Art of Noize presents Canvas Conversations, a new series of intimate conversations with featured artists in the DMV to highlight their voices.

Please join us Saturday, February 18th from 4pm-6pm, to have a Canvas Conversation with Qrcky, featuring his current exhibition “Black Superheroes” at Art of Noize.

Qrcky, a Baltimore-based painter and animator, was born in southern Virginia during the seventies to a family where art was not practiced or encouraged. He was drawn instinctively to Chuck Jones’ cartoons, Norman Rockwell’s art, and Bob Ross’ PBS show. He would try to imitate their art while watching cartoons. Twenty years later, Qrcky began to paint – reverting to the kinds of self-expression he felt closest to as a child. Finding freedom in his art, he found his voice but exiled himself away from friends and family. Discovering that under emotional distress and displacement, he was able to focus and paint at his strongest while feeling content and whole.

This is a free, family-friendly event; all are welcome.

*Original pieces available for purchase. Payment plans are available, please inquire at gallery or by email at adrian@artofnoizedmv.com