Artist Talk with Sulo Bee

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Join us for an artist talk with Sulo Bee! This special event is in conjunction with Bee’s current solo exhibition “makeshift [gardenz],” on view now through August 25, 2024 In the Gallery at Brooklyn Metal Works. 

Bee will discuss their creative practice, the inspirations that guide their work, and provide an in-depth look at the premise behind “makeshift [gardenz]”. Open to the public, this lecture is free with a suggested donation of $5 - $10, and will include a selection of tea and sweet treats along with a presentation of the works on view.

Learn more: https://www.bkmetalworks.com/artist-talks/sulo-bee-talk

Sulo Bee is a nonbinary creature maker and world builder based in Central Texas. They hold a BFA in Metals and Jewelry from Texas State University in 2018 and an MFA from SUNY New Paltz in 2022. Sulo has exhibited their work nationally and internationally. They are a co-founder of Queer Metalsmiths where they seek to uplift queer voices in the field of metalsmithing and craft. Sulo was named one of ten artists in the nation for the 2022 Emerging Artist Cohort with American Craft Council and later received the esteemed Marzee Graduate Prize at the International Graduate Show with Galerie Marzee. Throughout 2023, Sulo was a participant in the GEMz talent programme with Current Obsession Magazine and developed a body of work for exhibition at the Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam, Netherlands for the OBSESSED! Jewellery Festival on display through January 2024. Recently, they were commissioned to create a piece for the Museum of Art and Design. The acquisitioned work debuted at the Museum of Art and Design in April 2024 for the “OUT of the Jewelry Box” exhibition.