April – May 2025 Exhibits

As the school year wraps up, students from Henrico Center for the Arts and Maggie Walker Governor’s School are completing their four years of artistic study. Art Works is honored to host their exhibits throughout April and May. Additionally, Zakari Yonkers’ exhibit will debut, offering a powerful exploration of LGBTQ culture and Black culture, while Olga Rokhmanyuk brings a unique East European perspective on amulets and love. Local artists will also showcase their talents in the juried All Media Show.

Henrico Center for the Arts

Senior students of the Henrico Center for the Arts program exhibit their artwork which represents four years of study. The exhibit features a myriad of art forms and immerging perspectives. This exhibit will be in the Jane Sandelin Gallery at Art Works.

The exhibit opens on April 25, 2025, and continues through May 3,2025.

Identity by Zakari Yonkers

Zakari Yonkers is a self-taught artist from Richmond. As a black and queer artist, Yonkers captures the complexities of both identities in today’s society. Their work features vibrant colors and distorted proportions, guiding the viewer’s eyes and reflecting personal and cultural experiences. Yonkers experiments with various textures and mediums, focusing on themes like hair and music to highlight and positively redefine black culture, challenging viewers to see these identities in a new light.

The exhibit will be in the Centre Gallery at Art Works through May 17, 2025.

Love Through Amulets by Olga Rokhmanyuk – ROArtUs

This exhibit featuring resin-assemblage compositions evokes the unseen aspects of existence. Paul Rosner explains:

The extremes of the Universe are beyond our senses. Quantum particles, infinitesimal bio-entities, the vast unknown regions of space – we can only surmise their form and appearance. I use the medium of resin-assemblage to try and channel/shape vague intuitions into compositions that (hopefully) evoke elements of obscure origin coming into focus. Resin’s amber-like properties seem appropriate to capture and preserve these ephemeral imaginings.

April 2025 All Media Show

This exhibit is a focal point of all Art Works’ openings. It is a juried show with cash prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. The show is open to all artists and all mediums. There is no theme this month. Call for entries is March 15 – April 13, 2025, and may be submitted through the online form.

The exhibit will be in the Skylight Gallery at Art Works through May 15, 2025. Check our website for details on submitting artwork: Call for Entries