Tokie Rome-Taylor’s solo exhibition, running from Jan. 24 to April 18, 2025

Brenau University Galleries presents Tokie Rome-Taylor’s solo exhibition, running from Jan. 24 to April 18, 2025, in Leo Castelli Gallery.

“I wove the archives in the light of southern exposure” explores ethnography, identity, history, and memory. Centering children as her subjects, her practice investigates familial and cultural archives of African Americans in the south through what has been shared and passed down.
Rome-Taylor will give an artist talk at 6:30 p.m. during the opening reception on Jan. 24. The reception will take place from 6-8 p.m. in Leo Castelli Gallery.

An Atlanta native, Rome-Taylor is a 20+ year veteran educator and working artist. Her work is held in multiple private and institutional collections including the MOCA GA, The Fralin Museum at UVA, and the Southeastern Museum of Photography. She has an extensive national and international exhibition record including the Atlanta Contemporary, the Fralin Museum, The Southeastern Museum of Photography, The Griffin Museum of Photography, SP-Foto SP-Arte Fair in São Paulo, Brazil, and the Zuckerman Museum of Art, amongst others.