Rico Gatson, Shirley #3, 2023; Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Print

Rico Gatson is a multimedia visual artist whose practice explores themes of history, identity, popular culture, and spirituality. Over the course of nearly two decades, he has been celebrated for politically layered artworks inspired by significant moments in Black history, such as the Watts Riots, the formation of the Black Panther, and the election of President Barack Obama. Spanning across sculpture, painting, video, and public art, Gatson’s works have been exhibited at esteemed venues both domestically and internationally, and can be found in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.; The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York; the Denver Art Museum, Denver; the Kempner Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City; and the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven. In 2019, the artist completed a large commission for MTA Arts and Design, comprising eight large-scale mosaics that are permanently installed in the Bronx.Shirley #3 celebrates the inspiring l