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RESS RELEASE October 13–November 9, 2018 –

April Martin Chartrand, M.S., Researcher, Fiberalchemist, Curator, & Author

https://youtu.be/6n3u0hxpR6Q   
 

~April Martin Chartrand, M.S. is an exhibiting Altar Designer in the "Honoring Our Ancestors by Fighting for the Future: Día de los Muertos 2018", an annual exhibition with over seventy locally and nationally recognized professional artists.

Exhibit Run:  October 13–November 9, 2018  (Free admission during gallery hours)

For gallery hours:  Tues-Sun…
http://www.somarts.org/events/diadelosmuertos2018/

*Closing Reception: Friday, November 9, 2018, 6pm–9pm   

Closing Reception Cost:  $7–$10
Tickets:  diadelosmuertosclosing2018.eventbrite.com (for the closing
reception)
Where:  SOMArts, 934 Brannan St. between 8th/9th Streets), San Francisco,
CA

APRIL MARTIN CHARTRAND, M.S., Researcher, Fiberalchemist, Curator, & 
Author
Heritage: Honoring Our Ancestors Ameri-KKKa’s Love ofLynching (2018)

     APRIL MARTIN CHARTRAND, M.S. is a social justice pedagogical researcher who obtained her graduate degree from San Francisco State University (2017 - Department of Counseling) and graduated with scholastic distinctions as a
vetted member of the ‘Chi Sigma Iota International Honor Society’ (2017-2014), and diagnosed with Breast Cancer 8-months after her June 2017 graduation date. Unfortunately, Chartrand is experiencing acute post-surgical Necrosis infection.  Finally, in 1996, Chartrand began building heart-shaped rock/earth altars in Zenia, CA.  Finally, upon
completion of the heritage ceremonies, Chartrand was renamed by her Native Elder. Chartrand’s spirit elder name is 'Spirit Heart.'

        In 2013, Chartrand curated ‘A World of Women of Color’ assemblage exhibition with designs by Eddie Valentine, at the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL).  The SFPL exhibition featured eighteen of Mr. Valentine’s
all so “Brown Betty” and ah-so-Naughty Black Divas’ assemblage totems. Additionally, Chartrand is a national award-winning textile artist, and is the author & illustrator of ‘Angel’s Destiny: A Novel Story of Poems &
Illustrations’ (2009).

       Current writer/editor Michael Leaverton, at Lumina Media and former art critic writer/editor for the SF Weekly, raves about Chartrand’s “Treasured Cigar Box series”…”Chartrand kicks the cigar-box genre up a few notches, linking tobacco, a major export of the New World, to the colonial slave trade and the global trading companies that profited by exploiting African slaves! Her boxes come across as totems from another time, ritual containers filled with all manner of evocative materials (keys, coins, and currencies from various countries, miniature skeletons, jewelry, beads, precious stones) arranged into haunting, mysterious tableaus -- not unlike something you might see in the Museum of Jurassic Technology, to be honest.”   SF Weekly, Michael Leaverton, 6/27/2012, San Francisco, CA. 

*Closing Reception Free-bie!   During the closing reception, Chartrand will give away parts of her altar to the attendees, starting at 8:30pm.  PRESS, please review Chartrand prior to November 9^th, 2018.  Please attend the Closing Reception as well, Press. Thank you.

Chartrand’s Private & Corporation Collections (Short list)

1. Dr. Gaetano Zanelli, M.D., CEO/Owner of Z Skin Center for Aesthetic & Medical Dermatology, San Francisco, CA
2. Miria Toveg, MS, LAc, owner of the Lotus Center, San Francisco, CA
3. Myers Stevens Inc., San Francisco, CA
4. Second Baptist Church, Santa Barbara, CA
5. Synopsys Corporation, Mountain View, CA
6. Atlanta Life Insurance Company, Atlanta, GA (1st-Place Textile Division  – National Competition)

Academic:  Chartrand is an Alumnus of:

2018  (Certificate of Completion:

