Following Dr. Chapman, Carla Hanzal, Curator of Contemporary Art at The Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte, North Carolina, spoke to the group. Ms. Hanzal worked with Dr. Chapman to conceptualize and curate the Jones exhibit. The first venue for the traveling exhibit A Life in Vibrant Color was at The Mint Museum, where Ms. Hanzal works as a curator since 2003.
After giving a brief introduction to the life and work of Loïs Mailou Jones, Ms. Hanzal continued her talk on the third floor where the exhibit is currently installed. Her gallery talk within the exhibit was very insightful and generated many questions from the crowd on the scope and diversity of Jones’ body of work.
Here are some of the people that made it possible for the Loïs Mailou Jones exhibit to visit Dallas. From left to right: Lyn Scott, COO, The Women's Museum; Dr. Chris Chapman, Jones' godson and General Successor Trustee of the Lois Mailou Jones Trust; Carla Hanzal, Curator of Contemporary Art, Mint Museum; and Danielle Flores, Exhibits Manager and Registrar, The Women's Museum.
Loïs Mailou Jones: A Life in Vibrant Color will close at The Women’s Museum: An Institute for the Future on July 23, 2011. After leaving Dallas, the exhibit will continue its tour to the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art in Laurel, MS; Mitchell Gallery, St. Johns College in Annapolis, MD; Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts in Montgomery, AL; and, The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens in Jacksonville, FL.
Post by Danielle Flores, Exhibits Manager and Registrar, The Women's Museum
