Day of Absence
[Yvonne Hutchins, mother of the artist]
54” x 72” Acrylic and collage on canvas
2019

Collection of the artist

“Imar Hutchins is an artist by birthright who has spent a lifetime collecting his inheritance. By amassing a museum-worthy collection of historic reference documents and tracing family histories towards their origins, he has equipped himself for the self-assigned task to pass learned wisdom along to future generations. This task of an educator is considered a sacred obligation, and it is one that quite literally runs through Imar’s bloodlines. His upcoming solo exhibition, titled Inheritance, fuses his prolific printmaking practice with his signature work as a collagist, imprinting stories recorded in his family archives onto the surfaces of his mixed media portraiture. Each portrait depicts a person of supreme significance, some directly related to Imar by blood and some adopted through a spiritual bond. But, all are uplifted into one visual documentary in recognition of their contributions to the realm of knowledge for the collective benefit of building a unified human family.”

– Zoma Wallace, Curator, Inheritance

Inheritance was exhibited at:

Muhammad Ali Center (Louisville, KY) January 17 – April 19, 2020

Pyramid Atlantic Art Center (Hyattsville, MD) September 6 – October 13, 2019

Click here for more information about the recent exhibitions of Inheritance