Gallery Particulier Takes Its Most Successful Exhibition Out of the Gallery and Into the Community
Brooklyn, NY — September 2026 — On September 18, Gallery Particulier’s most successful exhibition to date, Unboxed: Black Fathers Are Present, will move from its Flatbush gallery to Alex House Project, a dynamic and innovative nonprofit that helps young adults navigate parenthood.
As the majority of people do not attend museums and art galleries, Gallery Particulier innovates with ways to bring visual arts into the community.
It is the only nonprofit in NYC that takes art to people rather than expecting them to come to galleries & museums.
Visual arts are part of every culture, and bring benefits such a sense of identity and social cohesion, as well as an enrichment of experience, and connection to the artist.
Gallery Particulier have already brought art to many places including a women's shelter and a senior residence. Now, Unboxed is going directly to young adults who are working out what it means to be a parent.
Alex House Project Founder and Director Samora Coles is a visionary leader who is open to new paradigms. She immediately saw the value of bringing Dáreece Walker’s art to the young people her organization serves.
"These images can be affirming and positive for our young people," says Coles. "They offer a vision of fatherhood that is often missing from the images they see around them."
Created by Brooklyn artist Dáreece Walker, Unboxed: Black Fathers Are Present confronts the persistent stereotype of the absent Black father. Walker's portraits make visible something that, often distorted, is proven statistically: Black fathers are very involved in the lives of their children—present, loving, nurturing, and engaged.
For Walker, making art that shakes up the status quo is essential.
The response at Gallery Particulier has been extraordinary. Unboxed has become the organization's most successful exhibition ever, drawing a steady stream of visitors and bringing families, parents, children, and community members from all over the city.
“These young people are busy parents for whom going to a museum to encounter art that speaks directly to their lives is unlikely.” says Arabella von Arx, director of Gallery Particulier. “The Alex House Project is a wonderful institution that helps them thrive, and we’re delighted we can bring the art there.”
Unboxed: Black Fathers Are Present, an exhibit of works by Dáreece Walker
September 18, 2026 · 5–7 PM Free
Alex House Project · 9 Bond Street, 4th floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201.
The exhibition can be seen Monday-Thursdays from 1pm m to 4:45pm.
Fridays 11am-4:45pm
Presented by Gallery Particulier in collaboration with Alex House Project.
Gallery Particulier is a Brooklyn nonprofit dedicated to innovating the ways visual art is shared. Rather than limiting art to galleries and museums, Gallery Particulier brings art into people's homes, workplaces, neighborhoods, community organizations, and everyday environments—connecting artists with people who might otherwise never encounter their work.
The Alex House Project, founded in Brooklyn in 2013 by Samora Coles, supports young parents as they navigate the challenges and possibilities of parenthood. Coles created the organization out of her own experience as a young mother, recognizing the need for practical support, parenting education, workforce development, and a strong community around young families. Today, The Alex House Project has helped hundreds of young parents build confidence, stability, and leadership skills.
Dáreece talks about how the series started:
https://youtu.be/Sk_u5Aev9F8?si=vffUw558AOgZaK1o
Dáreece talks about growing up drawing:
https://youtu.be/hICJU0JWt9k?si=GSEGAGzy2mF2qxZJ
Dáreece talks about an important moment, making art for his grandmother’s grave:
https://youtu.be/1bGu4ryTXVs?si=ZOyDowmHiIknqrHT
Dáreece talks about the process:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ4n3Svrb3Q
Dáreece talks about the influences on his art: