wyldflowr arts announces 2024 resident artists

WYLDFLOWR ARTS IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE OUR 2024 RESIDENT ARTISTS: JAZZ/SOUL VOCALIST AND COMPOSER VALERIE TROUTT, AND VISUAL ARTIST HOLLY OLLY OXEN FREE. WE WILL BE ANNOUNCING AN ARTIST RECEPTION DATE IN THE DAYS TO COME.

ABOUT VALERIE TROUTT:
BAY-AREA BORN AND BRED, JAZZ AND GOSPEL TRAINED, AND INTERNATIONALLY RESPECTED, VALERIE TROUTT IS A MUSICAL COLLAGIST, BORROWING FROM ANCESTRAL CENTURIES OF SOUND, CHANNELING SPIRITS, AND DELIVERING THE STORIES OF OUR LOVE, LOSS, AND LIVES. THERE’S A LIGHT IN THIS UNAPOLOGETICALLY UNCONVENTIONAL ARTIST/TEACHER/ACTIVIST FOR WHOM ART AND ACTIVISM ARE INTERTWINED. WITHIN THIS SPIRITUAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE-DRIVEN PERFORMER IS A LIFELONG HUNGER FOR CRAFT, FOR CONNECTION, FOR CULTURAL NARRATIVES AND AN INDEFATIGABLE THIRST TO SERVE AS AN AGAPE GRIOT.

ABOUT HOLLY OLLY OXEN FREE (HOOF)
HOOF IS A PROLIFIC VISUAL ARTIST WHO WORKS IN MANY MEDIUMS, INCLUDING PAINTING, DRAWING, AND SCULPTURE. THEY ARE A TIRELESS COMMUNITY ADVOCATE, AND IN JANUARY 2024 HOOF DONATED THE PEACOCK MURAL THAT IS CURRENTLY THE CENTERPIECE AT WYLDFLOWR ARTS