{"id":9214,"date":"2021-04-07T11:00:40","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T15:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/?p=9214"},"modified":"2025-02-14T21:51:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T02:51:30","slug":"sydney-vernon-in-black-femme-sovereign-of-wap-and-the-virtual-realm-at-canada-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/07\/sydney-vernon-in-black-femme-sovereign-of-wap-and-the-virtual-realm-at-canada-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Vernon Portrait at Canada Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pretty in pink but commanding her space, the subject of this portrait by Sydney Vernon at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadanewyork.com\/exhibitions\/2021\/black-femme-sovereign-of-wap-and-the-virtual-realm\/\">Canada Gallery<\/a> is full of life.\u00a0 Along with an accompanying video the mixed media portrait is actually a memorial to a family matriarch, \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/assets-canadanewyork-com\/documents\/2021_BlackFemme_NewYorker.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=G2ZBQEH7SSSZYPDQ3JA5&amp;Signature=U5pSLdUTEZKDhL%2FxZZKSb92nFt8%3D&amp;Expires=4771227547\">a tender reflection on familial love and loss.<\/a>\u2019\u00a0 A pelvic x-ray to the left, a photo of two children on the right along with living spaces and artwork suggest episodes from a life while writing on the column to the left offers sage advice including \u2018beauty is only skin deep.\u2019 (On view in Tribeca through April 10th.\u00a0 Masks and social distancing is required and occupancy is limited).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9215\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9215\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/07\/sydney-vernon-in-black-femme-sovereign-of-wap-and-the-virtual-realm-at-canada-gallery\/sydney_vernon\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9215\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9215\" src=\"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/sydney_vernon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/sydney_vernon.jpg 1943w, https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/sydney_vernon-132x150.jpg 132w, https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/sydney_vernon-352x400.jpg 352w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sydney Vernon, Tying Loose Ends, pastel, charcoal, acrylic and collage on paper, 52 x 46 inches, 2020.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pretty in pink but commanding her space, the subject of this portrait by Sydney Vernon at Canada Gallery is full of life.\u00a0 Along with an accompanying video the mixed media portrait is actually a memorial to a family matriarch, \u2018a tender reflection on familial love and loss.\u2019\u00a0 A pelvic x-ray to the left, a photo &hellip; 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