Reception | Puss an dawg nuh ave di same luck
March 5 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm EST
HUB-Robeson Galleries
8148652563
galleries@psu.edu
All are welcome to join us for a celebratory reception and meet artist Krystle Lemonias on Thursday, March 5, from 4–6 p.m. in Art Alley in the HUB-Robeson Center. “Puss an dawg nuh ave di same luck” is on view until July 19, 2026. Light refreshments provided, no RSVP necessary!
Krystle Lemonias (Jamaican, b. 1989) is a visual artist, labor activist, and art educator, whose work addresses issues of social class, labor rights, and economic inequality, particularly within Black communities. Her pieces have been featured in notable exhibitions, including Yu cyaan ketch Quaku, yu ketch im shut at Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Show Me the Signs at Blum and Poe for the #sayhername campaign, and Unblocked: Improvisation and Identity in Contemporary Quilts at Hunterdon Art Museum. Lemonias employs found materials, fabric, and iconography to probe the complexities of Black immigrant cultural identity and its ties to the broader diaspora.
With a BFA in printmaking from New Jersey City University and an MFA from the University of South Florida, Lemonias is currently Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Art at Rowan University. Her work portrays Black individuals, particularly those in essential but often overlooked labor roles, as multifaceted individuals with agency and resilience. Using materials like repurposed baby clothes from her family and the families they have cared for, Lemonias creates a powerful dialogue on the intersection of care work, social identity, and systemic power structures.