Press & Exhibits
SOPHIA MA
Beloved: The Reclamant of Female Nudes
On a warm fall evening on October 7, 2021, Charica Daugherty’s solo exhibition, “Beloved,” opened at the Black Wall Street Gallery in SoHo New York. Joined by family, friends and colleagues, Daugherty gleefully introduced herself and her thirteen oil paintings to guests. The works consist of nude and semi-nude female figures against majestic… read more
TULSA PEOPLE - HISTORY IN COLOR
Black-and-white photos come to life under Tulsa artist Charica Daugherty’s brush. She might change a detail here or there — to square the subject’s features or to change a background or hairstyle — but the images are largely based on vintage reference photos.
PAINTING IS BREATHING
Charica Daugherty describes her early desires to be an artist as “little epiphanies” throughout her childhood. For example, she says, “I always thought God’s colors were browns and clays. And then one day I looked at the sunset, and I was like, Look at that neon pink! Wow, God made pink, too,” and from that moment, she started seeing vibrant colors in people’s faces and anatomy.… read more
