Fatima Laster is a self-taught interdisciplinary visual artist, curator and owner-operator of 5 Points Art Gallery + Studios. With a Black American vantage point, Laster’s independent and communal practice broaches social-political subject matter (i.e. racism, sexism, classism, cultural appropriation, housing/land appropriation also known as “gentrification”, etc.), producing resistance art imbued with humor or irony in an attempt to disarmingly reveal rejected or overlooked perspectives and people.

Laster’s 12-year exhibition history includes being a selected artist in the Museum of Wisconsin Artists’ 2022 Biennial and currently working towards the 2023 Nohl Fellowship group show and a solo exhibition in 2024. Laster was also awarded the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art’s first ever Guest Curator position for the 2022 Wisconsin Triennial.

5 Points Art Gallery + Studios, housing a formal gallery, gift shop, artist work studios, artist residencies, and culinary arts kitchen, serves as a safe haven and hearth for exploration, collaboration, professional development, and business expansion in the visual, performing, culinary and varying other art genres with a focus on increasing representation, access, and equitable opportunity for artists of color and other marginalized demographics.