From the Hill and Beyond #6 by Malik Seneferu

Panel: The Art of Malik Seneferu

Thursday, 4/3/2025
6:00 - 7:30
African American Center - 3rd Fl
Main Library

100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
United States

415-557-4400

An evening of poetry and discussion in conjunction with the current African American Center exhibition, Malik Seneferu: A Retrospective. Featuring a panel discussion with Malik Seneferu, artist Dewey Crumpler, curator Peter Fitzsimmons and special guests.

Malik Seneferu has spent the last 35 years instructing and leading an array of artistic and cultural expressions throughout the Black diaspora in San Francisco and beyond. During this time, Seneferu has developed a multidisciplinary body of work stemming from his early, firsthand experiences dealing with prejudice and injustice, as witnessed in and around his community. In his continued pursuit to support underserved populations, he addresses these issues through his life and art, and has made a difference in the hearts and minds of many.

Dewey Crumpler's current work examines issues of globalization/ cultural co-modification through the integration of digital imagery, video and traditional painting techniques. Dewey’s works are in the permanent collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco DeYoung Museum, Bank of America Collection at Harvey B. Gantt Center, the California African American Museum, Triton Museum of Art Los Angeles and the Oakland Museum Of California.

Pete "The Cat" Fitzsimmons is a native San Franciscan and the Founding Executive Director of the Jazz Heritage Center, once located in San Francisco’s Fillmore District. Peter is currently working as a documentarian and executive producer of the soon-to-be-released documentary, “San Francisco - 150 Years / If Jazz Could Talk.” He is also a working member of the Fillmore Jazz Ambassadors ( FJA), performing as their jazz historian.

The exhibition, Malik Seneferu: A Retrospective, is presented by the 31st annual AfroSolo Arts Festival.

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This program is sponsored by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.

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