Gallery Talk: Sedrick Huckaby

The Kimbell’s chief conservator, Claire Barry, will moderate this free program.

Huckaby is best known for his powerful paintings that explore the heritage of African-American families. He has earned national acclaim for his work over the past several years. In 2008, he was the recipient of the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship Award, which allowed him to travel the country and paint African-American quilts from private and public collections. Past Guggenheim Fellowship Award winners include Ansel Adams, Langston Hughes, Henry Kissinger, and Isamu Noguchi.

His work, including a painting titled Study for Little D and the Dollar, in the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, can be found in important collections throughout the United States. His most recent solo exhibitions include Sedrick Huckaby: Big Momma’s House at the Valley House Gallery, Dallas, 2008, and Sedrick Huckaby at the Nielsen Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, this year. From 2007 to 2008 Huckaby taught painting at the University of Texas at Arlington.