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Harper’s Bazaar, 2024

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The Audacity of Lorraine O’Grady—In this profile of O’Grady, Soraya Nadia McDonald offers careful consideration of the artist whose belated welcome into many institutions has set her a part as a forward-thinking rebel in the art world. Often cited as a major influence among fellow Black women artists, much of the world has finally caught up to O’Grady.

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Ayana V. Jackson, 2024

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After the opening of O’Grady’s first exhibit, The Knight, or Lancela Palm-and-Steel, at the Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, artist Ayana V. Jackson wrote about her experience of meeting O’Grady who Jackson has long revered. Jackson notes how O’Grady’s pathmaking opened up worlds for Black women to come: “She stood alone so we can stand together… And on our own.”

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Guggenheim Foundation, 2024

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Press release for the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation’s 2024 fellows which includes O’Grady in support of her forthcoming performative work project.

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Simplebooklet.com, 2024

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In her introduction for “Teaching/Learning with Lorraine O’Grady’s Both/And,” Amanda Gilvin offers a unique vantage point for viewing the renowned artist’s multi-decade career. While many have described O’Grady as becoming an artist later in life, Gilvin highlights the links between Wellesley College and the development of O’Grady’s groundbreaking concept of “both/and” over time, revealing that perhaps it was while at the college, her artistry first began to take form.

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Boston Globe, 2024

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Boston Globe, 2024. Murray Whyte reviews O’Grady’s “Both/And” at the Davis Museum at Wellesley College. Whyte notes the multifaceted nature of O’grady with a life that includes a stint at the US Department of Labor, writing rock criticism, and teaching. All of these positions converged into her art making process, beginning with the performance “Rivers, First Draft.”

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