Joe Diggs | In Venice

The solo exhibition "Joe Diggs | In Venice" opens Sat. 26 Sept at CASTELLO 925 gallery in Venice, Italy and runs through 22 November, 2026. About The solo exhibition, Joe Diggs | In Venice , explores the theme of the 61st Venice Biennale, In Minor Keys . Long known for his figurative paintings about his family and African-American community, Joe Diggs now delves into visual abstractions that merge into a spiritual memory of traditional woven surfaces. Smaller works, painted on fast food containers and scribbled with poker game scores and “notes to self” scattered throughout, convert ordinary moments and materials into art. Seph Rodney observes about the complexity and variety of Joe Diggs' paintings: "Yet as I describe one painting, I know I’ve only described one planet within an entire system of swirling galaxies with undying suns, moons, and stars." ABOUT JOE DIGGS: Joseph (Joe) Diggs is a practicing artist, curator, and educator with generational roots on Cape Cod in the United States. His paintings range from figurative depictions of African American history and personal family memories to gestural plein-air landscapes and geometric abstractions, and they span in scale from large, wall-sized murals to small, intimate works on cardboard. Recent solo exhibitions include Provincetown Art Association & Museum and Berta Walker Gallery, Provincetown, MA (2025), Holderness School, Holderness, NH (2025), Brattleboro Museum, Brattleboro, VT (2018), and Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit, MA (2009). In 2025, Joe Diggs was honored as Artist of the Year by the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod . Although anchored in his local Cape Cod community, Diggs’ paintings are in many national and international private collections. Joe Diggs is represented by Berta Walker Gallery. ABOUT CASTELLO 925 Castello 925 is a multi-disciplinary, non-profit gallery that serves as a crucible for the visual arts, literature, and culture. Founded by psychoanalyst Luca Caldironi, Castello 925 explores the origins of creativity with a vibrant program of exhibitions and conversations. Read more Toggle Installation Painting Drawing