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Chloe DuPlessis is a legally blind Contemporary artist, author and speaker committed to creating work that inspires conversations on culture, history and healing.
She has over twenty years of experience in intercultural engagement, advocacy and arts administration, and has visited 9 countries and 21 states in support of her work.
Inspired by her desire to facilitate intentional opportunities for learning and creative expression, she presents art exhibitions annually and offers virtual courses on art, history and cultural capacity building.
Chloe' earned a Bachelor's degree in Cultural Studies from The University New Orleans, and has also studied art and history at the prestigious Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic.
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Negro Stories Now Open in Denver
Denver, Colorado - Do you remember the first time you heard the n-word?
What about the first time that you experienced or witnessed racial discrimination?
These questions are the inspiration for a moving new art exhibition now showing at Converge Denver in the RiNo Arts District.
Negro Stories examines the concepts of collective trauma and healing through the lens of racial discrimination,
and the original works of art presented provide a stirring summary of the realities experienced by Americans of African descent.
"For far too long, racism and systemic oppression have been viewed as a problem strictly of the oppressed", shares Negro Stories creator Chloe Duplessis. DuPlessis is a legally blind contemporary artist, committed to creating art that inspires conversations on culture, history and healing.
"But racism affects us all. And by assigning the weight of racism to communities of color, one can attempt to dismiss history, but in doing so you protect the very systems that have led us to our current space as a country. We all have a ‘Negro Story’ and, in order to heal, we have to address our our history and our issues ... Together. It is what the moment requires and what our children deserve."
Negro Stories runs through February 28, 2021. Tours of the exhibition are available by appointment.
To schedule a viewing, please call (209)720-4ART or email chloeduplessis.art@gmail.com.
Click HERE to watch the virtual tour of Negro Stories!
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