Betty Greene Apartments
In Roxbury, MA, art_works developed an art program for a 100% affordable, transit-oriented housing complex that honors the legacy of community advocate Betty Greene.
Industry: Real Estate
Company Partners: Utile Inc., Urban Edge
Services: Art Program Development, Artwork Sourcing, Visitor Engagement, Installation
Featured Artists: Sri Thumati, Steven J. Cabral, Whitney Stoker
Goal + Impact: The Betty Greene Apartments in Roxbury, MA commemorate beloved housing advocate Betty Greene, whose work shaped the neighborhood for decades. Our curatorial approach centered Greene’s legacy by treating memory not as subject matter but as medium. We partnered with three local, emerging artists whose practices each engage with memory differently.
Sri Thumati’s cyanotypes capture nature's fleeting patterns through botanical forms, while Steven J. Cabral’s mixed-media paintings accumulate layers of acrylic, crayon, colored pencil, and flashe over time. Whitney Stoker's monotypes function like memory itself: each impression is made with the same tools and process, yet every print is completely unique.
Artwork pictured:
Sri Thumati, Drip, printed 2025. Giclée fine art print. © Sri Thumati.
Steven J. Cabral, Ineffable Patterns #8, 2021. Acrylic, crayon, colored pencil, flashe on canvas. © Steven J. Cabral.
Whitney Stoker, Monoprints 1, 2, 3, & 5, 2023. Monotype. © Whitney Stoker.
Installation photography by Jane Messinger.
