Land of Blood and Dirt at California African American Museum

The World Without End exhibition at the California African American Museum highlights how contemporary artists and thinkers engage with George Washington Carver, a pioneer of plant-based engineering and an early advocate of sustainable agriculture. Featuring Carver's rarely seen paintings, drawings, laboratory equipment, and notebooks, the exhibition and its catalog reframe his legacy, showcasing his profound impact on art and science.

My series, Land of Blood and Dirt, is part of the exhibition through March 2, 2025. It addresses the enduring struggle of Black farmers to reclaim land—a symbol of freedom and generational wealth. In Ellenwood, Georgia, Atlanta Harvest, a family-owned urban farm, represents a new generation of Black farmers committed to building inheritance and combating food apartheid by providing affordable, nutritious options to underserved communities.

World Without End: The George Washington Carver Project is co-curated by Cameron Shaw, Executive Director, and Yael Lipschutz, independent curator. Getty supports this exhibition through its PST ART: Art & Science Collide initiative.