BLACK HISTORY MONTH activation “MAKING SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING” curated by Tatianna Mack 

MAKING SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING is inspired by Black communities across the diaspora and centers around the act of creating 

value, beauty, and meaning in the face of limited resources or support. 

The exhibition honors ingenuity, resilience, and imagination transforming what is often overlooked or minimal 

into something powerful and  enduring. 

▪️KAIMA MARIE AKARUE 

▪️TYREEK MORRISON 

▪️NIA WINSLOW 

▪️CANDACE CASTON 

📌ACTIVATION DATES

FEB 1st - MAR 28th of 2026

📍Tanya Weddemire Gallery 

INDUSTRY CITY | BLDG 2 

254 36th Street  | Suite C257 

Brooklyn NY 11232

Kaima Marie, the daughter of a Nigerian immigrant and a white mother, explores identity through collage, focusing on urbanism, capitalism, and erased narratives. Kaima constructs layered environments that challenge viewers to reflect on identity, memory, and the spaces we inhabit and often overlook. Her work preserves personal and collective histories, reimagining memory and place. She has exhibited nationally at institutions like the Museum of Fine Arts Houston and the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, earning accolades such as the 2024 Jones Artist Award and the Carol Crow Fellowship. Her work is part of private and institutional collections, including the MFAH, the Guess Lawson’s, and the Carter Knowles Collection. She received her MFA from the University of Houston in  2025 and recently finished her residency at Black Rock Senegal.

Candace Caston is a collagist originating from New Orleans, Louisiana, currently residing in Atlanta, Georgia where she earned her BFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design. In her work, she uses primarily paper, and water-based media to explore the memory of place. Candace has most recently exhibited at Tennessee Gallery, The Atlanta Contemporary, The Goat Farm, UTA Artist Space,and the CICA Museum. Her work has been published in the 2024 Summer issue of Oxford American magazine and she was a 2024-25 Mint Leap Year artist in residence

Nia Imani Winslow, originally from Washington, DC, is a self-taught collage artist based in Brooklyn, New York. Nia draws inspiration from artists including Romare Bearden, Kerry James Marshall, Faith Ringgold, and Jacob Lawrence to illustrate the colorful essences of Black figures in each of her compositions. Using paper as her preferred material, Nia combines the complexities of different textures, cuttings and clippings to illuminate figures, moods and stories. Deeply inspired by vintage photography depicting Black life, Nia uses her work as an avenue to connect memorialized experiences to modern day life.

Tyreek Morrison (b. 1993, New Brunswick, NJ) is an Atlanta-based collage artist whose practice transforms scraps of paper and found materials into layered narratives. For Morrison, collage is both medium and metaphor—the fragments mirror the scraps that society has historically left Black men and women to piece together, and through them he reconstructs stories of resilience, culture, and memory. His work moves fluidly between the past and the present. Earlier histories appear like interludes in an album, grounding his visual storytelling, while his contemporary narratives speak directly to the world we live in today. By weaving these timelines together, Morrison seeks to bridge generational gaps and highlight the continuity of struggle, joy, and creativity across time. Raised in Atlanta by a family immersed in art and culture, Morrison absorbed influences from fashion, music, and skateboarding, but it is through collage that his voice resonates most clearly. Each work carries texture and rhythm, inviting viewers to reflect not only on his personal journey but also on the shared cultural memory his art revives and reimagines.

Tatianna Mack is the dedicated Art Liaison at Tanya Weddemire Gallery. She cultivates and strengthens the connections among artists, collectors, and the community. With a profound appreciation for emerging talent and a commitment to fostering meaningful relationships, Tatianna advocates for intersectionality through diversity in her work. In 2019, Tatianna launched her blog, The Art of Tati, to promote representation in art spaces. Since then, she has moderated conversations focused on artistry and the transformation of gallery culture and she has led community initiatives in partnership with esteemed organizations, including Black Girls in Art Spaces, A Place Called Home, and Industry City. Tatianna's innate ability to envision and implement dynamic programming highlights her dedication to art beyond the gallery setting. In February 2025, she will debut as a curator with "I Got a Story to Tell," an all-women exhibition inspired by a conversation with her Grandmother. Guided by her passion for art, fashion, and community, Tatianna remains committed to cultivating a more inclusive and vibrant art world.