The FLAG Art Foundation’s Spotlight exhibition series includes new or never-before-exhibited artworks accompanied by commissioned pieces of writing. It is the hope of this series to create focused and thoughtful dialogues between the visual arts and authors, critics, poets, peers, scholars, and beyond. In this iteration, the Spotlight features a new work by Derek Fordjour and a text by journalist and author Donovan X. Ramsey.
On the occasion of Spotlight: Derek Fordjour, the artist will be present for a conversation with Katy Siegel, Distinguished Professor and the Thaw Chair at Stony Brook University. RSVP here.About:Derek Fordjour was born in Memphis, Tennessee, to Ghanaian parents. He is the recipient of the 2025 Gordon Parks Foundation Artist Fellowship, the 2023 St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Spirit of the Dream Award, and the 2022 Alliance for Young Artists & Writers Alumni