Detail: Mister Wiggler. Gouache and acrylic on paper.12 x 9 in. 2019

Curated by Zoë Charlton and Tim Doud of | ‘sindikit |
and Greater Reston Arts Center

Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE) is pleased to announce that artists Rahne Alexander, Matthew Mann, Omolara Williams McCallister, Zia Palmer, and Mojdeh Rezaeipour have been selected to participate in the biannual Mary B. Howard Invitational: An Excellent Thought About a Quality Idea. The selected artists will present a new project referencing an artwork they have created in the past (a previous “quality idea” for which they now have an “excellent thought” on how it may be reimagined or redeveloped.

In alignment with the ‘sindikit project’s commitment to supporting studio research and experimentation with an emphasis on gender, sexuality, and race, artists were invited to submit a proposal for the exhibition using the title, An Excellent Thought About a Quality Idea, as a prompt. The artists will have investigated, explored, and developed concepts, receiving feedback from the Guest Curators along the way, to culminate into new work to be presented in the exhibition at GRACE.