Photo by Isaiah Ward, 3 young Black boys two sitting, one with glasses the other with his eyes to the ground, next to a third boy standing while looking off into the distance. All three captured on 35 mm film from behind a fence.

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“Don’t Go Nowhere”
by Isaiah Ward
35 mm Film

Featured work from In A Child’s Place
Group Exhibition at Purple Window Gallery

  • Mural of people on a subway train, some sitting, some standing. A man with a bearded face and long arms stretches across the seats. A woman with dark hair and a tattooed arm sits next to him, looking down. A man with a shaved head and colorful jacket holds a pole with his eyes closed, and other passengers are seen in the background.

    It Will Destroy You

    Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
    Chicago, 2026

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  • In A Child's Place

    Purple Window Gallery
    Chicago, 2025

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  • Higgs Ocean, Higgs Meadow

    GURE
    Chicago, 2025

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  • Painting of three black dogs with white eyes against a colorful background of green, orange, and yellow.

    Threadings

    Parlour & Ramp
    Chicago, 2025

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