Faith Ringgold; Coming to Jones Road #1: Coming to Jones Road, 1999. Acrylic on canvas with pieced fabric border. 57×87 inches
(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) — In 1992, artist and activist Faith Ringgold and her family were met with racist hostility from their new neighbors after they moved to Jones Road in Englewood, New Jersey. Thirty years later, Gallery Bergen, the art presentation space of Bergen Community College, will document and seek to redress this shameful welcome with a presentation of Faith Ringgold: Coming to Jones Road. The exhibit, curated by Tim Blunk, will be on view from January 26 – April 27, 2023.
In her Coming to Jones Road series, Ringgold created work to transform what was a hostile reception from her neighbors into a story of survival and transcendence. In paintings, serigraphs,…
