"We are very excited to be talking with artist Dawolu Jabari about his work and upcoming GAR exhibition as part of the Texas Talks Art series. To tune in, please register on the Texas Talks Art website.

Dawolu Jabari (born 1973, Houston, TX) is a visual artist living and working in Galveston, TX in the 2020-2021 Galveston Artist Residency program and participated in the 2006 Skowhegan School of Paint and Sculpture. His work has been featured in the Houston Chronicle, Associated Press, Art Papers, New York Times and Art Forum Magazine and was a recipient of the 2009 Louis Comfort Tiffany Grant.

Jabari is a member of the artist collective Otabenga Jones and Associates exhibiting at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta (2008); the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, DC (2008); the Menil Collection, Houston (2007); and the 2006 Whitney Biennial: Day for Night. His work is in the Museum of Fine Arts Houston collections.

Texas Talks Art is a multi-institutional initiative intended to both introduce the work of artists across the state of Texas to a wider audience and to foster collaboration between local non-profit arts organizations. Taking the form of virtual 30-minute lunchtime talks, the series features 50 Texas artists and artist collectives in conversation with 50 Texas curators beginning in January 2021 and continuing throughout the year. Texas Talks Art is built on a belief in the need to work collectively to support the remarkable and diverse community of artists living and working in Texas. The series features an intergenerational roster of artists working across mediums and at differing points in their careers. Texas Talks Art encourages dialogue between arts professionals and emphasizes the broad range of concerns and questions that animate Texas-based artists. Each free, virtual talk will take place on Tuesday at 12 p.m. CST and will be recorded and archived."