Dr. Nettrice Gaskins | Faith Ringgold

This mural is the second in what has become a two-part series honoring our icons and new ancestors. Entitled “Faith Ringgold,” this artwork created by Dr. Nettrice Gaskins celebrates the work of painter, author, mixed media sculptor, performance artist, and activist, perhaps best known for her narrative quilts. We honor her legacy, passion for art, love for community, and her commitment to capturing the African American experience.

Originally designed by the artist using AI technologies, the vinyl version of Gaskin’s digital work of Faith Ringgold, which was installed on Juneteenth 2024, stands over 20 ft high. It should also be noted that “Faith Ringgold” follows the landmark mural of “Greg Tate,” which was also created by Gaskins and lived in the Ubuntu garden. While these murals are part of a rotating schedule of artwork that will be showcased here from year to year, we now honor Greg Tate in perpetuity as well as hose who bring his values to life.

Our mural wall is now called: The MoCADA Greg Tate Art Wall.

“Faith Ringgold,” Nettrice Gaskins, Generative AI and Adobe Illustrator, Dimensions, April 12, 2024

Dr. Nettrice R. Gaskins  (IG: @nettiebeatrice) is an African American digital artist, academic, cultural critic and advocate of STEAM fields. In her work she explores “techno-vernacular creativity” and Afrofuturism.

Dr. Gaskins teaches, writes, “fabs”, and makes art using algorithms and machine learning. She has taught multimedia, visual art, and computer science with high school students. She earned a BFA in Computer Graphics with Honors from Pratt Institute in 1992 and an MFA in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1994. She received a doctorate in Digital Media from Georgia Tech in 2014. Currently, Dr. Gaskins is a 2021 Ford Global Fellow and the assistant director of the Lesley STEAM Learning Lab at Lesley University. She is an advisory board member for the School of Literature, Media, and Communication at Georgia Tech. Her first full-length book, Techno-Vernacular Creativity and Innovation is available through The MIT Press. Gaskins’ AI-generated artworks can be viewed in journals, magazines, museums, and on the Web. Her series of ‘featured futurist’ portraits are on view at the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building through early July 2022.

Gaskins served as Board President of the National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture (The Alliance) and she was on the board of the Community Technology Centers Network (CTCNet) and Artisan’s Asylum.

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