Community Self-portraits Sun, Jan 14, 2024, 11 am–3 pm

Community Self-portraits

Sun, Jan 14, 2024
11 am–3 pm

A couch upholstered in iridescent vinyl sits in front of a wall of colorful framed photographs and posters arranged in the chromatic order of a rainbow.
A couch upholstered in iridescent vinyl sits in front of a wall of colorful framed photographs and posters arranged in the chromatic order of a rainbow.

Sadie Barnette, Family Tree II, 2022. Framed drawings on paper with spray paint, archival pigment print photographs, and collages with overlaid rhinestones totaling 34 works, and found couch with holographic vinyl, 195 × 204 × 34 in. (495.3 × 518.2 × 86.4 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from the Director's Discretionary Fund, Bill Gautreaux, the Lumpkin-Boccuzzi Family Collection, and the Jackson Family Trust. ©️ Sadie Barnette, courtesy of the artist and McEvoy Foundation for the Arts, San Francisco. Photograph by Henrik Kam

Become a member today!

Join now to enjoy early access to exhibitions and events, unlimited free admission, guest privileges, and more.

Join now

The Susan and John Hess Family Theater is equipped with an induction loop and infrared assistive listening system. Accessible seating is available.

Learn more about access services and programs.

Floor 3, Theater

For all ages

Artists often express themselves through self-portraits, and sometimes these representations go beyond just how they look. Family Tree II by Sadie Barnette features family photos and colorful prints organized in a rainbow of colors arching over a holographic couch. This artwork represents Barnette in relation to the traditions and people that shape her identity. 

Artists of all ages are invited to the Hess Family Theater to make an expanded self-portrait that includes the people, places, and values that help shape what makes you YOU!