Mawhyah Milton

media release: Apologetically BLK - Art Exhibition by Mawhyah Milton

Mawhyah Milton was born in 1989 in an apartment in the Bronx, NY. She was adopted by her maternal grandparents along with her four siblings and raised in Birmingham, AL. She shared a passion and talent for art with her grandfather and always pursued it as a way of connecting with others. In college, while attending Savannah College of Art and Design, she spent five years finding her artistic “voice” and illustration style. It wasn’t until she joined AmeriCorps after graduating that she began to learn more in-depth about the intersections of oppressive systems and combine what she learned with her own story and the voices of her family and those who look like her. As she became more confident in her voice and self, her use of color became more vibrant and bolder. Now, she uses her art to contribute to the zeitgeist by creating imagery about human, social and political issues. Mawhyah currently lives in New York, NY.

This exhibition will be open in the Class of 1925 of Memorial Union from September 29 to November 17 of 2023. Galleries are open from 8am - 10pm, Monday through Sunday.

Nov. 8: A public welcome reception with DJ Femme Noir, 5:30 p.m. in the Shannon Sunset Lounge at Memorial Union; Viewing of “Apologetically BLK” exhibition by Mawhyah Milton, 6 p.m. in the Class of 1925 Gallery at Memorial Union, presented by the Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Art Committee in collaboration with Shasparay and WUT; Artist talk with Milton, moderated by Shasparay, 7:00 p.m. in the Play Circle at Memorial Union.