ICONIC NOW :: Presented in collaboration with DCDG&Co :: Curated by David Colbert
Featuring :
Tony Concep
Cheryl Fox
Bukunmi Grace
Devin Wesley
Opening Reception
Friday, July 11th, 7 - 10pm
Friday, July 11 – Friday, August 1, 12-4pm
LAUNCH Gallery presents, Iconic Now, in collaboration with DCDG&Co and curated by David Colbert. This exhibition speaks to the urgency of honoring creatives in their prime—not waiting for institutional validation, market trends, or time to define their worth. Too often, artists—especially Black artists—are celebrated only after they are no longer here to receive their flowers. This exhibition resists that tradition of posthumous recognition and instead champions the brilliance, discipline, and cultural power of artists who are impacting industries, shifting conversations, and shaping community right now.
This is more than a moment—it’s a statement. By showcasing artists who are creating iconic work today, Iconic Now pushes back against the idea that legacy must be defined retrospectively. It asks: Why wait to call it iconic? In doing so, it affirms that legacy is not something we look back on—it’s something we build in real time. Through the work of Bukunmi Grace, Tony Concep, Cheryl Fox and Devin Wesley, the exhibition becomes both a platform and a call to action—reminding us that cultural greatness is not coming, it’s already here.
Devin Wesley presents mixed-media pieces rooted in storytelling, texture, and identity, exploring vulnerability, masculinity, and personal reflection. These new mixed-media works explore the weight of achievement and the silent complexities behind success. Drawing on his past as a collegiate athlete, Wesley uses sports iconography as a metaphor for the pursuit of greatness—confronting themes like ambition, identity, vulnerability, and the emotional toll of always striving for more.
A rising fine artist whose work blends street culture, personal reflection, and layered abstraction. Wesley’s practice focuses on memory, masculinity, and emotional truth through mixed-media painting.
Instagram: @devinwesleyart
Bukunmi Grace presents striking portraiture and conceptual photography that bridges fine art and editorial realms, spotlighting the interior lives of Black creatives through lush, cinematic visual storytelling.
Bukunmi Grace is a globally published creative director, visual artist, and photographer whose work is rooted in storytelling, identity, and emotional truth. With features in Vogue, Forbes, Complex, and collaborations with Apple Music, Nike, American Express, and Sony, she blends fine art aesthetics with powerful cultural narratives. Her portraits and editorial-style compositions capture intimate, often unseen dimensions of Black creativity, femininity, and transformation.
Instagram: @bukunmigrace
Tony Concep whose vibrant mixed-media visual language—known as trapart—merges street art aesthetics with layered social commentary presents mixed-media paintings and installations.
Anthony Christopher Brown Jr., known professionally as Tony Concep, is a multidimensional artist and designer born in New Orleans and raised in Charleston, South Carolina. A Pratt Institute graduate with a BFA in film animation, Concep is a trained illustrator, creative director, and visual artist. His work centers around iconic portraits with a mixed-media street art aesthetic, merging sociopolitical ideas with textures, patterns, and typography. In 2011, he initiated a signature style called “trapart,” focusing on engaging inner-city youth through mural projects and art collectives. Concep has presented his work to First Lady Michelle Obama and collaborated with brands like Nike, Adidas, MTV Networks, and Beats by Dre. Currently, he is producing large-format mixed media paintings and exploring NFTs and AI-generated works in the Web3 space.
Instagram: @tony_cncp
Cheryl Fox presents portraits from her archive and recent book, highlighting Black celebrity, femininity, and visual legacy. Her lens brings emotional intimacy and radiant depth to the representation of Black womanhood and fame.
A legendary photographer known for her soulful, cinematic portraits of cultural icons, Cheryl Fox has captured defining images of Beyoncé, Rihanna, Regina Hall, and more. Her recent project, A FEW GOOD WMN, celebrates the power and beauty of Black womanhood. Fox’s style is clean, emotionally rich, and deeply influential across entertainment and editorial platforms.
Instagram: @cherylfoxtv
About the DCDG&Co and David Colbert
David Colbert Jr. is a Los Angeles-based curator and co-founder of the fine arts-focused creative agency DCDG &Co. with Delany George. Known for its visionary work at the intersection of art, culture, and media, DCDG &Co. has led major collaborations with the Los Angeles Times, curated exhibitions connected to award-winning TV and film, and developed cultural activations that amplify some of today’s most exciting emerging artists—particularly rising Black voices shaping the future of fine art.