For his first solo exhibition at Conduit Gallery, Dallas based artist Spencer Evans will present a
body of paintings and drawings directly drawn from the experience of travel to Lagos, Nigeria in
2017. The exhibition’s title, I Am Because We Are, is derived from a well‐known philosophical
African Ubuntu proverb that embodies the universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity. Evan’s original approach to the research was to explore the differences
between Black American and Nigerian/African identity and a perception‐rooted rift between
Africans and Black Americans. Thinking about his ancestral lineage which Evans has traced to
Nigeria and Cameroon, the artist worked with the Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary and
Bowen University to engage interviews. The discussions focused on identity and social
constructs looking for differences between them and the millions of African descendants living
in the United States. Instead, what Evans encountered was a shift of his own point of view as he
discovered many similarities between the Nigerians he met and the Black Americans he knew
at home.
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