Artist: Antonio Darden | Location: Atlanta, GA
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Artist: Antonio Darden | Location: Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA
It is enervating existing as a multi-racial man in America. In 1978, my West Indian mother illegally entered the United States by way of New York. She relinquished her Caribbean heritage and adopted a pseudonym. She met my African-American father at a funeral, fell in love and moved to North Carolina. My mother adopted a drawl and learned to cook soul food. In 1990, my family relocated farther south to the state of Georgia.
I had an older brother. He was a Morehouse grad and former Wall Street banker. Everyone thought we were twins. In 2018 he was shot and killed by a Georgia State Patrol Officer.
I graduated with a BFA from Georgia State University in Three-Dimensional Design with a concentration in Sculpture in 2006. I have exhibited in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Mexico. I was awarded the 2022 South Arts - Southern Prize Georgia Fellow. I live and work in Atlanta, Georgia.
Artist Website
antoniodarden.com