EVENTS
Flashing Blackness: Artist Talk with Gustavo Nazareno & Danny Dunson
April 26, 2025 - April 26, 2025; 2:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The DuSable Museum Presents:
Flashing Blackness: Afro-Brazilian Art through Expressions of the Divine
Join The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center for a powerful and illuminating conversation exploring spirituality, Black identity, and artistic mastery.
We invite you to experience Flashing Blackness: Afro-Brazilian Art through Expressions of the Divine, an in-depth artist talk between Gustavo Nazareno, acclaimed contemporary Afro-Brazilian artist, and Danny Dunson, Director of Curatorial Services and Community Partnerships for The DuSable Museum.
Saturday, April 26, 2025
2:00 PM
The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center
740 E 56th Place, Chicago, IL 60637
Presented In Partnership With:
Opera Gallery & EXPO Chicago
This event is part of Nazareno’s featured solo presentation at EXPO Chicago (April 24–27, 2025), presented in partnership with Opera Gallery.
Click to RSVP (Free & Required):
Seating is limited. Reserve your spot today and join us for an unforgettable conversation at the intersection of art, ancestry, and the divine.
What to Expect:
Intimate conversation with the artist
Deep dive into Afro-Brazilian spirituality & visual storytelling
Unique insights from curator and art historian Danny Dunson
Audience Q&A
Free admission with RSVP
About Gustavo Nazareno:
Born in Três Pontas, Brazil, and based in São Paulo, Gustavo Nazareno is a self-taught contemporary artist whose practice draws from the fables and deities of the Orisha tradition—spiritual entities worshipped across Africa and the Diaspora.
His paintings and charcoal drawings channel the visual language of Candomblé, Santería, ancestral memory, and contemporary aesthetics, creating poetic meditations on transition, mortality, and the divine.
Nazareno’s work has been exhibited at leading cultural institutions, including:
Museu Afro Brasil Emanoel Araújo
Pérez Art Museum Miami
El Espacio 23
Gallery 1957 (Accra, Ghana)
In 2026, Nazareno will present a major solo exhibition curated by Danny Dunson at The DuSable Museum.
