Home Made
featuring work by Alan Siggers, Devon Smith, and Ann Johnson
June 7th thru August 9th, 2025
Home Made explores how notions of home are carried in our bodies, built with our hands, and remembered through stories. Through painting, sculpture, video, and installation, the three featured artists reflect on personal and collective histories of labor, family, and memory, while making visible the unseen efforts that keep communities intact.
Alan Siggers brings to the exhibition a deep relationship with Kinfolk House itself. A builder by trade and artist by calling, Siggers worked on the renovation of the house years before it opened to the public. His paintings, sculptures, and installations speak to physical labor as a form of care, how we craft space and stability with our hands, often without recognition. Devon “Vonnie” Smith, originally from Milwaukee and now based in Dallas, is a Professor of Practice in Film Production at Southern Methodist University. His video-based practice blends documentary and experimental forms to preserve Black diasporic memory. Ann Johnson is an interdisciplinary artist and professor at Prairie View A&M University, based in Houston. Her work honors the unseen labor of Black women, the caretakers, breadwinners, historians, and homebuilders, whose stories are often overlooked.
Featured Artists:
Alan Siggers
Granbury-based artist Alan Siggers works across painting, sculpture, and installation, guided by his background in construction and deep respect for labor. His creative practice emerges from the textures of work sites, family life, and his own spiritual reflections on what it means to build and preserve. Years before Kinfolk House opened, Siggers contributed to the physical restoration of the historic home, embedding his labor into its very foundation.
Devon Smith
Devon “Vonnie” Smith is a Milwaukee-born, Dallas-based artist and filmmaker whose work seeks to preserve Black diasporic narratives. As a Professor of Practice in Film Production at Southern Methodist University, he mentors the next generation of storytellers. His creative practice blends documentary and experimental formats, often using personal and familial archives to explore themes of displacement, resilience, and belonging.
Ann Johnson
Born in London, raised in Wyoming, and based in Houston, Ann Johnson is an interdisciplinary artist whose work addresses the complexities of Black identity, community, and history. A professor at Prairie View A&M University, Johnson’s art practice spans printmaking, found objects, and installation. Her featured series in Home Made honors the invisible labor of Black women and reflects her ongoing commitment to telling stories that center care, culture, and survival.