A two-day curated art and cultural experience by TAONA House that celebrated Black joy, survival, and freedom at the Seven House Gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
The event was held on June 16–17, 2026 and featured an intimate gallery showcase of work from 16 emerging Black and African Diaspora artists. It was designed as an immersive space for the community and featured visual art alongside limited vendor activations.
📍 Seven House Gallery
35 Meadow Street, Brooklyn, NY
📅 June 16 & 17, 2026
35 Meadow Street, Brooklyn, NY
📅 June 16 & 17, 2026
Pictured left to right, top row then bottom:
Firewatch
2025
Archival pigment print
16 × 20 in
Edition of 10
2025
Archival pigment print
16 × 20 in
Edition of 10
Harlem, NYC
Captured during Juneteenth celebrations in Harlem, Firewatch reflects a moment of quiet presence within a larger communal energy. The image centers stillness and vigilance amid celebration, a gesture that feels both contemporary and ancestral.
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Jubilee
2025
Archival pigment print
16 × 20 in
Edition of 10
Captured during Juneteenth celebrations in Harlem, Firewatch reflects a moment of quiet presence within a larger communal energy. The image centers stillness and vigilance amid celebration, a gesture that feels both contemporary and ancestral.
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Jubilee
2025
Archival pigment print
16 × 20 in
Edition of 10
Harlem, NYC
Jubilee documents a spontaneous expression of joy during Juneteenth in Harlem. The raised hand becomes both celebration and declaration, a gesture rooted in pride, survival, and collective memory.
Jubilee documents a spontaneous expression of joy during Juneteenth in Harlem. The raised hand becomes both celebration and declaration, a gesture rooted in pride, survival, and collective memory.
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What Doesn’t Last
2025
Archival pigment print
16 × 20 in
Edition of 10
What Doesn’t Last
2025
Archival pigment print
16 × 20 in
Edition of 10
South Bronx, NYC
A fleeting moment of childhood wonder captured in motion, What Doesn’t Last reflects on the fragile and temporary nature of innocence. The bursting bubble becomes a quiet metaphor for time. Visible for an instant, then gone.
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By Faith
2025
Archival pigment print
16 × 20 in
Edition of 10
A fleeting moment of childhood wonder captured in motion, What Doesn’t Last reflects on the fragile and temporary nature of innocence. The bursting bubble becomes a quiet metaphor for time. Visible for an instant, then gone.
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By Faith
2025
Archival pigment print
16 × 20 in
Edition of 10
Harlem, NYC
Members of the Franciscan Handmaids of the Most Pure Heart of Mary move through a Harlem street in their white habits, unhurried amid the city. There is a dignity in the frame that asks nothing of the viewer except attention. Faith here is not abstract — it is embodied, worn, carried.
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My Father’s Arms
2025
Archival pigment print
16 × 20 in
Edition of 10
Members of the Franciscan Handmaids of the Most Pure Heart of Mary move through a Harlem street in their white habits, unhurried amid the city. There is a dignity in the frame that asks nothing of the viewer except attention. Faith here is not abstract — it is embodied, worn, carried.
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My Father’s Arms
2025
Archival pigment print
16 × 20 in
Edition of 10
Harlem, NYC
A father carries his young daughter on his shoulders on a Harlem street during Juneteenth weekend, her eyes closed, face lifted skyward. Everything a community hopes to pass forward is held in this one quiet moment — safety, elevation, presence. This is inheritance in its most visible form.
A father carries his young daughter on his shoulders on a Harlem street during Juneteenth weekend, her eyes closed, face lifted skyward. Everything a community hopes to pass forward is held in this one quiet moment — safety, elevation, presence. This is inheritance in its most visible form.
What Does We Gonna Be Alright Mean To Me?
What Does Freedom Mean To Me?
How Does Joy Show Up In My Work?
