In 2021, Artist in Residence Ron Norsworthy presented tell a lie about me. i’ll tell the truth about you., a solo exhibition of new works developed during his residency at Project for Empty Space.
Alongside the exhibition, he invited members of the community to paint a rooftop mural that engages in a dialogue about what intersectionality and interior reflection mean.
Nearly fifty Newarkers worked with the artist over the course of a week to complete the 40-foot mural titled Interior Dialogue
About Ron Norsworthy
Ron Norsworthy is a multidisciplinary artist whose work employs notions of spaces and decoration of space as narratives about his lived experience as a queer person of color as well as that of his community/communities. A foundational belief that the rooms, spaces, and environments that we inhabit and interact with speak volumes about not only who we are and our identities, but also our dreams, aspirations, and our struggles, informs his work. Through the creation of collaged reliefs, decorative objects, textiles, and installations, his work carries the viewer with him through the non-linear, layered story of his life: where he’s been, where he is, and where he’s going or might imagine going.