Devin Troy Strother: Dancing in the Dark represents the Los Angeles-based artist's first major solo exhibition at a non-profit institution.

On view at Williamson Gallery, March 22 through July 26, 2025 and Mullin Gallery, March 22 through June 21, 2025

Spanning two locations, Williamson Gallery at ArtCenter's Hillside Campus (March 22 - July 26) and Mullin Gallery at the South Campus (March 22 - June 21), the exhibition offers an unprecedented view unto Strother's inventive bodies of work.

Strother's ever-expanding practice incorporates an eclectic mix of materials and extends beyond traditional mediums to include video, performance, publishing, and even cooking as a form of relational aesthetics. His work is often recognized for its humor, irony, bold color palettes, and its playful yet thought-provoking examination of themes such as race, identity, pop culture, and art history.

Recently, the artist’s work has centered on communication. As Strother states, “Language has always played a fundamental role in my practice – particularly slang, minority vernacular, code-switching, and the ways in which marginalized communities and younger generations reinterpret past and present expressions. Through a process of social osmosis, phrases, descriptions, and everyday language continuously evolve, morphing into new forms that become embedded in contemporary conversation and interaction.”

Devin Troy Strother received is BFA in Illustration from ArtCenter College of Design in 2009 and completed a residency at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2010. His work has been in numerous solo and group exhibitions across the United States and internationally. His work is in major collections including the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, the Studio Museum in Harlem, and in prominent private collections.

Dancing in the Dark is made possible with support from the Pasadena Art Alliance.

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