Installation view Title of Show: "Interwoven Narratives: Caul and Response ” Name(s) of Artists Sachi Rome and Tokie Rome- Taylor
Installation view Title of Show: "Interwoven Narratives: Caul and Response ” Name(s) of Artists Sachi Rome and Tokie Rome- Taylor
Artist Statement
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Sachi Rome
Through layered abstractions, my paintings explore liminal spaces, engaging the “in-between” as a site of possibility. My use of red clay—grounded in the southern landscape—creates a visual metaphor for the layered histories of the South, where generational trauma and resilience coexist. By merging color, texture, and found materials, I construct a conversation between the physical realm and hereditary memory, inviting viewers to meditate on the thresholds between the tangible and intangible, the historical and the imagined.The work looks to give viewers expansive imagery connected to ethereal safe spaces, grounded in lost memory and possibilities, yet removed from western iconography. It looks to explore what space and land can be when materiality and freedom are driving forces.
In addition to my exploration of abstraction, one of my ongoing projects explores mixed media silhouette cameos. These abstracted figures are created with various glass beads and glass particles that speak to the duality of black life and its outward sharpness. They represent a visual contrasting reality of inner lives represented by these figures. Ideas of family, community and safety are contrasted by perceived historical dangers and stereotypes.”The world's vision of our youth,particularly our sons, drives me to present a visual contract and conversation.”
BIO
Atlanta native and multidisciplinary artist Sachi Rome studied under critically acclaimed African American artist Louis Delsarte. His influence is reflected in vibrant, richly textured figurative abstractions. Rome’s primary medium is acrylic and handmade paints, diamond dust, and Georgia red clay. She activates the alchemy of these materials to create what she describes as “safe sacred space, conversations with the unknown realm and generational hereditary memory.” She is heavily influenced by the work of Maya Angelou and Robert Ferris Thompson’s Flash in the Spirit. Rome's exhibition record includes The University of Southern Mississippi Museum, Hammonds House Museum, Georgia Tech, and Kennesaw University, amongst others. Her artwork and poetry are included in the book Shifting Time: African American Artists 2020-202, Co-edited by Klare Scarborough and Berrisford Boothe. The anthology explores the art of over 70 nationally known African American artists. Rome’s work is held in public and private collections throughout the United States.
Sachi Rome’s artistic practice is a celebration of the alchemy of color and form, inviting viewers to explore the intricate relationships between material, heritage, and the concept of freedom. Her work transcends traditional abstraction, creating spaces that resonate with distant dreams.
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Sachi Rome
B.1977-American born mixed media based painter
Atlanta, Ga.
Education:
2010 Ed.S. Technology Lesley University, Cambridge Massachusetts
2003 M.A. Arts Integration, Lesley University,Cambridge Massachusetts
1999 B.A. Art Education, Morris Brown College, (GA)
Solo Show
2025 Bridge over Troubled Waters Chastain Arts ( GA)
2025 Echos Spalding Nix (GA)
2024 Interwoven Narratives: Caul and Response University Of North Carolina Greensboro
2023 Portals and Placement Spalding Nix (GA)
2022 Stardust and Red Clay, Hapeville Depot Museum (GA)
2022 Ascension, Atlanta Ga.
2020 Portraits of the In Between, M Street /The Goat Farm, Sponsored by Fulton County Arts and Culture (GA)
Duo Show
2025 Interwoven Narratives :Caul and Response Sachi Rome and Tokie Rome Taylor Lyndon House
(Athens,Ga)
2023 Persistence on Our Terms, Sachi Rome and Maya Freelon, Ella West Gallery (Durham,NC)
2023 Hammond House Museum Collaboration with Tokie Rome
Selected Group Shows:
2026 Boundary Layers Curated by Heather Bird Harris
2024 Contemporary Spirituality at Walsh Seton Hall University, NJ
2024 Masur Museum, Monroe LA, Curated By Allison Glenn, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, Crystal Bridges
2024 Big Things Small Gems Black Art In America , Atlanta GA
2024 Women's Show Black Art in America Atlanta GA
2024 Ladies First Gallery Anderson Smith Atlanta GA
2024 Collective Telling Echo Contemporary Gallery, GA
2023 Diversity Lives Here Marmount University New Jersey
2023 Stories My Mother Told Me, Rowan College NJ
2023 Her Voice Sings, Black Art in America ( Atlanta, GA)
2022 Ensemble, Spalding Nix, ( Atlanta, GA)
2022 Properties of Being, Spalding Nix ( Atlanta, GA)
2022 Invisible to Visible, Kennesaw University ( Atlanta, GA)
2022 National Black Heritage Through Visual Rhythms, Dayton Art Institute (Dayton, OH)
2022 Ascension, The Creatives Project (Atlanta GA)
2021 Ensemble, Spalding Nix Gallery (Atlanta Ga)
2021 The Next Hundred Years, Southwest Arts Center (Atlanta Ga),(Thomaston Ga)
2021 The Gathering The University of Southern Mississippi (MS)
2021 Figuratively Seeing, Knowhere Art Gallery (Martha’s Vineyard, MA)
2021 Represent, Knowhere Art Gallery (Martha’s Vineyard, MA)
2021 Not Another Stereotype, Lyndon House Art Center (Athens, GA)
2020 Little Things, Swan Coach House (Atlanta, GA)
2020 Materiality: Hand Papermaking in the Age of Isolation, North American Papermakers, Ga Tech(Atlanta Ga)
2020 Paint in Chaos, The Barrett Art Center (N.Y.)
2020 Our Stories, Johns Creek Arts Center (GA)
2019 The High Rise Show, Showerhaus Gallery, (GA)
2019 Our Artist Our City, September Gray Gallery, (Atlanta,GA)
2018 Garden Fellows, Perez Museum, (Miami FL)
2016 Honoring Morris Brown College, Apex Museum (Atlanta,GA)
Public Art
2026 FIFA World Cup / City Of Atlanta Mural and Crosswalk project
2026 City Of Atlanta Utility Box
2023 Elevate City Of Atlanta Mural
2023 Forward Warrior mural Festival
2020 Goddess Glow Mixed Tape Mural with PowerHaus Creative
2020 Juneteenth Flatiron Artist Takeover
2019 Selected for Forward Warrior Mural Festival
2018 Art On the Beltline Selected Artist Beltline Walls mural project
Awards and Residencies
2024 Nexus Award, Carnegie Mellon Regranting program
2023 Hambidge Distinguished Fellows Awardee
2021 Elevate City of Atlanta Grant Recipient
2020 Fulton County Arts and Culture Grant
2020 Stay Home Residency Paris, Tennessee
2020-2022 The Creatives Project Artist Residency
2018-2019 Garden Fellowship
Publications and Press
Shifting Time: African American Artists 2020-2021. Co-edited by Klare Scarborough and Berrisford Boothe, this book offers a glimpse into the lives of over 70 selected African American artists during a critical period of turmoil and uncertainty.
Interwoven Narratives: Caul and Response
https://www.artsatl.org/review-new-exhibits-at-spalding-nix-marcia-wood-and-wolfgang-galleries/
https://www.artsatl.org/event/bridge-through-troubled-water-by-sachi-rome/
A spirit of joy and experimentation define Spalding Nix group ...
https://www.allshemakes.org/magazineSpring 2021
The Creatives Project-Current Fellows
Blue Ridge Outdoor Magazine/november-december-2019
New York Times
Huffington Post
