Black on Black on Black on Black

September 14, 2022

Krannert Art Museum500 E Peabody DrChampaign, IL 61820 September 22 – December 10, 2022 September 24PYGMALION programming: 12-3 p.m.Panel discussion: 3 p.m.Reception: 4-6 p.m. This exhibition includes work by Patrick Earl Hammie, Stacey Robinson, Blair Ebony Smith, and Nekita Thomas, presented through the lens of the Black Quantum Future, as proposed by Philadelphia-based activists and theorists Rasheeda Phillips and Camae Ayewa. The exhibition is a critical and openly reflective space exploring Black identity, collectivity, positionality, healing, innovation, and education. CLICK HERE TO TOUR MY WORK IN THE EXHIBITION The artists have curated a companion lecture series, community conversations, and a catalogue in conjunction with the exhibition. Find dates …

We Got Next, Conversation with Endalyn Taylor and Patrick Earl Hammie

August 13, 2020

“We Got Next” is a five part, webinar series designed to highlight the work and research of faculty of color relevant to race and equality. This effort is led by Endalyn Taylor, professor in the Department of Dance and Dean’s Fellow. Each week, Taylor will be joined by faculty members and special guests to share their research and a live discussion of the work’s creation, impact, relationship to the perpetual pandemic of racism, and the systematic issues brought to the forefront by George Floyd’s murder and other recent events. Graphic design by Stacey Robinson.

AR[ T ]MOIRE Interview

November 20, 2019

BY EFRAT CYBULKIEWICZ A Q & A with AR[ T ]MOIRE. Read below or view original post. PATRICK EARL HAMMIE “Whatever path an individual artist chooses, their efforts are woven into the society and cultures that cultivated them and they carry an important role in representing that society’s life cycle.” Patrick Earl Hammie (born in 1981) is a visual artist and professor at the University of Illinois in the United States. Hammie grew up between Connecticut and South Carolina, and traveled the east coast frequently with his family. He graduated from Coker University (2004) with a Bachelor of Arts and the University of Connecticut (2007) with a …

Patrick Earl Hammie: Cultural Identity, Social Equity and the Black Body

March 18, 2019

BY OILVER ENWONWU AND OYINDAMOLA OLANIYAN Interview with Omenka, Africa’s premium art, business, and luxury-lifestyle magazine. View original post or read 👇🏽 In the third part of our continuing series on artists in diaspora who promote Black identity and pride through their work, we present Patrick Earl Hammie, an African-American visual artist. Patrick Earl Hammie is best known for his large-scale portrait and figurative paintings, which draw from art history and visual culture to examine cultural identity, social equity, and critical aspects of gender and race. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, he received his BA from Coker College and his MFA from the …

School of Art and Design faculty exhibition tells cultural stories

December 2, 2018

BY ALICIA BARBAS Alicia Barbas at The Daily Illini, interviewed Laurie Hogin, Guen Montgomery, and myself about our work in the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s School of Art and Design Faculty Exhibition at Krannert Art Museum. View original post or read 👇🏽 BY ALICIA BARBAS, STAFF WRITER DECEMBER 2, 2018 Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture For generations, artwork has spoken to American society in ways that words cannot express. The political climate experienced by each American artist during their lifetime often impacts the content, messages or themes in their work, and this truth is exhibited once again at the …

Art Now! – Episode 95 – Patrick Earl Hammie

November 14, 2018

BY RACHEL STORM AND JASON LIGGETT Visual Artist, Patrick Earl Hammie, speaks about his artwork on this episode of Art Now. Art Now is an award-winning mini-documentary series that has produced over 90 episodes on local artists working in Champaign-Urbana and the surrounding areas since July 2010. A joint production by the Urbana Public Arts Program and Urbana Public Television, Art Now highlights members of Urbana’s creative community and introduces local artists to the viewers of the program. For more information, visit: urbanaillinois.us/artnow. Artist: Patrick Earl Hammie Director/Editor: Jason Liggett Interviewer: Rachel Storm ♫Music By♫ ●Burbank – Sorry I Like You …

Counterpoint Project

May 7, 2018

BY ENDALYN TAYLOR AND PATRICK EARL HAMMIE PERFORMANCE: Thursday, May 31, 7pm – 8pm POST-PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION: Thursday, May 31, 8pm – 9pm SCHOMBURG CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN BLACK CULTURE 515 Malcolm X Boulevard (135th St and Malcolm X Blvd). New York, NY, 10037 Dancer, curator, and choreographer Endalyn Taylor and visual artist Patrick Earl Hammie are collaborating with five cross-generational ballerinas toward a multimedia event entitled the Counterpoint Project, which will feature live performances and a symposium that seek to reframe the discussion regarding black ballerinas confronting racial disparities and institutional discrimination, and create a platform that educates communities about the historical and present …

Interview with The Vanderbild

June 14, 2016

BY DIMITRIS MANOLAS A Q & A with The Vanderbild. View original post.

Creative Monday Magazine Interview

January 4, 2016

BY MILTON GEORGE A Q & A with Creative Monday Magazine. Read below or view original post. “Like the clay studies that classical sculptures were based on, I visualized an effort to reshape myself and propose the possibility of a new ideal, one positioned more as a work in progress than an achievable end.” I’M PATRICK EARL HAMMIE, AND THIS IS HOW I CREATE My name is Patrick Earl Hammie and I’m a visual artist who makes large-scale portrait and figural oil paintings. I draw from art history, visual culture, and personal experience to examine ideas related to cultural identity, masculinity, beauty, and …

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Studio Visit with Didi Mendendez

November 23, 2015