The One Black Artist You Couldn’t Meet at the “Pearl Experience”
While every other artist was inside, one was forced to stand outside the Gala in the rain.
Guest Statements
The Real Tarzan: Vernon Teaches a Professor
A professor and friend of Vernon tells the story of how Vernon taught him about his own family history.
André Carson: Inspired by Vernon
Congressman Carson praises Vernon’s art and “incredible journey of perseverance and resilience.”
Congressman Carson Calls for Clemency Review
André Carson calls denounces Bateman’s “punitively strict” parole, calls out “miscarriages of justice”
The State can’t Isolate the Imagination
Bateman’s story exemplifies the often unacknowledged resistance that flourishes behind prison bars, a creativity the state cannot repress.