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Pyramid Atlantic Art Center:
Jessica Sabogal and Shanna Strauss “SANA(A)”
Through September 24
pyramidatlanticartcenter.org
Jessica Sabogal and Shanna Strauss have partnered to create a print project for the upcoming SANA(A) opening, marking the debut of Pyramid’s Denbo Publishing Residency, the first in almost twenty years. SANA(A) highlights their six-year collaborative journey, meticulously producing individual and joint paper works using techniques such as photopolymer gravure, screenprint, and relief printmaking. The exhibition delves into diverse perspectives on healing wounds, drawing from personal experiences and relationships with queer and trans women of color to explore the mending of individual, collective, and societal wounds from grief, family dynamics, hidden labor, and migration.
Healing of the Wound by Jessica Sabogal and Shanna Strauss, Photopolymer print with Chine-Collé and Silkscreen Deckled edges, 30.75 x 22.” Photo courtesy of Pyramid Atlantic Art Center.
The exhibition’s title, merging cultural backgrounds, holds deep significance. The Spanish “Sana” commands healing, while the Kiswahili “sanaa” embodies art, intertwining their Colombian and Tanzanian heritages with symbols and patterns from their homelands. SANA(A) emphasizes their commitment to portraying women of color not as subjects but as focal points, celebrating their existence, voices, tenderness, caregiving, and spaces.
Their joint studio, Taller SanaaR, unites Colombian-American muralist Sabogal and Tanzanian-American mixed media artist Strauss. Their collaborative practice, spanning muralism, printmaking, community engagement, and public art, focuses on marginalized groups. Both artists have exhibited extensively, with commissioned collaborative works and individual achievements, including awards, fellowships, and residencies, such as the Denbo Publishing Residency. 4318 Gallatin St Hyattsville, MD. Gallery Hours: Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m.–8 p.m.; Friday–Sunday 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Phil Hutinet is the founding publisher of East City Art, DC’s visual art journal of record. For more information visit www.eastcityart.com