A Little More, While I Can

501-A York Road,Towson MD 21204

12 August, 2022

Description

Artist and musician William B. Livingston III, in collaboration with Justice Arts Coalition, presents, A Little More, While I Can, an exhibition hosted by York and Penn Fine Art Gallery. The exhibition marks the launch of Livingston’s new book, “Live from the Cell Block: Will Livingston and His Silk Screen Machine.” While music has always been central to his life, Livingston turned to visual art-making to maintain his sense of self during his 13-year incarceration in Oklahoma. His art allows him to connect with people on the outside and to cope with and transcend the trauma of life in prison. “My real journey with art,” Livingston states, “began once I was incarcerated…here I could let my paintings grow as well as my imagination in what I could accomplish with them.” Best-known for his concert poster prints created on a hand-built silk screen machine, A Little More, While I Can, highlights another exciting and inspiring body of Livingston’s work. Showcasing his vast repertoire of acrylic works, the exhibition accentuates the lively and colorful spirit of York & Penn Fine Art Gallery and downtown Towson. The paintings, all created by Livingston while in prison, are colorful and bold, and transport both artist and viewer into a vibrant dream scape. Livingston hopes visitors to the exhibition will feel drawn to them as strongly as he felt compelled to create them. Livingston’s new book, Live from the Cell Block: Will Livingston and His Silk Screen Machine will be available to purchase at the exhibition. Live from the Cell Block is a visual documentation of Livingston’s Prison Art Poster Project, a cause combining his love of music and art to advocate against drunk driving. Filled with over 150 concert posters created on his DIY silkscreen machine, the book encapsulates Livingston’s own way of giving back to the community in an effort to prevent his past tragedy from happening to others. Copies sold at the exhibition will feature an original piece of art from Livingston. A Little More, While I Can opens Friday, August 12 with an opening reception from 6:00 to 9:00 PM EDT. The exhibition will run until September 19, 2022. Livingston’s concert posters are currently on display at City Winery New York, and his work can also be seen in the award-winning show, Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration, currently on display at the Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati.