The Prize
2017
Arcmanoro Niles
Brooklyn, New York
Artworks shown are selected from works submitted by the artist in their grant or residency application. All works are copyright of the artist or artist’s estate.
About Arcmanoro Niles
Born in Washington, DC, Arcmanoro Niles received a BFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and an MFA from the New York Academy of Art. He has recently mounted solo exhibitions, The Arena at the Long Gallery in Harlem and AIR Works at Guild Hall on Long Island. He will participate in an upcoming group exhibition at the David C. Driskell Center (College Park, MD), and has exhibited at Flowers Gallery (New York), Shanghai University, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Philadelphia), Sophia Wanamaker Gallery (San Jose, Costa Rica) and Gallery 10 Ltd (Washington DC). Niles currently lives and works in Brooklyn.
Program Participation
Painters & Sculptors Grant, 2017
Website / Social Links
In my work I create a community and take the viewer on a tour of the neighborhood. The viewer becomes an unknown visitor who interacts with the characters. The visitor gets the gaze of the characters as they enter moments of play, of people strolling down the street or hanging in the parking lot. Throughout the scenes I question the power dynamics that play out in the relationships: who is the protégé, who is the protégé, how do you establish authentic connections, how do you avoid them?”
