About this episode

Solana Rostick discusses her journey in the museum world and the importance of representation in art.

In this episode of The Truth In This Art, the guest is Solana Rostick ! About Solana Rostick: Registrar and Collections Manager at Clark Atlanta University Art Museum . An emerging museum professional dedicated to ensuring underrepresented groups are reflected within institutional collection holdings. Born in Atlanta , raised in Tampa , Florida, and recently completed her Master's in Museum Studies from the University of Florida . In our conversation, Rostick walks through her journey into the museum world—from early childhood memories of making art with shaving cream on windows at age three to being inspired by her father, one of the few Black professional photographers in the Tampa area. She recalls a pivotal museum visit where seeing Mickalene Thomas's " Ain't I a Woman " became a moment of revelation: "for the first time, I'm seeing myself represented in art." That moment sparked her decision to pursue art history and museum work. She digs into her graduate thesis on Gallery 32 , a groundbreaking Black-owned art space run by Suzanne Jackson in 1960s Los Angeles during the Black Arts Movement . We discuss her first six months as Registrar at Clark Atlanta University Art Museum…

People in this episode

Host: Rob Lee

Guest: Solana Rostick

Topics covered

• museum studies
• representation in art
• Black Arts Movement
• diversifying collections
• personal journey

Keywords

• museum professional
• art history
• representation
• Black artists
• graduate thesis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Clark Atlanta University Art Museum, University of Florida

Books & works: Ain't I a Woman

Places: Atlanta, Tampa

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