Art @ Ula
Our walls are decorated with the best local art in town
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Art by and for our community
We’re proud to support local artists at Ula! Check out the current artists showcased on our walls and get to know their work.
All art on our wall is for sale and directly benefits our artists. See past artists who have exhibited at Ula.
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Towana Wright
Towana Deann Wright was born in Mobile, Alabama to Lionel (deceased) and Carol Wright.
Lionel moved the family to Massachusetts when Towana was a young girl. She, her mom, and sister Angela would remain in the Boston area where Towana currently resides today. Although she moved from Alabama at a young age, she would periodically visit family. The impact and the culture of the south would remain influential and serve as artistic inspiration for much of her later work.
The rich and complex history of the south, its music, writers, artist, architecture, food, family, and memories offered enrichment, sadness, gratification and most importantly unforgettable memories. Those things would go on to shape her as a remarkable artist.
After getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services, Towana pursued a lifelong dream and attained an MFA in Creative writing. She graduated in 2015 and went on to participate in numerous prestigious workshops and residencies including traveling to Oxford University. Her passion for writing and artistic expression found its way to the canvas where she has blossomed and delighted many with her colorful and dynamic signature pieces. Being a self-taught artist, Towana takes pride in embracing her local artist community. They have offered tremendous encouragement and support. Artist and entrepreneurs have welcomed her into their close-knit circle. She is forever grateful.
Towana spends much of her time in the Boston area embracing New England’s culture. She often frequents local businesses, museums, festivals, and events around Cambridge, Chelsea, Belmont, Dorchester, Hyde Park and often makes her way to Rhode Island and New Hampshire. She is an avid traveler and enjoys venturing abroad. Some of her favorite destinations have been Portugal, England, Paris and St. Kitts. When home, you can find her creating artwork, reading, cooking, and knitting. She enjoys the ocean and sunsets. For Towana, art is experimental. Art is escapism. Art is therapy. Art is freedom. From the mouth of Toni Morrison, “Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.”
Towana enjoys using her art in many forms including T-shirts and notecards. Her notecards can be found at “All That Matters Antiques” in Belmont, MA.
Thato Mwosa
Thato R. Mwosa is an award-winning illustrator, screenwriter, playwright, and filmmaker. Her films have been broadcast nationally and internationally. Her first feature film, Memoirs of a Black Girl, premiered at the 2021 Boston Globe’s Black History Month Film Festival and it won Best Feature Film award at the 2021 Hamilton Black Film Festival and the 2021 the Roxbury International Film Festival (RIFF). Additionally, Thato won Best Feature Director at the 2021 Hamilton Film Festival. She has been featured on NPR and the Boston Globe.
Thato was a finalist for the 2019 Mass Cultural Art Fellowship in the Dramatic Writing category. Thato's latest script, A Blue Dawn, is a quarter-finalist for The Academy Nicholl Fellowship and a semi-finalist for the 2021 Writer Lab NY.
Thato's artwork has been featured at the Wortiz Gallery, Dudley Cafe and The Amory. She was twice selected as the artist of the month for the Milton Public Library's Wortiz Gallery. Thato launched an African trivia card game SAWA Trivia in 2020 which is being used by several universities and high schools. In the summer of 2021 she released her first book, 14 African Women Who Made History.
Thato has taught film and screenwriting classes at Harvard University and Emerson College. She is currently a Professor of Screenwriting at Boston University. She also teaches at Lesley's University's Low Residency Creative Writing MFA program.
Mimi Silverstein
Mimi Silverstein (she/they) is a Jamaica Plain-based painter, printmaker, illustrator, handpoke tattoo artist, poet -- and, of course, a barista here at Ula! Her art is a portal into a handmade storybook world inspired by wildness, wonder, and interconnectivity.
Contact mimisilverstein.art@gmail.com or reach out via Instagram to purchase!
