New City Arts presents Blue Black, Black and Blue, an exhibit of new work by Tobiah Mundt.
*Originally scheduled for June 2020, this exhibit was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
New City Arts' Welcome Gallery
114 3rd St. NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Art on Display
Take a walk downtown any time this month to see the exhibit through the the large Welcome Gallery window or schedule an in-person appointment to see the exhibit.
Plus, stop by the Welcome Gallery window any time between 1:00–3:00 PM on Friday, August 22, or Saturday, August 23, for a tufting demonstration. Wave hello and watch as Tobiah works on a new piece in the window.
Gallery Hours
Welcome Gallery is now open by appointment only. Schedule an in-person appointment to see the exhibit: Schedule Appointment
How to Purchase Work
Interested in purchasing a piece? Visit our store or email Lindsey at lindsey@newcityarts.org for information.
Sponsors
This Welcome Gallery exhibit is sponsored by The JLRS Family Fund and Mary Pontillo & Christian Galdencio.
Exhibition Statement (provided by the artist)
Blue Black Black and Blue is a visual poem about the pain that comes with being Black and how we must turn that pain into joy.
I am so blue
I am so black
I am bruised
so I create
My black is not her black
not his
it is ours
Melanin drips
And feels
And survives
Suffers
And moves
We breathe life
We breathe pain
We are JOY
About the Artist (provided by the artist)
Tobiah Mundt is a self taught fiber artist who left the field of Architecture for sculpture. She uses needle felting, wet felting and rug tufting techniques to produce dreamlike figures and colorful forms.
She is the co-owner and creative director of The Hive, an arts and crafts bar in Charlottesville, Virginia where she teaches fiber arts, blurring the line between art and craft.
Tobiah has exhibited her work in Texas, Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
Image courtesy of the artist.