Opening Reception featuring Sonic Insurgency Research Group, Leila Weefur, & the 181 Collective at Locust Projects
Miami, FL – February 18, 2022 – Locust Projects celebrated the opening of three new commissioned projects featuring Sonic Insurgency Research Group (SIRG), Leila Weefur, and the 181 Collective. Attendees had the opportunity to meet Chicago-based artists, Josh Rios and Matt Joynt, and Boston-based artist Anthony Romero of SIRG; San Francisco-based artist, writer, and curator Leila Weefur, and the 181 Collective, including members: Brandon Boan (Old Fort, NC), Abby Donovan and Tom Hughes (Eugene, OR and Newark, DE), and Jason Rhodes (Bend, OR). Guests enjoyed conversation over drinks from Locust Projects’ Exhibitions Beer Sponsor, Tripping Animals Brewing and Drifter Spirits.
Matt Joynt, Josh Rios, & Anthony Romero
Fernando Sanchez & Josh Rios
Anthony Romero, Matt Joynt, & Josh Rios
Anthony Romero, Dana Bassett, & Josh Rios
Alexandra Contreras, Barbara Franklin, Manuel Muchuli, & Lara Pineda
Leila Weefur, Matt Joynt, & Nkiruka Oparah
Tom Carson
Tom Carson
Alexandra O’Neale, Juan Matos, Monica Sorelle, & Michelle Lisa Polissaint
Alexandra O’Neale & Tanya Desdunes
Theresa & Juan Alonso, & Lorie Mertes
Sean Was Here
Lisa Reindorf & Mitch Goldman
Lorie Mertes
Charity Von Guinness & Nicole Freeman
Donnamarie Baptiste & Lorie Mertes
Alexandra, Gabriel, & Mary Contreras
Juan Alonso, Leila Weefur, & Theresa Alonso
Anna Miranda, Nkiruka Oparah, Leila Weefur, Vincent Miranda, Lorie Mertes, & Mercede Hankins
Monica Sorelle, Juan Matos, & Leila Weefur
Leila Weefur
Tom Hughes, Jason Rhodes, & Abby Donovan
David Guidi, Jordyn Newsome, Allyn Ginns & Johnathan Ayers
Harry Hartman & Omar Curiel
Carolina Carusol & Carolina Toncovich
Crimpton Elzy & Veola Parris
Gabriel & Mary Contreras
Jessica Mendoza, Maria Elena Angulo, & Charity Von Guinness
Fernando Sanchez, Matheus Heil, & Sai Montilla
Nicholas Garcia, Justyna Kisielewicz, & Kyle Hamilton
Lala Kenia & Dana Alexander