MaybeItsFate
Background Vocals

Background Vocals

MaybeItsFate gallery · September 19, 2026 – November 21, 2026

In singing groups, the background vocalists often support a soloist. The soloist gets fame, glory, attention, perks, and validation, while the background vocalists, oftentimes, remain in obscurity. In our society, minority women are often called to do the same. Throughout history, women of color have been in the background- solicited to support perceived “mainstream” causes that help soloists gain credit, admiration, attention, substantiation, and advantages. The tenacity of minority women are harvested under the guise of collective advancement, but the background vocalists do not receive the same benefit or accolades. This exhibition of minority women aims to bring those voices to the front and give them an opportunity to shape their own narrative.