Kare Williams

Sketches

Black Gothic Slight reference to American Gothic by Grant Wood. Created Acre last summer🫶🏾 Collage and acrylic on canvas 2025

Photos from the opening of Dancing in the Rain🫶🏾☔ Open until March 4th @dittmargallery

"Classic" 2025

Tonight!!! 6-8pm @dittmargallery 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston IL

"Pallbearers" On view @dittmargallery tomorrow! Opening reception 6-8pm, artist talk at 7!

Install shots @dittmargallery Come through this Thursday 6-8pm for the opening of Dancing in the Rain!

DANCING IN THE RAIN || KARE’ WILLIAMS Jan 29 - Mar 4 2026 Opening reception Jan 29 6-8pm “Dancing in the Rain” interrogates the fraught relationship between Black identity and Americanism. This body of work does not seek definitive answers but unfolds as an embodied exploration, a reflection of the artist’s lived experience in a space that claims his belonging yet weaponizes its conditions against him. The central questions pulse through each piece; Is “American” an identity he can claim, or a tool of control wielded by his oppressors? As Kare’ Williams journeys through this inquiry, he is not only interested in the tension between America and people of color, but also in how we transform these tribulations into positivity. Support generously provided by the Department of Black Studies. Dittmar Gallery, Norris University Center 1999 Campus Dr Evanston, IL 60201 @norriscenter

9 to 5 / Live from the Plantation

The Great Migration

The Arts Club of Chicago is excited to announce the selection of the 2026-27 Arts Club Fellows, a program designed to support emerging talent in the arts at a critical point in their careers. Four exceptional fellows, each nominated by prominent arts professionals in Chicago, have been chosen to receive the fellowship, which provides financial support, networking, exhibition, and performance opportunities, and a two-year membership to The Arts Club of Chicago. This year’s fellows are: - Teresita Carson @dizzydentfilms - Mauricio López F. @mauriciolopezfernandez - Miao Wang @wmiao_oaimw - Kare’ Williams @karewillstudio The Arts Club Fellowship is unique in its ability to connect artists. As a two-year program, with a cohort beginning each year, the new fellows overlap with the current class, opening up broad opportunities to collaborate and increase peer-to-peer networking and artist-to-artist mentorship. In addition to the nomination process, the Arts Club partners with ACRE Projects, a well-regarded residency and exhibition organization based in Chicago and Wisconsin to develop the next generation of emerging artists. This Fellowship is made possible with support from the Holly Palmer Foundation as well as individual donors to The Arts Club of Chicago.

“DANCING IN THE RAIN” An interrogation of the fraught relationship between Black identity and Americanism. Solo Exhibition | Opening Reception: January 29, 2026 6-8pm On view: January 29 - March 4, 2026 @dittmargallery 1999 Campus Dr, Evanston, IL 60208 Second slide: A clip from a new video piece, sorry Instagram likes to crop. The sound playing is a field recording of a sculpture on view during the exhibition. See y’all soon🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