ZEPH FARMBY

From November 20th, 2021 to December 11th 2021, Morton Contemporary Gallery in collaboration with The Bishop Gallery proudly presents Social Studies by Zeph Farmby, a multi-disciplinary artist with graffiti roots and great aspirations from South Side, Chicago. The Social Studies Tour, bridges icons from the Black Power past to the Black Lives Matter present. The tour has had successful exhibitions in Miami (December 2019), Chicago (February 2020), and twice in New York City including the debut in September 2019 at The Bishop Gallery. The Bishop Gallery most recently curated a private exhibition at SohoWorks in DUMBO Brooklyn, Spring 2021. The exhibition will continue to travel to Baltimore, and ending in Osaka, Japan in 2022. Each City of the tour will unveil new artworks exclusive to the series. As a multi-disciplined artist, activist and educator based in Brooklyn, NY, Zeph brings more than 20 years of artistic provocation to the creative world. Zeph has exhibited globally including mural projects in Haiti and Japan, and has been collected, displayed and worn by Kanye West, Jay Z, Swizz Beatz, Pharrell Williams and Danielle Brooks. Originally from Chicago, Zeph began his career as a graffiti artist and quickly established a following in the art community through his paintings, murals, and apparel design. His works are politically charged and inspirational.