Favorable Conditions: new work by Eyenga Bokamba

Metro State University’s Gordon Parks Gallery is proud to present Favorable Conditions: New Work by Eyenga Bokamba, a vibrant and emotionally resonant exhibition curated by Minneapolis-based independent curator and arts leader Esther Callahan.

Favorable Conditions features a new body of work by multidisciplinary artist Eyenga Bokamba, whose practice merges Abstract Expressionism with the immersive, conceptual strategies of installation art. Working through a visual language centered on color, gesture, and emotional resonance, Bokamba explores the relationship between joy, embodiment, and the conditions—internal and external—that allow individuals and communities to flourish.

Curator Esther Callahan positions this exhibition as an exploration of joy as a revolutionary act. Through chromatic intensity, layered mark-making, and abstract sculpture, Bokamba’s newest works create a contemplative space where viewers are invited to sense, feel, and recognize themselves as sovereign and whole. The exhibition underscores how color can nurture connection, awaken emotional memory, and serve as a site of collective imagining.

Eyenga Bokamba is a visual artist and designer who is most drawn to abstraction as a means of expressing the complexity of identity, politics, and her understanding of the world. Her work investigates the emotive potential of color, texture, and spatial experience. Her paintings and installations have been exhibited nationally and internationally. Bokamba’s practice is deeply rooted in creating work that advances understanding and expands the possibilities of empathy, belonging, and shared humanity.