ATLANTA, GA.- The SCAD exhibitions department presents “Sustain,” a solo exhibition featuring the work of Chakaia Booker. “Sustain” pairs Booker’s signature abstract sculptures fashioned from found tires with a series of new photogravures the artist recently created at SCAD Atlanta. “Sustain” is organized to coincide with the annual National Black Arts Festival, July 14-18. Highlighting her use of sustainable materials, these prints offer a rare view of the artist’s process as she ceremoniously forages the industrial landscape for sculptural materials. Combined with the expressive materiality of the rubber sculptures, the two series allude to physical and personal strength, racial identity and the human relationship to the environment. Booker was one of two artists who worked with master printer and SCAD’s printmaking department chair Robert Brown, along with student assistants, to create original