Estimated Value: $200-$240 Pen and acrylic on watercolor paper Abigail is a comedian and has such a playful personality. Her and Anaximandra were also like two peas in a pod, and in a way they reminded me of how my mom and aunt are with one another. During our time at the residency, I noticed some of the other Angolan artists jokingly calling Abigail “Abigaiulu or Abigailulu”, I don’t remember which one exactly. I decided to join in the fun and Abigail did not like it but it stuck and became one of our favorite ways to mess with her.

Jay Golding

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Jay Golding’s figurative paintings and drawings evoke mythology, migration, and interconnectedness, creating literal and symbolic layers employed by vibrant palettes in acrylics and oils, sometimes incorporating collaged or impastoed elements. Golding’s emphasis on tribal cultures within his work, often infuses Caribbean and African cultural motifs allowing him to draw parallels between various communities–expressed by his masked figures and other fictional characters such as the purple-skinned beings from the village “Maji ya bluu”, which is Swahili for blue water. Golding frequently signs his work under the pseudonym Kwame, a name he donned after visiting Ghana in 2019 with his family. He cites his trip to the West African nation as well as Mexico as being life changing and having profound effects on his work.