Movements in lives

“Dance of the Titled Mothers” (acrylic and natural dyes and pigments on burlap and handwoven cotton cloth) by Boston-based artist Stephen Hamilton, in his show “Passages: Stephen Hamilton,’’ at LaiSun Keane Gallery, Boston, through Dec. 31.

— Photo courtesy of LaiSun Keane Gallery

Mr. Hamilton incorporates both Western and African techniques in his work. He says this show "examines the movement between adolescence and adulthood, adulthood and elderhood, as well as life, death, and rebirth in African and African-American folklore and philosophy." For more information, please visit here.