University Gallery Features Photographs

"Untitled Black Men Learning to Fly," by Kerry Stuart Coppins

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The Art Department is hosting an exhibition of photographs by Kerry Stuart Coppin in the University Gallery until May 8. Coppin began the exhibit, “Materia Oscura/Dark Matter: Photographs of Urban Africa and the Diaspora,” in 1990 as a way to elaborate and celebrate the positive side of the African community experience.

The exhibit features large-scale black and white photographs of Africans and their environment. Coppin says he hopes to change people’s views of Africa from a suffering continent to celebration and life.

The University Gallery features works by professional artists from around the country. For more information on gallery hours, contact Michele_Gagnon@uml.edu.