ART GAL | Exhibits

ART GAL Showcases theme-based art exhibitions of emerging, established, and master artists.

FEBRUARY 19, 2026

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5:30 PM - 7:30 PM PST

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ABOUT EXHIBIT

Across generations and throughout the diaspora, people of African lineage have faced erasure, distorted imagery, limiting stories and untruths about who we are. Despite these struggles, we continue to create our own narratives, in our truth–written, played, painted–on our faces and in our bodies; with our language and style; in our group chats and on our timelines; on the frontlines; in real life.

ART GAL: BLK IRL is a digital exhibition centered on now: how we see ourselves, how we hold each other, and how we choose to live in this moment as Black folx, worldwide. This call invites artwork that affirms Black life as it is today: complex, everyday, sacred, tender, joyful, tired, healing, still redefining, still thriving.

ABOUT EXHIBIT

Across generations and throughout the diaspora, people of African lineage have faced erasure, distorted imagery, limiting stories and untruths about who we are. Despite these struggles, we continue to create our own narratives, in our truth written, played, painted on our faces and in our bodies; with our language and style; in our group chats and on our timelines; on the frontlines; in real life.

ART GAL: BLK IRL is a VR exhibition centered on now: how we see ourselves, how we hold each other, and how we choose to live in this moment as Black folx, worldwide. This call invites artwork that affirms Black life as it is today: complex, everyday, sacred, tender, joyful, tired, healing, still redefining, still thriving.

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Jonathan Woods

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The Antidote Suite director Jonathan Woods brings Afrofuturist film, sound, and improvised visual projection to BLK IRL. A Chicago-based multimedia artist, Woods blends animation, music, and live visuals shaped by surrealist and African traditions. His award-winning work spans global festivals, museum installations, and experimental performance spaces, anchoring the exhibition’s cinematic and sonic experience.

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Sound curator DJ Merc80 brings immersive mood and musical storytelling to BLK IRL. Born in Oakland and raised in Los Angeles, Merc80 blends oldies, hip hop, R&B, and jazz roots into curated sonic scenes. Known for shaping atmosphere through sound, he has performed across Los Angeles venues including Soho House Hollywood and Los Globos.