           California Institute of Integral Studies-Black Psychology as a

           Professional as a Gateway Project, San Francisco, CA  

2017  M.S.  (Counseling) San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA  

           3.91 GPA (Vetted member of:  Chi Sigma Iota International….2017-2014

2016  A.S.  (Behavioral Sciences) City College of San Francisco, CA  3.55 GPA

1982  B.A.  (Inter-disciplinary Arts) San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA  3.55 GPA

1980  A.A.  (General Studies) City College of Santa Barbara, CA  3.25 GPA

1976  A.A.  (Merchandising) Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Los Angeles, CA  3.0 GPA

PRESS:    April.Martin.Chartrand (at) gmail.com      

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_exUemQV-Zs&t=3s

#APRILMARTINCHARTRAND
#SOMARTSDAYOFTHEDEAD2018
#DAYOFTHEDEADSanFranciscoSOMARTS2018
#APRILMARTINCHARTRAND,M.S.

Closing Reception Nov. 9th, 2018 FRI 6pm-9pm  Tix $7-$10
Free give a ways at 8:30 at Chartrands Altar
Located next to the Main Stage and Art Room (in the back).

https://youtu.be/6n3u0hxpR6Q



April Martin Chartrand, M.S.
#SOMARTSDAYOFTHEDEAD2018
#HonoringOURancestors2018SanFrancisco
Closing Reception 11/9/2018 Fri, 6pm-9pm  $7-$10 tickets
8:30pm Chartrand will give parts of her altar away for Free
Food Trucks, Music, Performance....

https://youtu.be/6n3u0hxpR6Q

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‘The Black Woman Is God’ exhibit pays homage to natural hair artistry & black women’s glory' By Eye Candy

http://afropunk.com/2018/06/the-black-woman-is-god-exhibit-pays-homage-to-natural-hair-artistry-black-womens-glory/

 “The Black Woman Is God Exhibition Presents 'A SACRED BEAUTIFUL – Natural Heritage Hair: An African Diasporan Photo Exposé”
San Francisco Human Rights Commission
25 Van Ness Ave, 8th Floor
San Francisco, CA 
AUG. 30 – OCT. 2, 2018
Mon. – Fri. | 9am -12noon— 1pm-4pm | Cost: Free 7 Open to the public


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#TBWIG
#ASacredBeautiful
#SFHRC
#SOMARTS
#AFROPUNK.COM

'The Black Woman is God' Exhibition Presents "A Sacred Beautiful Natural Heritage Hair:  An African Disporan Photo Expose.'

August 20 - October 2, 2018
San Francisco Human Rights Commission
25 Van Ness Ave., 8th floor.  San Francisco, CA
Mon - Fri:  9-noon & 1:00pm - 4:00
Free and Open to the public

#TBWIG
#SOMARTS
#ASacredBeautiful
#SFHRC
 

The Black Woman Is GOD Exhibition Presents 'A Sacred Beautiful' | 2018 August 30 - October 2, 2018 | San Francisco Human Rights Commision

'The Black Woman Is God' Exhibition Presents 'A Sacred Beautiful

Natural Heritage Hair: An African Diasporan Photo ExposE'

San Francisco Human Rights Commission* | 25 Van Ness Ave., 8^th Floor | SF, CA

Mon. - Fri. | 9am -12noon— 1pm-4pm | Cost:  Free & open to the public | www.FaceBook.com/groups/ASacredBeautiful

August 30 – October 2, 2018

About the Artists and Curator

KaliMa Amilak is a Bay Area photographer and is an Afro-Caribbean photographer native from Brooklyn, New York.  Amilak has been working on her photojournalistic series entitled, Evoke the Goddess, which are platforms for self-expression and celebration for women sharing their life experiences of evoking the goddesses within as a cultural movement of empowerment.  Amilak was the head photographer for the artist-collective Brooklyn Artistry and Company. Amilak's work was published on 6.15.2018 in AFROPUNK.com http://afropunk.com/2018/06/the-black-woman-is-god-exhibit-pays-homage-to-natural-hair-artistry-black-womens-glory/   laydeekaye.com

