Jonathan Carver Moore’s What’s Left, Never Left, is a solo exhibition by New Orleans-based artist Auudi Dorsey, featuring a powerful new body of work created during his six-week residency at the gallery. Expanding on his research into the intertwined histories of African American communities and water, Dorsey’s largest paintings to date reimagine lost leisure spaces that once fostered joy, resilience, and belonging. Drawing from archival photographs, his work centers the experiences of African women and reflects on the generational loss of swimming traditions—challenging narratives that distance Black communities from aquatic life. Through a deeply intuitive, Southern-rooted visual language, What’s Left, Never Left offers a moving meditation on memory, reclamation, and cultural empowerment..

Event Dates & Hours

Auudi Dorsey: What’s Left, Never Left is on view at Jonathan Carver Moore (Tenderloin SF) from October 9–December 20, 2025.

*The gallery is open Thursday and Friday 12:00 p.m.–6:00 pm.; Saturday 12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. and by appointment.