Ashon Crawley
Ashon Crawley is professor of religious studies and African American studies at the University of Virginia. He is the author of three books including From Infinite World: the Sound of the Hammond Organ and the Tragedy of AIDS in the Black Church (2026). An artist, his art has been featured at the California African American Museum and the National Mall in Washington DC. All his work is about otherwise possibility.
Bio image by Kori Price (2025)
Upcoming Programs by Ashon Crawley
Ripping and Repair
Japanese kintsugi involves taking something that has been broken, specifically pottery, and practicing repair in ways that highlight or accentuate the site of brokenness, by highlighting and accentuating the seams where the pottery was damaged. My art practice and writing pushes kintsugi processes further, taking older artworks I have created, hymns, and scriptures to create […]