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Sela, Revisited, is a piece from my revisited paintings series. These pieces have become a throughline between my exhibitions. For each revisited piece, I deconstruct and reconstruct a painting left in the studio from prior shows. I re-imagine them as sculptural pieces. The idea is to give new life, new history to the piece. Before Sela Revisited left my studio, I danced with it and I documented that performance. I feel this also gives new energy to the piece before it goes out into the world again

Additional Artworks

From Gray Art Collection

  1. The Pull She Recognized by Alex Peter Idoko, Image 1.

    Alex Peter Idoko

    The Pull She Recognized, 2026

    Fire, paper, charcoal, acrylic, collage on canvas.

    60 x 48 in (152.4 x 121.92 cm)

  2. The Three Wise Woman 45/45 by Emery Franklin, Image 1.

    Emery Franklin

    The Three Wise Woman 45/45, 2026

  3. Quiet Beauty by Kris Diggs, Image 1.

    Kris Diggs

    Quiet Beauty, 2026

    Mix media (spray foam and acrylic)

    24 x 30 in (60.96 x 76.2 cm)

  4. Sometimes, I wish I Could Fly by Samsins, Image 1.

    Samsins

    Sometimes, I wish I Could Fly, 2026

    Acrylic and oil pastels

    48 x 60 in (121.92 x 152.4 cm)

  5. Sentinel of Guma series VI by Samuel Inalegwu, Image 1.

    Samuel Inalegwu

    Sentinel of Guma series VI, 2026

    Acrylic, charcoal and photo-prints on canvas

    48 x 39 in (121.92 x 99.06 cm)

  6. Spelling Bee by Dion J. Pollard, Image 1.

    Dion J. Pollard

    Spelling Bee, 2026

    Original Mixed Medium Media, Acrylic Painting on Canvas

    11 x 14 in (27.94 x 35.56 cm)

  7. She's Ballin by Dion J. Pollard, Image 1.

    Dion J. Pollard

    She's Ballin, 2026

    Original Mixed Medium Media, Acrylic Painting on Canvas

    11 x 14 in (27.94 x 35.56 cm)

  8. Palette of Possibilities by Kevin Nance West, Image 1.

    Kevin Nance West

    Palette of Possibilities, 2026

    oil on canvas

    36 x 36 in (91.44 x 91.44 cm)

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About the artist

Shara Mays

Shara Mays (b. 1972) lives and works in Oakland, California, and Cartagena, Colombia. Her work is a dialogue between identity and environment. She uses paint, color theory, and the language of landscape to explore themes of liberation. She reflects on personal histories related to land and its communities, fostering discussions about what exactly is land ownership and who has the right to claim the memory of a place. Shara Mays received her BFA from The Corcoran College of Art in 2000, and her MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2020.


Select solo exhibitions include Ronchini Gallery, London (2026); Chandran Gallery, San Francisco (2025), The Pit, Los Angeles (2025), Hunter Dunbar Projects, New York (2024), Harper’s Gallery, East Hampton (2024), Marrow Gallery, San Francisco (2023), and Chandran Gallery, San Francisco (2022).
Select group shows include James Cohan Gallery, New York, New York (2024), LatchKey Gallery, New York, New York (2023), Green Family Art Foundation, Dallas, Texas (2023), the International African American Museum, Charleston, South Carolina (2023), and Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, California (2022).

Art Fairs include a solo booth at The Armory Show, NADA Miami, EXPO Chicago, and Felix Art Fair. Residencies include the Meta Open Arts AIR Program, Headlands Center for the Arts, and Vermont Studio Center.

Mays’ work is included in the collections of Alice L. Walton Foundation, The Green Family Foundation, Art in Embassies, Meta Open Arts, George Washington University, The International African American Museum, and The Gray Art Collection
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