A Vision of Rebirth, Raw and Sumptuous
Derriann Pharr, an artist-in-residence at the Studio Museum, draws from girlhood and womanhood in works that metamorphose before our eyes.
A Vision of Rebirth, Raw and Sumptuous
Scales, fur, flower petals, gossamer wings, and morning dewdrops - Derriann Pharr's artwork embodies a raw and powerful composition. In her piece, Squinching my eyes shut and wishing real hard, a long and animalesque woman takes center stage. In Bring My Bones Home! a bulbous female figure coiled around a tiny creature, displaying tender but watchful protection.
Pharr's sculptures are adorned with spiky elements, emerging above the female figure in a protective embrace. Her work is part of an exhibition titled, A sustained becoming: Studio Museum Artists in Residence 2026, featuring the inaugural resident cohort of the Studio Museum. This exhibition includes Simonette Quamina's indigo-hued dreamscapes and Taylor Simmons' intimate oil tableaux, all filling a spacious fourth-floor gallery in the new 82,000-square-foot building in Harlem.
Curators have taken great care to ensure that each practice breathes, avoiding overcrowding and allowing the individual styles to shine.
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