BLK Ken & Barbie Art Exhibition

Super pumped about being interviewed by CBC Arts! http://www.cbc.ca//barbie-can-be-anything-including-a-tool

Thank you to all those who came out to a very small and intimate wine and cheese FUSE Restaurant & Emporium for the BLK Ken and Barbie Art Launch. The show is up until September 6, 2016.

Happening this Friday, August 5, 2016. I will be talking about the BLK Ken & Barbie Project. Thank you Fuse Dining and Warren Salmon for the opportunity!

So timely, as I am about to officially unveil my company Blkmail.ca, as well as Roseannbailey.com (soon to be up) as well as a series of postcard and greeting cards, the Growth Mindset Thinkers is finally launched. I would like to thank Black Artist's Networks in Dialogue for allowing me to use their space for my interview. Thank you to Amanda DeSouza and the crew of Media Face, as well Louise Gormley my biggest Cheerleader for her recommendation! http://growthmindsetthinkers.learnteachlead.ca//rose-ann-/

Looking for representation is what we are longing for.

SAVE THE DATE! BLK Ken & Barbie Photography Exhibition & Instillation @ FUSE Dining - 366 Queen Street East Launch Wine & Cheese and Artist talk: Sunday, August 14, 2016 1-6 pm... By Rose-Ann M. Bailey, MEd, BFA, MEd The BLK Ken & Barbie is a unique collaboration that visually reconstructs the real stage of everyday Black men & women's lives and places these dolls in the midst of their reality. The multi- layered element has been a part of the BLK Ken & Barbies series, as they are situated in everyday environmental settings of Black daily lives, juxtaposed with full coloured images merged with haute couture and polished elegance. Rose-Ann M. Bailey is an accomplished artist who has been working in a digital format for the past ten years, but instil the aesthetics of a historical photographic foundation to enhance the final production. My work is closely connected to my passion for image production of Black bodies, as this was my deliberate opportunity to capture memories, validate existence and build self-esteem, therefore, allowing the images of my subjects to become a political instrument, rewriting representation. Carnival Ken & Barbie dressed by past Carnival Nationz and Toronto Revellers Mas Camps Info: 647-770-4694 [email protected]