The Radical Black Art and Performance Series at Contemporary Art Galleries continues!
Artist in Conversation: Shanice Gray
Today: 5:30pm – 6:45pm
Event Registration
Shanice Gray is a Brooklyn, New York native raised in Orlando FL. She started her fashion career in 2009 moving back to New York in 2016 styling hip hop groups the Flatbush Zombies & The Underachievers for their “Left Hand” music video, GQ Web Series, and Jimmy Fallon Live Performance. Gray’s work assisting and styling can be seen in Brooklyn Magazine, on sets with renowned stylists such as Scooter LaForge and Patricia fields, King Kong Magazine working with Grammy Award Winning Artist Janelle Monae, and most recently becoming the assistant stylist for Black Yoga Magazine.
Event Description: Shanice Gray in conversation with Arien Wilkerson will discuss Black culture, classism, and fashion through her fearless, passionate, cynical, and avant-garde insight on clothing in Black modern America. Building her own personal style with a passion for fashion through the influences of her Jamaican Heritage, Shanice welcomes the idea that true style is an art form deputed upon personal experiences. Shanice will inform you on ways to confect your personal style, assembling history, nostalgia, stories, and images about her journey to self-actualization, as a framework to dissect how Black clothing, Black Fashion, and Black materials has influenced the depths of media and music in modern day America. In addition, we will discover how Shanice’s drive for complexity in New York City’s style and fashion industry landed her a thriving career, climbing the ladder, and constructing a bridge between providing everyday looks for clients to iconic looks for your favorite celebrities.
For more information, contact: Luke Seward at luke.seward@uconn.edu