Nye’ Lyn THO is a Bay Area photographer & designer and was born and raised in New York.  Tho specializes in a unique merging of graphic design and photography. Specifically, Tho’s artistic passions are finding the heart and soul of a brand, a website or any other representation of a company, and individual.  In addition to passion; Tho’ is an adept graphic and photo skills incorporate creating logos, branding, print pieces, web sites, and portraits.  With spirited diligence, Tho’s artistic approach and artistic problem-solving requires a commitment, a trip into a deep and fragile part of why one believes they exist.  Tho's work was published on 6.15.2018 in AFROPUNK.com http://afropunk.com/2018/06/the-black-woman-is-god-exhibit-pays-homage-to-natural-hair-artistry-black-womens-glory/  nyelyntho.com

Egyptsia McGILLVERY is the owner & operator of the Bay Area ‘Pro-Quad Natural Hair Studio Lounge’ and was born in Chicago, IL.  Mcgilvery’s passion for social change, art, beauty, and community education blossomed into her engagements with community youth and providing natural beauty and haircare, soulful music, and health symposiums.  McGillery's work was published on 6.15.2018 in AFROPUNK.com http://afropunk.com/2018/06/the-black-woman-is-god-exhibit-pays-homage-to-natural-hair-artistry-black-womens-glory/     facebook.com/proquadhairdesign

April Martin Chartrand, M.S., obtained her 2017 graduate degree from San Francisco State University and graduated with scholastic distinctions as a vetted member of the Chi Sigma Iota International Honor Society.  In 2003, Chartrand curated assemblage artist Mr. Eddie Valentine’s A World of Women of Color exhibition at the San Francisco Public Library.  Finally, She is a national award-winning textile artist, fiberalchemist, and is the author and illustrator of Angel’s Destiny: A Novel Story of Poems & Illustrations (2009), Available on Amazon.com.  thefiberalchemist.blogspot.com

Sponsor:  San Francisco Human Rights Commission

Creator:  The Black Woman Is God

Presenter:  SOMARTS

In-Kind

•  April Martin Chartrand, M.S.
•  Egyptsia Mcgillvery
•  FLAX Art & Design
•  Trader Joe's 

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#TBWIG  #ASacredBeautiful #KaliMaAmilak #Nye’LynTho  #EgyptsiaMcgillvery  #AprilMartinChartrand,M.S.  #SOMARTS #SFHRC

Aug. 30 – Oct. 2, 2018

The Black Woman is God exhibition presents A Sacred Beautiful Natural Heritage Hair: An African Diasporan Photo Exposé

San Francisco Human Rights Commission* | 25 Van Ness Ave., 8th Floor, SF, CA

Mon. - Fri. | 9am -12noon— 1pm-4pm | Cost: Free and open to the public www.FaceBook.com/groups/ASacredBeautiful


FEATURING

• KaliMa AmiLak & Nye’ Lyn Tho, Photographers
• Egyptsia Mcgillvery, Natural Hair Practitioner Collaborator
• April Martin Chartrand, M.S., Curator & Researcher

*Satellite location for ‘The Black Woman is GOD: The Assembly of GODS’ art exhibition Grand Reception: Thurs., Aug. 30, 2018 | Time: 6pm-10pm– SOMARTS | 934 Brannan St. | San Francisco, CA |                           www.somarts.org   www.theblackwomanisgod.com 

Curator’s Statement

The three principal zeitgeist artists of A Sacred Beautiful - Natural Heritage Hair: An African Diasporan Photo Exposé – KaliMa Amilak, Nye’ Lyn Tho, and Egyptsia Mcgillvery establish themselves as cultural zeitgeist spirits; by using the novel visual language of the natural hair movement cultural iconoclasts. Furthermore, these creative hair iconoclasts create paradigm shifts in consciousness, embody keen sensibilities, and usher in the acceptability of presenting diverse ways of being, through their prolific visual aesthetic lens. Creating exquisite Diasporan textural imagery, AmiLak and Lyn, aspirational photographers, and Mcgillvery, Natural Hair Movement designers embodying Ma’atian cultural consciousness, and are paradigm shape-shifters. In essence, these new-day shape-shifters embrace visionary sensibilities, and illuminate the acceptability of presenting diverse ways of existing in the world. Finally, the underlying inspiration for A Sacred Beautiful exhibition was inspired by curatorial research of the "reclamation of our hair-itage," the global African Diasporan Natural Hair Movement - birthed in the 20thcentury, and to bring attention to the dreadful Louisianan 1786 Tignon Law.

