Kohl Gallery

Current Exhibition

“Remembering the Names of Slaves" 

by Darlene R. Taylor
May 28 - December 1, 2025
 
 
Kohl Gallery is excited to present Darlene R. Taylor’s monumental collage, “Remembering the Names of Slaves” in our Gibson Center for the Arts Atrium immediately outside Kohl Gallery.  Arranged with vintage linens, lace, cottons, and buttons, this large-scale work from Taylor’s Heirlooms Series honors the memories of Black women and girls.  Speaking about this work, Taylor an artist and who spends much of her time on the Eastern Shore has said, “Heirlooms is a conversation between generations inspired by historical landscapes and imagined personal narratives of people we know little about.  When I discover archival images of unnamed women, I want to touch behind the gazes that greet me to know the whispers, witness, and memories they hold.”
 
“Remembering the Names of Slaves” is on view in the Gibson Center for the Arts Atrium from May 28 - December 1, 2025.  Entrance to the atrium is free and the hours are...  This work is on view courtesy of the Amy Haines and Richard Marks Collection and has been arranged to coincide with the exhibition Kin: Rooted in Hope, which also features artwork by Darlene R. Taylor at the Academy Art Museum in Easton, Maryland from May 1 - June 29, 2025. 
 
Darlene R. Taylor is based in Washington, DC, and the Maryland Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay.  Taylor has received numerous fellowships from a range of institutions including the American Antiquarian Society, The DC Commission on Arts and Humanities, The Kentucky Women Writers Conference, and the Community of Writers in High Sierra Mountains, California.  Taylor’s work is included in the Academy Art Museum, the Columbus Museum of Art, and private and corporate collections.