Oolite Arts | ORDER MY STEPS | Roscoè B. Thické

Roscoè B. Thické III’s debut solo exhibition ORDER MY STEPS: There are no answers here move on focuses on a narrative rich body of work detailing collective familial histories and community.

The exhibition is centered around the intersection of two deaths that of the Pork N’ Beans project in Liberty City and that of his grandmother. Through photography Thické investigates place as a means to remember and honor the lifespan of both.

Read Elisa Turner’s essay “Roscoè B. Thické III Pays Attentive Homage to Life in Liberty Square”

About the Artist
Photographer visual artist community advocate and father of three Roscoè B. Thické III was born and raised in Miami Florida. After graduating high school Thické enlisted in the US Army to embark on a journey of exploration and transformation. The army provided Thické with the opportunity to see the world via his travels but it would be a volunteer based photography class in South Korea that would take Thické from amateur explorer of culture and customs to the intentional stirring and impressive images we see of his work today. Thické pursued his passion for visual arts by studying photography and design at Broward College. His work is centered around the resilience of spirit affliction of memory and the art in “seeing” as recognized in his exhibited work at The Bass Museum and The Art and Culture Center in Hollywood Fla. Thické received the 2021 Ellies Creator award and is currently an artist-in-residence at Oolite Arts.

About the Curator
Rosie Gordon-Wallace (she her hers) is a recognized curator arts advocate community leader and pioneer in advancing contemporary Caribbean diaspora art. She founded the Diaspora Vibe Culture Arts Incubator (DVCAI) to serve as a local and global laboratory dedicated to promoting nurturing and cultivating the vision and diverse talents of emerging artists from the Caribbean Diaspora artists of color and immigrant artists. DVCAI is recognized as a global resource and one of the region’s leading platforms dedicated to providing diaspora artists with a venue to explore and experiment with new forms and themes that challenge traditional definitions of Caribbean and Latin American art. She serves on several boards and selection committees such as the PAMM Fund for African American Art Miami Dade County and Florida’s Department of Cultural Affairs Museum Association of the Caribbean curatorial selection panel and YoungArts amongst others. Most recently she curated Inter | Sectionality: Diaspora Art from The Creole City at the Corcoran Museum Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Art Culture Miami Design District; Illuminate Coral Gables: A City Looks to Light; Chromatic Cogitations: Rhythm Reboot at RedLine Contemporary Art Center.