The 1786 Tignon Law, a “sumptuary law was enacted under Governor Esteban Rodriguez Miró,” which prohibited African woman (e.g. 1-Drop Rule = Mulatto, Mustee, Quad/Octo/Quint-roon, and Zambo) from wearing their natural hair in public. This, shame-filled law, further codified that Diasporan textured hair was to be ‘policed’ or ‘othered’ in perpetuity (e.g. Micro/Macro-aggressions) in America and globally. What was the reason for legalized hair-policing of African textured hair? According to researcher Callendar (2018), the following historical analysis is offered:

…creole, mulatto, and women of African [Diasporan] descent would adorn their textured hair with gems, beads, and other accents that made them stand out from white women, these laws were designed to regulate our hair. …it is believed that white men [were] attracted to the exotic looks of women of color, which enraged white women. 

True to form, innovative African Diasporan women found ways to circumvent these laws, by elaborately adorning their Tignons with cultural beads, luxurious fabrics, fancy hats, and ribbons – making wearing Tignons a major fashion trend and a culturally defining image that is fashioned in 2018 (e.g. AFROPUNK©). Finally, AmiLak, Tho, and Mcgillvery’s design aesthetics and their prolific interpretation of Diasporan natural hair textures illuminate special temporal coifed reconfigurations; they create a broad-spectrum of hair textures that range from the wavy 2A, an S-pattern to the tightly coiled 4C, a Z-pattern.

AmiLak, Lyn, and Mcgillvery respond to the African Diasporan ‘ancestral calls’ in order to manifest exquisite and iconoclastic textural photographic visual language, in the 21st century. Thus, we are delighted that these eighteen visually superb and extraordinary photographic examples of A Sacred Beautiful join the ranks of the African Disaporan Natural Hair Movement’s zeitgeist-makers. 

Sponsor:  San Francisco Human Rights Commission

Creator:  The Black Woman Is God

Presenter:  SOMARTS

In-Kind

•  April Martin Chartrand, M.S.
•  Egyptsia Mcgillvery
•  FLAX Art & Design
•  Trader Joe's 

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#TBWIG   #ASacredBeautiful   #KaliMaAmilak  #Nye’LynTho   #EgyptsiaMcgillvery

#AprilMartinChartrand,M.S.

The Black Woman is God 

The Assembly of Gods  

2018

Exhibition:  

Thursday, August 30, 2018 – Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Grand Reception/Community Event:  August 30, 2018 6pm - 10pm

Where: 

SOMARTS 

934 Brannan St. (between 8th and 9th), San Francisco, CA 94103 

info@somart.org

415-863-1414
www.somarts.org

The Black Woman is God Divine Revolution 

July 20–August 26, 2017

• What: Karen Seneferu and Melorra Green curate 60+ artists celebrating the vital contributions of Black women as artists and change-makers.
• When: Exhibition on view July 20–August 26, 2017. Gallery Hours: Tuesday–Friday 12–7pm & Saturday & Sunday 11am–5pm.
• Where: 934 Brannan Street (between 8th & 9th)
• How Much: FREE

April Martin Chartrand, is an Exhibiting Artist with #TBWIG and will be featuring two assemblage  Tobacco Boxes - series.  

http://www.theblackwomanisgod.com/

Angel's Destiny: A Novel Story of Poems & Illustrations (2009)  

Video Reel link

https://youtu.be/bzCnqYu5bLU

The Black Woman is God Divine Revolution 

July 20–August 26, 2017

• What: Karen Seneferu and Melorra Green curate 60+ artists celebrating the vital contributions of Black women as artists and change-makers.
• When: Exhibition on view July 20–August 26, 2017. Gallery Hours: Tuesday–Friday 12–7pm & Saturday & Sunday 11am–5pm.
• Where: 934 Brannan Street (between 8th & 9th)
• How Much: FREE

April Martin Chartrand, is an Exhibiting Artist with #TBWIG and will be featuring two assemblage  Tobacco Boxes - series.  

http://www.theblackwomanisgod.com/

The Black Woman is God Opening Reception

https://www.facebook.com/events/1105419429516727/

The Black Woman is God Opening Reception

Thursday, July 7 at 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM in PDT

SOMArts Cultural Center 934 Brannan St, San Francisco, California 94103  415) 863-1414 info@somarts.org

Details

Co-curated by Karen Seneferu and Melorra Green, The Black Woman is God celebrates the Black female presence as the highest spiritual form and challenges viewers to do the same. More than 60 intergenerational artists working in sculpture, painting, and new media hone in on the vital contributions of Black women as artists and social change-makers, ensuring that the Black woman’s contribution to society is seen and valued.

