LatchKey Gallery (LKG) centers artists that challenge historical narratives and fixed ideas exhibiting artwork that gives voice to artists who have previously been overlooked. Through critical inquiry these artists expose us to new perspectives. Since the gallery’s inception in 2018, LKG has championed emerging artists.

SHARA MAYS

ABOUT | WORKS | EXHIBITIONS

ABOUT

Shara Mays is an Oakland-based visual artist whose work addresses systemic racism through an autobiographical approach. Using abstract expression and intuitive impression, Mays’ paintings and installations invoke landscapes and emotions connected to her family history in North Carolina. Her latest work speaks more broadly to selfhood, memory, and identity. She holds a Master's of Fine Arts in painting from the San Francisco Art Institute. Recent exhibitions include solo shows at Mehari Sequar Gallery in Washington, DC and Chandran Gallery in San Francisco, California. Notable group shows include Considering Female Abstractions at the Green Family Art Foundation in Dallas, Texas, and the de Young Museum in San Francisco, California. Her work is included in the International African American Museum, the Green Family Art Foundation, and select private collections.

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WORKS

Minerva, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
84 x 60 in.

Cornelia, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
48 x 36 in.
121.92 x 91.4

Leander, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
40 x 30 in.

EXHIBITIONS

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