Beau McCall: Divas, Blues, and Memories features dazzling collages and button-encrusted works. Beautifully curated by Souleo, you’ll step into an exhibition that treats music as both sanctuary and soundtrack as music channels the songs, performers, and friendships that have carried McCall from the disco floors of the 1970s to the present day.  

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At the heart of the show are luminous collages drawn from his Diva Worship and REWIND: MEMORIES ON REPEAT series, composed from personal photographs, archival papers, and images of his own button-adorned art. In Diva Worship, McCall pays homage to iconic and overlooked divas of all genders whose voices powered his coming-of-age in LGBTQ+ communities, honoring them as beacons for those navigating prejudice, desire, and self-discovery. The REWIND collages turn to music as memory-keeper, featuring friends lost too soon whose lives intersected with disco, the LGBTQ+ rights movement, and the AIDS crisis. Here, concerts, dance floors, shared playlists, and diva impersonations become proof of how sound forges bonds and preserves stories long after the last note fades. McCall invites viewers to remember the tracks that have scored their own lives. 

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"Like so many people, music helped me develop my identity, form important bonds, and has generated lasting memories," said McCall

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About the Artist

Proclaimed by American Craft magazine as “The Button Man,” Beau McCall creates visual and wearable art by hand-sewing clothing buttons onto mostly upcycled fabrics, materials, and objects. His artworks, offering commentary on topics such as pop culture and social justice are held in the permanent collection of numerous public institutions including the Getty Research Institute (Los Angeles, CA); Museum of Arts and Design (New York, NY); Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, PA); Victoria and Albert Museum (London, UK); and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (New York, NY). In McCall's words, his artistic practice is rooted in the belief that “With a teeny tiny button you can create, you can have a voice, and you can inspire.” For more information visit his website: https://beaumccall.com/