Artist Talk With Frankhavemercy + Brandon D. Nixon

Jul 12 • Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture

ABOUT THIS EVENT What does it take to be a professional photographer? Find out as Gantt Center exhibiting artist/photographer Frankhavemercy joins us all the way from California for an intimate look at his career and his exhibition, Frankhavemercy: Frequency. Bring your lunch and your curiosity for this engaging Q&A session on art and business with the artist and his manager, Brandon Nixon. ABOUT THE ARTIST Frankhavemercy is a Los Angeles based photographer and film director, who was born and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Both his short films and editorial photography stem from a similar spirit and space. He is methodical about the moods of his work. He gives great thought to overall tones and composition by creating elaborate mood boards for every project he commits to. The presence of raw emotion and feeling is apparent in each piece regardless of the art medium. The brands and people he chooses to work with are more than business partners, they’re more like family. Frankhavemercy has travelled cross-country from New York City to Los Angeles and abroad to Paris to work with brands such as Adidas, Roche Bobois, Zanerobe, Represent Clo., and Lush Network and people such as MixedByAli and DJ Mustard. He has also been featured on premier lifestyle / culture websites and social media platforms such as Highsnobiety and Hypebeast. All Ages Free Event