Perspective: D.C. resident Denise B. Hawkins discovered her artistic calling during an isolating time. Now, her work is bringing people together inside a former laundromat.
, chose Hawkins’ art as the first exhibit for a gallery they opened in Anacostia a week ago. On that night, people who came to the gallery were greeted with food, music and a wall of canvases bearing Hawkins’ masks and her signature — “Ms. D.”
The gallery’s location in Southeast D.C. was a purposeful decision, said Williams, who resides in that area. Too many artists who live on that side of the city don’t have the resources to buy materials, increase their exposure or try something new and fail. Williams said their landlord warned them not to put too much work into the building because plans call for tearing it down at the end of the year. But their organization, which relies on grants and donations for funding, had to spend about $30,000 to make it presentable and safe for the public, he said. The organization works with schools in the area and plans to use the building to hold a summer camp for children.Hawkins, who lived most of her life in Southeast D.C.
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