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- Transatlantic Hemispheres | ROAM
October 30 - January 31 2023 Artists 1/1
- ABOUT | ROAM
About Us Storytelling... what ROAM is ROAM A Xtina Parks Gallery is more than just an art gallery—it is a celebration of Africa’s land, people, and wildlife. Nestled in the heart of Williamstown, Massachusetts, ROAM is a meticulously curated African Fair-Trade contemporary art space, dedicated to showcasing the craftsmanship and stories of African artists and artisans. Our collection features contemporary paintings, sculptures, fine art photography, furniture, jewelry, and home décor, each piece carrying the essence of Africa’s vibrant culture and rich heritage. At ROAM, we believe that art is a powerful force for conservation and community impact. Every piece in our gallery supports sustainable craftsmanship, ethical trade, and wildlife conservation initiatives. We are proud to stand alongside the talented artists we work with, ensuring that their voices and traditions are honored while contributing to the preservation of Africa’s natural landscapes and communities. Meet The Team Brenda Fitzgerald Lead Designer and Director brenda@roamgallery.photo Natural Geagan Gallery Director natural@roamgallery.photo Michaela di Nicola Chief Financial Officer michaela@roamgallery.photo Xtina Parks Gallery Owner and Photographer, Conservationist, Filmmaker Ricky Derby & Pim Niesten Lead Film Editor & Lead Camera Man ricky@xtina.studio Matt Mears Film Editor matt@xtina.studio Max Prum Film Eidtor max@xtina.studio Wendy Bongiovanni Customer Sales Lead Lisa Knapp Film Producer and Director lisa@xtina.studio
- Tania Babb | ROAM
Tania Babb Tania Babb was born in Zimbabwe, grew up in Mozambique and now creates her sculptures and teaches ceramics from her studio home in Cape Town, South Africa. Tania likes to capture fleeting moments in clay: Pets sit self-assured next to their owners on a couch, certain of a place in their hearts, women sit astride hulking African animals, totems of the power they have brought forth, women dance with wild abandon to music only they can hear, celebrating their freedom, couples stand arm in arm, but is he more reluctant than her? Her art is about the powers of the female archetype and the inherent wisdom of women. She identifies as an African artist for the continent’s subtle but persuasive energy which few tangibles have the power to describe. Of African art and ceramics, Tania sees the “colors, the vibrancy, the fresh and new surfaces, the immediacy, (which) to me are all evidence of a rawness that I feel is unfettered and untampered by hundreds of years of civilization.” Tania prefers to work in buttery porcelain which she feels has the feeling of human flesh, with all the vulnerability that being human implies. For Inquiries please contact: ROAM@ROAMGALLERY.PHOTO Works
- Shepherd Ndudzo | ROAM
Shepherd Ndudzo Shepherd Ndudzo was born in Rusape, Zimbabwe in 1978, and currently lives and works in Botswana as a sculptor. Ndudzo learned sculpting from his father, Barnabas Ndudzo, also a renowned sculptor and attended a one-year course in Fine Arts at the University of Unisa, Tshwane. Presently he works from his studio in Gaborone Botswana. Made from Wild Syringa, Ironwood and stone, the natural beauty of his materials is further enhanced by his habit of sanding or carving patterns into it. Although based on his personal experiences, his works also draw on folk stories and address the socio-political crises affecting his home country, Zimbabwe. Ndudzo’s work explores and celebrates the female form, in both playful and poetic pose. His inspiration is often based on his wife and daughters, but he also explores interpersonal relationships, as well as more universal issues, such as the unfolding tragedy of migrants leaving their countries. The combination of marble and granite (sourced from Namibia and Zambia) with the rich patina of ancient ironwood, all impenetrable substances, enriches the visual fluidity of the sculptural image. The contrast of dark wood with lighter stone surfaces, and their respective textured patterns allow light and shadow to play with the form, creating movement and energy, defying the static nature of the materials. For Inquiries please contact: ROAM@ROAMGALLERY.PHOTO Works
- Xtina | ROAM
JUNE 23. 2018 - FEBRUARY 28. 2019 In this space, you’ll see some of Xtina Parks’ most iconic photographs. Each photo was taken on a Nikon full-frame digital camera. For smaller-scale images, she went "old school"--these images were turned into 4x5 LVT negatives, which were then processed in the darkroom by Master Printer Alissa Marquis at f22BW. Marquis prints our photographs using the Silver Gelatin process, invented in 1871. The large format photographs were printed at Cone Editions studio using a process called "Piezography." Invented at Cone, Piezography is the highest quality and most archival digital black and white printing system available. Xtina Parks adheres to a high photographic standard, and as such, these images are in no way altered beyond the removal of dust spots or for developing the contrast and tones. Xtina Parks Xtina Parks (b. 1971) is an American photographer, filmmaker, and conservationist, known for her images of African wildlife. Raised in Massachusetts by a Vietnamese mother and an Irish American father, Parks has a natural penchant for reaching across cultures and an innate capacity for storytelling. She first traveled to Africa in 2010 and developed a passion for the preservation and habitat restoration of endangered species. Capturing such animals in their natural habitat has informed her artistic process. Her photography is deeply inspired by her work (with scientists, conservationists, and local communities) to protect wildlife, especially critically endangered species, such as the African painted wolf and the elephant. Parks shoots with a Nikon camera and