Where the Tree Grows curated by Mayumi Hamanaka

July 19, 2024 — September 20, 2024
Opening Reception: Friday, July 19, 6-8pm

Chia Amisola, Alison Chen, Philip Crawford, Amy Elkins, John Yoyogi Fortes, Charles Lee, Shantré Pinkney, Helia Pouyanfar, Georgina Reskala and rhiannon skye tafoya

Hours: Tue - Fri: 12-5pm

Gallery Location:
Kala Gallery, 2990 San Pablo, Berkeley, CA 94702

Where the Tree Grows features new works by 2023-2024 Kala Fellowship and Media Residency artists: Chia Amisola, Alison Chen, Philip Crawford, Amy Elkins, John Yoyogi Fortes, Charles Lee, Shantré Pinkney, Helia Pouyanfar, Georgina Reskala and rhiannon skye tafoya

Artists in Where the Tree Grows examine their cultural roots, family lineage, and ancestral connections. Through family archives, rituals, and technology, they investigate the transient nature of diasporic passages and migration, illuminating and reclaiming shared and lost narratives. Many search for notions of selfhood, self care and communal healing reflecting on intergenerational trauma and systemic oppression.

Together these projects invite us to revisit our own connections to the communities and technologies that shape and have the potential to empower us. Art is a powerful catalyst to revisit historical, personal and communal narratives and to create further dialogue, community healing, and support for a more equitable future.