You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression. But in the case of the world- renowned artist Faith Ringgold, Bergen County is — at least — trying.
Thirty years after she met with “resistance” (her word) by neighbors when she arrived in Englewood to set up her own studio, North Jersey is giving her the royal welcome she didn’t get in 1992.
Not, for Ringgold, an unfamiliar story arc.
“I have spent my entire life facing challenging situations and turning them into positive outcomes,” Ringgold said.
“Faith Ringgold: Coming to Jones Road” in Paramus, and “The Art of Faith Ringgold” in Teaneck are concurrent local art exhibitions, both up this month and running through April.
They’re part of a package that also includes a newly-commissioned jazz suite in her honor, a children’s craft program and an oral history project. Three grants are helping fund the whole thing, including…
