Artist & Curator Panel: "Under the Influence" Curated By Ginger Rudolph

Please join us for a intimate inside look into Ginger Rudolph's two-person exhibition Under the Influence. Rudolph believes that art has the power to document, process, and transform personal experiences, which she illustrates through the work of fine artist Eustace Mamba and painter Alain Jean-Baptiste. She encourages these artists to explore deeply personal forces–family memories, environmental traumas, career triumphs– that have shaped their creative paths to fashion a narrative championing cultural heritage, identity, and self-discovery.

In this Artist and Curator Panel, Rudolph, Mamba, and Jean-Baptiste will be in conversation with local artist and curator Chelsey Luster as they explore how materiality plays a role in storytelling, identity, and diasporic memory.

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 • 5–7PM
5:00 PM – Doors Open
5:30 PM – Artist and Curator Panel begins on second floor
6:30 PM to 7:00 PM – Artist Talk Concludes, Attendees are free to explore the gallery

RSVPs are required to guarantee seating.

Location: 12 N. 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19106, 2nd-floor gallery

About Ginger Rudolph

Ginger is an independent curator and arts consultant, serving as a vital link between artists, institutions, and the public. She leads the Mural Arts Fellowship for Black Artists and is a board member of The Rail Park, a historic railway transformed into a linear park that enhances Philadelphia's health, culture, and ecology. As the founder of HAHA Magazine (High on Art, Heavy on Antics), Ginger has committed her career to engaging audiences with the global arts landscape through insightful and accessible education. Building on this foundation, she co-founded HAHAxParadigm, a Philadelphia-based arts initiative that partners with artists, creatives, and brands to deliver impactful public art experiences that inspire and connect communities. She received her B.A. from Tyler School of Art + Architecture in Art History.

About Chelsey Luster

Chelsey Luster is a Philadelphia-based curator, educator, and visual artist originally from Baltimore, Maryland, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Tyler School of Art and Architecture. As a curator, Chelsey is committed to fostering environments for artistic expression that highlight the intersections of queerness, race, and gender, while challenging monolithic beliefs about diverse cultures through immersive installations.

Currently she serves as the Exhibition Manager at Philadelphia's Magic Gardens and has curated exhibitions at institutions such as IceBox Project Space, Da Vinci Art Alliance, the Center for Emerging Visual Artists, and the William Way LGBT+ Center. Chelsey's practice emphasizes long-term support and creative agency, reshaping the power dynamics between curators and artists to build a care-centered community.

About Eustace Mamba

Eustace Mamba (b. 1992, NYC, USA) is an artist and designer whose interdisciplinary practice spans painting, collage, street photography, and mixed-media design. Rooted in his West Indian heritage and Manhattan upbringing, his work explores identity, community, and the fluidity of American life. Drawing from illustration, he constructs narratives that blend observation with invention, portraying both personal and collective experiences. Through repurposed materials and sewn elements, he challenges Western image norms while threading together themes of resilience and transformation.

Mamba holds an MFA and BFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. His work has been exhibited widely and is included in the collections of the Woodmere Art Museum, the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art, and the Museum at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

About Alain Jean-Baptiste

Alain Jean-Baptiste is a Haitian-American artist whose work explores memory, identity, and the narratives of his homeland. Born in Boston and raised in Haiti, he lived there until the devastating 2010 earthquake uprooted his family, leaving an enduring impact on his life and art. Painting became his refuge—a way to process the chaos and loss that followed. While always drawn to art, Alain began pursuing painting seriously in 2017. Primarily working in oil on canvas, he continually experiments with new mediums and techniques. His paintings challenge the distorted narratives often associated with Haiti, offering an intimate and authentic reflection of its culture, values, and people. Through his work, Alain seeks to reclaim and share Haiti’s stories on his own terms.