Alberta Whittle

Learning a new punctuation for hope in times of disaster

March 16 – May 18, 2024

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A circular painting showing an African woman in a white dress holding a brain coral. A shredded hoodie, multicolor raffia straw and beads hang from the work.

Alberta Whittle
Placing Offerings Below the Soil
2024
Acrylic with water from the Osun River, Nigeria, on canvas, hooded sweatshirts, raffia, lace doilies, Cowrie shells and pony beads
65 x 37 5/8 x 6 3/4 inches (165.1 x 95.6 x 17.1 cm)

A small multicolored painting on a circular canvas. The painting shows a hand cradling a bright pink circle, surrounded by dense fluorescent vegetation, with raffia straw hanging down the lower half of the canvas

Alberta Whittle
Three moons in Oshogba
2024
Acrylic with water from the Osun River, Nigeria, and raffia on canvas
43 x 17 1/2 x 1 1/12 inches (109.2 x 44.5 x 2.8 cm)

A multicolored painting on a circular canvas. The work is abstract with talismans and shapes resembling vegetation throughout. Raffia straw is attached and hangs off the left and right lower sections of the canvas.

Alberta Whittle
Making marks to summon O
2024
Acrylic with water from the Osun River, Nigeria, and raffia on canvas
57 x 33 1/2 x 1 1/4 inches (144.8 x 85.1 x 3.2 cm)

A painting of an African woman relaxing in a red chair, surrounded by bright washes of color and a large snake plant in the foreground. The painting's frame is bright orange and has ornamental wooden fretwork attached to the top left and right corner sections of the frame.

Alberta Whittle
Genealogies of Chosen Family (Rue Cooper)
2024
Acrylic with water from the Osun River, Nigeria, on linen, painted wooden frame with fretwork
57 3/8 x 51 5/8 x 2 3/8 inches (145.7 x 131.1 x 6 cm)

A large multicolored painting of vegetation in a large and dense natural landscape, rendered in bright fluorescent colors. The painting's frame is bright orange and has ornamental wooden fretwork attached to the top and left side of the frame. A long beaded handiwork is attached to one of the fretwork piece and hangs all the way down to the floor.

Alberta Whittle
Red Sky at Night, Shepherd's Delight
2024
Acrylic with water from the Osun River, Nigeria, on linen, painted wooden frame with fretwork and beading
69 x 69 7/8 x 3 3/8 inches (175.3 x 177.5 x 8.6 cm)

A diptych on canvas showing a relaxed, sleeping woman, depicted in a wash of blue. The painting has lace doilies hanging off the top left and right corners of the painting. The painting's frame is bright blue and has ornamental wooden fretwork attached to the top, bottom left and right corners, and right side of the frame.

Alberta Whittle
Genealogies of Chosen Family (Traician Meikle)
2024
Acrylic with water from the Osun River, Nigeria, on canvas, painted wooden frame with fretwork and lace doilies
76 1/4 x 136 x 4 1/2 inches (193.7 x 345.4 x 11.4 cm)

A large painting of a woman in a white dress with a large red neckpiece relaxing on a red seat, surrounded by plants and cowrie shells in a wash of bright color. The painting's frame is bright orange and has ornamental multicolored wooden fretwork attached to the top middle and right sections of the frame.

Alberta Whittle
Genealogies of Chosen Family (Sekai Machache)
2024
Acrylic with water from the Osun River, Nigeria, on linen, painted wooden frame with fretwork
68 7/8 x 62 1/2 x 2 3/8 inches (174.9 x 158.8 x 6 cm)

A large painting of a woman sitting and cradling a small clay figure while she looks straight at the viewer. The canvas is multicolored in reds and pinks with lace doilies attached and draping down from the top of the canvas. The painting's frame is bright orange and pink and has ornamental wooden fretwork attached to the top and bottom left sections of the frame.

Alberta Whittle
Genealogies of Chosen Family (Blessing Amos aka Precious)
2024
Acrylic with water from the Osun River, Nigeria, on canvas, painted wooden frame with fretwork, lace doilies and beading
76 3/8 x 76 1/2 x 4 inches (194 x 194.3 x 10.2 cm)

Alberta Whittle
After wiping my tears, they untied my burdens and set them free
2024
Acrylic with water from the Osun River, Nigeria, on linen, painted wooden frame with fretwork and beading
76 x 63 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches (193 x 161.3 x 7 cm)

Alberta Whittle
(pause)
2022
Steel and various materials: sailing rope & clay beads
85 1/4 x 42 3/4 x 29 1/8 inches (216.5 x 108.6 x 74 cm)

Alberta Whittle
Lagareh — The Last Born
2022
Single channel video, steel gates, purpose-built screen, custom made seats as punctuation, and various materials: conch shell, cowrie shells & glass beads
TRT: 42 minutes 39 seconds
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A circular painting showing an African woman in a white dress holding a brain coral. A shredded hoodie, multicolor raffia straw and beads hang from the work. A small multicolored painting on a circular canvas. The painting shows a hand cradling a bright pink circle, surrounded by dense fluorescent vegetation, with raffia straw hanging down the lower half of the canvas A multicolored painting on a circular canvas. The work is abstract with talismans and shapes resembling vegetation throughout. Raffia straw is attached and hangs off the left and right lower sections of the canvas. A painting of an African woman relaxing in a red chair, surrounded by bright washes of color and a large snake plant in the foreground. The painting's frame is bright orange and has ornamental wooden fretwork attached to the top left and right corner sections of the frame. A large multicolored painting of vegetation in a large and dense natural landscape, rendered in bright fluorescent colors. The painting's frame is bright orange and has ornamental wooden fretwork attached to the top and left side of the frame. A long beaded handiwork is attached to one of the fretwork piece and hangs all the way down to the floor. A diptych on canvas showing a relaxed, sleeping woman, depicted in a wash of blue. The painting has lace doilies hanging off the top left and right corners of the painting. The painting's frame is bright blue and has ornamental wooden fretwork attached to the top, bottom left and right corners, and right side of the frame. A large painting of a woman in a white dress with a large red neckpiece relaxing on a red seat, surrounded by plants and cowrie shells in a wash of bright color. The painting's frame is bright orange and has ornamental multicolored wooden fretwork attached to the top middle and right sections of the frame. A large painting of a woman sitting and cradling a small clay figure while she looks straight at the viewer. The canvas is multicolored in reds and pinks with lace doilies attached and draping down from the top of the canvas. The painting's frame is bright orange and pink and has ornamental wooden fretwork attached to the top and bottom left sections of the frame.