LAKE GEORGE — A solo exhibition featuring the work of Bugzdale opens at the Courthouse Gallery in Lake George on May 4.
Bugzdale, AKA Anthony Jackson, is from Mandeville, Jamaica, and grew up in New York City. Through drawing, painting, and a variety of other media Bugzdale aims to amplify ideas about the black experience in society.
“I focus on the themes that affect my community: class, race, police brutality, corrupt government, death, and other issues, to show the way in which black men and women are made targets, and to find a way to celebrate the lives of these under-represented individuals,” the artist said, in a statement. “I create a world where these people can survive, and find a way to be themselves, while being free from imprisonment, both metaphorical and real. I want to represent the ‘humanness’ of these figures, outside of media stereotypes.”
His recent exhibitions include A Seat At The Table, Likkle Gallery, Queens, NY; Infinite Uncertainty, Opalka Gallery at Russell Sage College, Albany, NY; The Other Virus Exhibit, Second St. Studios, Troy, NY, and his MFA Thesis Show 2020, SUNY Albany University Museum, Albany, NY. In addition, since 2018 Bugzdale has been participating in an ongoing exhibition and project titled Seeking Sanctuary; Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness with the Underground Railroad Education Center, Albany, NY.
A closing reception for the artist will take place 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 4. The Courthouse Gallery is located at the side entrance of the Old County Courthouse, corner of Canada and Lower Amherst Streets in Lake George. During scheduled exhibitions dates, in-person office and gallery hours are Wednesday through Friday 12 – 5 p.m., Saturday noon – 4 p.m.
This exhibition is funded in part by the New York State Council on the Arts; the Town and Village of Lake George; Price Chopper’s Golub Foundation; 518 Profiles; The Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust and LGAP members.