Activated by live performances and a community cyper, The Black Woman is God asserts that celebrating Black women is essential to building a more just and sustainable future. All are welcome to reconsider mainstream constructions of Black femininity.

THE BLACK WOMAN IS GOD
EXHIBITING ARTISTS
Marissa Arterberry
Latisha Baker
JaeMe Bereal
Lorraine Bonner
Edythe Boone
Cynthia Brannvall
Camille Brown
Tracy Brown
April Martin Chartrand
Toshia Christal
Queens D. Light
Cheryl Patrice Derricotte
Nicole Dixon
Erika Dukes
Alise Eastgate
Anna W. Edwards
Dania W. Frink
Bre Gipson
Renata Gray
Melonie Green
Melorra Green
Shylah Pacheco Hamilton
Ewunike Ayobami Hanson
Nannette Y. Harris-Jones
Idris Hassan
Jasmine Haynes
Shah Hussein
Ayana Ivery
Amana Brembry Johnson
Virginia “Nia” Jourdan
Val Kai
Iyabo Kwayana
Joan Tarika Lewis
Samuella Lewis
Ajuan Mance
Shona McDaniels
Kathleen McDonald
Francis Mead
Selamawit Mekonen
Bre’yanna Mitchell
Patricia A. Montgomery
Fatima Nasiyr
Aambr Newsome
Yetunde Olagbaju
Rosalyn Parhams
TaSin Sabir
Yasmin Sayyed
Karen Seneferu
Britt Sense
Marnika Shelton
Sage Stargate
The House of Malico
Nye’ Lyn Tho
Karin Turner
Blue Wade

PERFORMING AT THE BLACK WOMAN IS GOD OPENING RECEPTION
Sister Nau-T Agu
Ryan Austin
Bri Blue
Colette Eloi and dancers
Zakiya Harris ft. Elephantine
Charlene Gumbs
Monica Hastings-Smith
Kimiko Joy
Phavia Kujichagulia
Queens D. Light
Shawn Nealy-Oparah
Osunfemi Wanbi Njeri
Coco Pele
Frida Precariat
Amara Tabor Smith and House/Full
Lalin St. Juste
Mar Stevens

More information on The Black Woman is God opening reception on SOMArts website here: http://www.somarts.org/theblackwomanisgodopening/.   #TheBlackWomanIsGod

'The Black Woman Is God - Reprogramming That GOD Code'

April Martin Chartrand will in this group show 'The Black Woman is God - Reprogramming That GOD code."I will exhibit three art works in the SOM Arts show.

'The Black Woman Is God - Reprogramming That GOD Code'
Where: SOM ARTS Cultural Center 934 Brannan St., San Francisco, CA
Exhibition: July 7 - August 17, 2016
Opening Reception, Hosted by Ryan Nicole
Date: Thurs., July 7, 2016
Time: 6:30-10pm

Flier photo:   The Black Woman is God

 #‎TheblackWomanIsGod‬
 

'Angel's Destiny... is officially part of the J. Paul Leonard Library @ San Francisco State University

'Angel's Destiny: A Novel Story of Poems & Illustrations' by April Martin Chartrand

is officially part of the J. Paul Leonard Library at San Francisco State University 

1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA   94132

Take a read...Location: 3rd Floor (books) Call number: PS3603.H3638 A5 2013

 

https://youtu.be/bzCnqYu5bLU

 'Angel's Destiny: A Novel Story of Poems & Illustrations' has been accepted into the temple lending library collections at the East Bay Meditation Center (EBMC http://www.eastbaymeditation.org/) in Oakland, CA. 

Temple members, please check out the book - 
285 17th St, Oakland, CA 94612  
(510) 268-0696

 http://youtu.be/bzCnqYu5bLU