?! @whoaa_neli & @kiara_cristina DID THAT!! YOU HEAR ME?!?! @__nxthvn__ is absolutely the move today!!! PULL UP!!
Last night was so beautiful and such a full circle moment for me! (Full…circle 😂😂🤦🏾♀️) There was so much love in the space last night.
To be able to have 4 generations stand in front of my work is a dream come true. Many thanks again to @sephsees @thehomophile @johnsonlowegallery for the beautiful curation of this exhibition. Absolutely beautiful. The show will be open til April 29th, so make sure you stop in and see it. 🖤🖤🖤
…scroll to see my moms usual shenanigans at every function 😂
Get into the details and texture of these prints! Im so happy that I was able to carry the texture of my paintings over into works on paper.
Available at AshanteKindle.com or just check the link in my bio. 😇
ATLANTA!!! PULL UP! I’ll be there!!
This amazing show opens TOMORROW and I am so honored to be among this amazing group of artists. 🤯🤯🤯 Come on out!
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Co-curated by art critic and curator @sephsees and gallery director Donovan Johnson, new programming for @johnsonlowegallery commences with a group show, The Alchemists (March 3 – April 29), featuring works by twenty-nine artists constructing new forms of expression rooted in the Black experience and ancestral legacies.
Surprise!
PRINT RELEASE!!!
I’ve been holding on to these for almost 2 years and this series of prints was definitely the beginning of where you all see me heading now. Many thoughts about portals, the metaphysical and rectifying the histories of spaces on my ancestors behalf. I am so happy to finally share these. There’s only 10 prints from this series and each looks completely different from the next. If you’ve been wanting to collect my work, this is a perfect opportunity. Follow the link in my bio!
Linktr.ee/ashantekindle
I had the opportunity to work with @speckx and @brett_taylor_prints during a residency at @chq.art to learn more about the process of printmaking and how it could come into my practice. I focused heavily on the act of pressing and how it relates to hair as my subject matter. I turned my paintings into plates and learned the process of intaglio as way to apply my color choices. This process allowed me to really see and experience my work in a new way. I am so happy to finally be sharing a part of that experience with you all.
I am preparing to begin install for my upcoming solo exhibition @belmontu in Nashville, TN titled Convergence: A Personal Investigation of Color, Texture and Identity. This exhibition is all about my process and the experimentation that takes place. I’m excited to share just how expansive my practice is through this exhibition. The exhibition opens March 13th and I’ll be sharing more about that soon!
But for now, don’t miss this opportunity to collect my work!!! && for all the faithful afterpay folks like me….I got yall too. 😇😇😇 LOVE YALL!! 💖
