Three years ago, Rodney King was painting in his garage in Tacoma. In those days, he worked fast, using bold colors and block designs to evoke themes of the Black experience, often turning around works in a day.
Three years later, the prolific artist — whom Real Change commissioned for its 2022 Juneteenth cover — has his own studio space in Belltown, unveiled his first gallery show at Taswira in May (see adjoining article) and has more irons in the fire than there should be time in the year:
A mural project set for the side of a Seattle building. ...