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Oolong and a Spirit
2023
Tea, smoke, a chair, a room to herself. Nothing dramatic is happening, and that is precisely the point. Solitude receives the attention painting usually reserves for grander subjects.
Artist field note
Danielle Mckinney
Private time becomes a serious subject.
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The five in one idea
McKinney paints Black women away from the public gaze - in moments of rest, thought, pleasure and solitude - and makes those quiet states worth looking at.