African American Museum in Philadelphia

Amber Robles-Gordon's piece, "my rainbow is enuf," is part of the exhibit. Photo by Dianne Smith, courtesy of Robles-Gordon.

A Mosaic of Voices, Mediums and Black Womanhood

September 29, 2016 in article

by Lian Parson, www.theavenuephilly.com

When “i found god in myself: the 40th anniversary for Ntozake Shange’s for colored girls” exhibit premiered, Shange herself attended to view the 20 original works curated by Peter “Souleo” Wright.

By then, she had suffered two strokes and was in a wheelchair. But when she saw the life-size portrait of herself by painter Margaret Rose Vendryes, Shange tried to get out of her wheelchair to show how the tattoos on her body perfectly matched the ones in the painting.

Adrian ‘Viajero’ Román and Amber Robles-Gordon two Puerto Rican artists at The African American Museum in Philadelphia

September 16, 2016 in exhibit

PR ART NEWS -The Puerto Rican artists Adrian ‘Viajero’ Román and Amber Robles-Gordon are among the 20 artists whose works were selected for the group show “ i found god in myself: the 40 anniversary of Ntozake Shange’s for colored girls” is a two gallery art exhibit celebrating the 40th anniversary of the choreopoem/play for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, curated by Souleo Wright at The African American Museum in Philadelphia.