As, Not For is an incomplete historical survey of work created by African-American graphic designers curated and designed by Jerome Harris. These practitioners are absent in too many classroom lectures, and their methods mostly invisible or uncredited in the field. This exhibition aims to promote the inclusion of neglected Black designers and their developed methodologies and challenge the ubiquity of White and anti-Black aesthetics in our designed world.
AIGA Oklahoma is excited to host a portion of the exhibition at Plaza Walls Gallery in Oklahoma City.
Opening Reception | Friday, March 10th
6–9pm @ Plaza Walls Gallery
Show will be open for viewing during Plaza Walls Gallery hours through the month of March.
Gallery hours are Wed-Sat 1-7pm and Sunday 12-5pm.
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More work as part of this show will be shown on the UCO campus throughout March.
March 2–March 27, 2023
Donna Nigh Gallery, 3rd & 4th Floors, Nigh University Center @ UCO
Opening reception on Thursday, March 9th @ 4pm
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March 2–March 27, 2023
Krottinger Gallery, Mitchell Hall Theatre @ UCO
As We Are is a student-curated portion of the As, Not For exhibition in the Donna Nigh Gallery. Seven design students from Inktank Studio at UCO School of Deseign curated work from seven artists/designers they felt represented them in some way, or have traditionally been left out of history.
Opening reception on Thursday, March 9th @ 4pm
Jerome Harris is a designer, art director, curator, and nonacademic researcher. He holds an MFA in graphic design from Yale University and BA from Temple University. Harris created the touring graphic design archive exhibit, As, Not For, and has lectured and written about design history and Black popular culture. He develops visual identities, designs publications, and leads visuals on a variety of projects with collaborative partners.
Special thanks to Jerome for working with UCO School of Design students to bring this show to Oklahoma.
This series of exhibitions is brought to you by UCO School of Design, with guidance from Assistant Professor McKenna Sanderson, AIGA Oklahoma (for Plaza Walls Gallery), Tiffany Nelson, Carrie Kouts, Inktank Studio—UCO's on-campus working design studio, and the following students who worked very hard on exhibition design, promo designs, planning and more:
Jazlyn Huynh (student project manager), Kylin Williams (assistant project manager), Preston Greer, Andrew Grant, Andrea Riano-Moreno, Hannah Weiss, Charity Jack, Fallon Rodgers, Shaliyah Jones, Hallie Tadajewski, Yong Liang Lim, Yovanca Cervantes.