often works in black and white. She uses a wide-angle lens in order to frame the wildlife within the greater landscape. Her focus on pattern and composition unifies the elements of her images, emphasizing the interdependent relationship between her animal subjects and their environment. In My Dream, a leopard’s spotted coat is dramatically set off against the furrowed bark of its tree, while the large cat in Sayari Baby blends right into the speckled surface of her rock perch. Parks uses stark contrast of light and shadow to underscore the drama of the cloud-filled skies and the animated textures of the flora and fauna. An old personal injury limits the length of the zoom lens that Parks can use, therefore she must be in close proximity to the animals to capture closeups. This “handicap” of sorts has actually enhanced Park’s sensitivity to their comfort and temperaments. She never forces an interaction or oversteps boundaries; she won’t photograph an animal if she senses any resistance. These majestic creatures often return her gaze, adding to the power of the photographs, which directly connect the viewer to the animals. Xtina is also an author and documentarian. Her book, ROAM (Headline Studios), published in 2023, is a collection of wildlife images, shot over the course of six years, in Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa and Tanzania. Candid and engaging storytelling accompany the breathtaking images that reflect her philanthropic, humanitarian and conservationist philosophies on African wildlife. Her documentary, Lost in Ethiopia, shot in 2015-16, chronicles her journey with a team of conservationists, to Ethiopia’s remote Harenna Forest to investigate the rare, unstudied lions of that region. Xtina has also been an integral part of several African research studies, that inform national parks and wildlife reserves’ management on best practices to protect and preserve African wildlife. Parks’ work is on display at the Morning Star Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico; ROAM: A Xtina Park Gallery–housed in the MASS MoCA complex in North Adams, Massachusetts; the Hotel Barriere Fouquet's in New York City; and Hyatt House LAX. Her photographs are in numerous private collections.
- SHOP | ROAM
Fine Art PAST EXHIBITIONS Featured Artists
- Clementina van der Walt | ROAM
Clementina van der Walt Clementina van der Walt is a well-known South African studio potter, based in Cape Town, who has in the past four decades lectured, run a production studio, and held many one-person shows. Her work is represented in several South African national and international collections. Together with her partner Albie Bailey, they run Clementina Ceramics Studio and a separate store in Woodstock Cape Town, South Africa. They also run a small Kraaldoring Studio and Gallery outside Calitzdorp in the Klein Karoo. Her aesthetic inspiration is drawn from the patterns, colors, and textures in the urban and African rural landscapes. She uses techniques of press molding, casting, and throwing with earthen ware clays, slips and underglazes. For Inquiries please contact: ROAM@ROAMGALLERY.PHOTO Works
- Portfolio | ROAM
My Portfolio Welcome to my portfolio. Here you’ll find a selection of my work. Explore my projects to learn more about what I do.
- Julia Atlas | ROAM
Julia Atlas Julia Atlas created a collection of prayer bead sculptures called "Studies of Peace,” jewelry for the home which was inspired by her Turkish and African roots. Making a piece is a prayer delivered through each bead from the tip of Africa to the rest of the world. In African culture, it is common for people to express themselves through adornment of the body. Each piece of “Studies of Peace" was guided by Buddhist principles in their method of binding, in combination with a devotion to symbolism and the language of numbers. They are similar to the rosary, the mala, the tesbih and komboloi , or worry bead, our common talisman. Buddhists say the beads are our illusory experiences of life and the thread is our essence, our truth. Place it where you will see it, for its energy to permeate. These beads are meant to be seen as a rich ornament of beauty and power. For Inquiries please contact: ROAM@ROAMGALLERY.PHOTO Works
- PRESS | ROAM
Press
- Michael Methven | ROAM
Michael Methven Michael Methven and his wife Anthea launched Moon and Magic, a design initiative that showcases cutting-edge traditional African craft with world design, transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. As the innovators of the Pan African Market, Michael and Anthea have encouraged the idea of cultural tolerance through this concept and with it they have trail-blazed Cape Town into celebrating that which makes it African. This indoor African Art market has been the progeny of several look-alike markets and ideas in the Cape Town CBD alone; it has helped to bring a lively hub back to the city center as well as giving many small businesses in the Craft Sector platforms that would otherwise not have existed. For Inquiries please contact: ROAM@ROAMGALLERY.PHOTO Works
- Andile Dyalvane | ROAM
Andile Dyalvane Andile Dyalvane is one of South Africa’s most renowned clay artists. His work, which is guided by a deep spiritual connection to his Xhosa ancestors, showcases large-scale sculptural works. These pieces are a metaphorical vessel through which he seeks to honor his cultural traditions and share his journey of healing. His medium of clay or umhalba (mother earth) is at its most fundamental, a life affirming and sacred connection to the soil. A member of the International Academy of Ceramics, Dyalvane has received residencies in Denmark, France, the United States, UK, and Taiwan, and shares his knowledge through master classes and workshops in South Africa and internationally. He is the recipient of the 2015 Design Foundation Icon Award. For Inquiries please contact: ROAM@ROAMGALLERY.PHOTO Works