Houston, Texas—McClain Gallery is excited to announce our first solo exhibition with multi-disciplinary artist Shikeith (b. 1989, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). This show, part of our two presentations for FotoFest 2022, includes recent photographs and small-scale sculptures and marks the premiere of three new prints. • Shikeith’s work, conceptual at its core, explores the experiences of Black queer men via portraiture. The artist develops a visual vocabulary by sieving personal and cultural history. Hauntings, psychic space, intimacy, and the refusal of painful societal expectations all have seats at the table of his practice. His material choices mirror his investment in the non-corporeal: skin, sweat, clay, “haint” blue, and breath become physical manifestations and symbols for the themes Shikeith deftly navigates. • FotoFest 2022 begins September 26 and runs through November 5, 2022. • Image: Shikeith “Anthem”, 2021 archival inkjet print on Canson Infinity Platine paper: 36 x 30 inches frame: 36 7/8 x 30 7/8 inches Edition 1 of 5