Blackfish Gallery

This June, Blackfish Gallery is proud to present the 8th BLACK MATTER group invitational, as well as the collaborative two-person exhibition I Am, by Eddie Reed and Mae Al-Jiboori in Gallery 2 and the James Hibbard Gallery.

In coordination with Black Matter, I Am presents the work of Blackfish Gallery artists Eddie Reed and Mae Al-Jiboori. In the new collaborative exploration I Am, Reed and Al Jiboori reach together toward the roots of human connection and obstruction. Alternating between stark dissections of the social constructs that keep us apart and the struggle to bridge the divide, I Am’s passionate urgency engages viewers with its underlying big picture questions.

Eddie Reed

Redemption Song
Acrylic/mixed medium on wood panel
46” x 36” x 2”

Promises Promises
Acrylic/mixed medium on wood panel
40” x 30” x 2”

Mae Al-Jiboori .maurice.aljiboori

Settled in sweet company
Acrylic, oil pastel on wood
48” x 38.5”
2026

Missing the way you swim
Acrylic, oil pastel on wood panel
15” x 18.5”
2026