Opening Reception: Wednesday, October 8, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Exhibition dates: October 9 to December 20, 2025
Jonathan Carver Moore is pleased to present What’s Left, Never Left, a solo exhibition by New Orleans-based artist Auudi Dorsey. The exhibition features a new body of work developed during Dorsey’s six-week residency at the gallery, continuing the artist’s research into the history of African American communities and water, a subject he began exploring in 2022.
Drawing on archival photographs and records, Dorsey highlights the once-vibrant history of leisure spaces central to African American communities—spaces that fostered joy, community, and resilience, yet have largely been erased through systemic neglect, environmental shifts, and redevelopment. Through his research and artistic practice, his paintings reframe these histories to challenge contemporary narratives of distance between African Americans and aquatic life.