b. 1973, United States

Torkwase Dyson Biography

Torkwase Dyson describes herself as a painter working across multiple mediums to explore the continuity between ecology, infrastructure, and architecture.

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Examining environmental racism as well as the history and future of back spatial liberation strategies, Dyson’s abstract works grapple with the ways in which space is perceived and negotiated, particularly by black and brown bodies. In 2019, Dyson’s solo exhibition I Can Drink the Distance was on view at The Cooper Union, New York, and her work was also presented at the Sharjah Biennial.

In addition to participating in group exhibitions at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C.; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; and California African American Museum, Los Angeles, Dyson has had solo exhibitions and installations at Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine; Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, Chicago; Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, Philadelphia; and Suzanne Lemberg Usdan Gallery, Bennington College, Vermont.

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Ocular Brutality (Bird and Lava) by Torkwase Dyson contemporary artwork sculpture, drawing
Torkwase Dyson Ocular Brutality (Bird and Lava), 2023-2024 Graphite and string on wood
53.3 x 40.6 x 10.7 cm
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Undrowned 5 (Bird and Lava) by Torkwase Dyson contemporary artwork painting, drawing
Torkwase Dyson Undrowned 5 (Bird and Lava), 2024 Acrylic and graphite on canvas
162.6 x 182.9 x 5.1 cm
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Ossuaries 3 (Bird and Lava) by Torkwase Dyson contemporary artwork painting
Torkwase Dyson Ossuaries 3 (Bird and Lava), 2024 Acrylic and graphite on canvas
35.6 x 27.9 x 3.2 cm
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Buford Dam by Torkwase Dyson contemporary artwork painting
Torkwase Dyson Buford Dam, 2024 Acrylic and graphite on canvas
182.9 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm
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Erranty by Torkwase Dyson contemporary artwork painting
Torkwase Dyson Erranty, 2024 Acrylic on canvas
121.9 x 121.9 cm
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2000 Black, 2000 Black #5 (Liquid a Place) by Torkwase Dyson contemporary artwork works on paper, drawing
Torkwase Dyson 2000 Black, 2000 Black #5 (Liquid a Place), 2022 Graphite on paper
114.3 x 121.9 x 7.6 cm
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Bird and Lava (Syncopation) by Torkwase Dyson contemporary artwork sculpture
Torkwase Dyson Bird and Lava (Syncopation), 2023 2023, plywood, graphite, and hot-rolled steel
19.7 x 53.3 x 14 cm
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Indeterminacy #3 (Black Compositional Thought) by Torkwase Dyson contemporary artwork sculpture
Torkwase Dyson Indeterminacy #3 (Black Compositional Thought), 2022 Acrylic, wood, and graphite on canvas
243.8 x 167.6 x 15.2 cm
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