- THE Place for Fine Black Art-
Baker Mixed Media, 2023 Contemporary Baker Georgette Baker has a background in studio art and graphic design, and graduated from Marygrove College of Detroit (1986) with a B.A in Fine Art. She was introduced to collage 1981 while a student at University of Detroit-Mercy. Romare Bearden laid a foundation for storytelling through use of collage […]
Legacy Eugene Grigsby 1918 – 2013 Grigsby was a celebrated artist, writer and educator who obtained a B.A. degree from Morehouse College, a M.A. in art from Ohio State University and a Ph.D. from New York University. He met his long time mentor, Hale Woodruff at Morehouse. He was a Professor Emeritus of Art and
We shall Overcome Mixed media; repurposed, 2021 American Women Mixed media; repurposed, 2023 2020 Resin collage on repurposed wood Contemporary Epaul Julien b. 1970 Julien is a photographer and mixed media artist who has found success as an assemblage artist. His work has been exhibited in the New Orleans Museum of Art; the Louisiana State
Torture of Mothers Lithograph, 9x10in. Links Together Lithograph, 24×40 in. Bread, Linocut 22 1/4x 20 7/8in. Mexican Woman Ink and Pastel on paper, 20x 13 in. Legacy Elizabeth Catlett 1915 – 2012 Catlett started the Fine Art Department at Dillard University in the 1940’s, a time when New Orleans was very much a segregated city
Her place Relief printing, Hand stitching, Silk screen on Decorative papers Stolen Glances Acrylic, Charcoal, printed paper, Thread on Paper, 40×60 Stolen Glances Acrylic, Charcoal, printed paper, Thread on Paper, 40×60 Untitled Acrylic, charcoal on printed paper, 51×72 Untitled Contemporary Delita Martin b. 1972 Master printmaker, Martin explores how women of color have traditionally been
Legacy Chris McNair 1925 – 2019 McNair was a photographer for 50 years and was one of just a few black photographers in the ‘60s and 70s. He captured moments in history and prominent people such as Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr. He was also the father of one of the four girls
Contemporary Charly Palmer b. 1960 CHARLY PALMER has exhibited at STELLA JONES GALLERY for over fifteen years and has illustrated nearly a dozen children’s books. Palmer’s career has skyrocketed in the last five years after creating the album cover for John Legend’s most recent album and gracing the cover of Time Magazine’s “America Must Change” issue on race,
Legacy Martin Payton b. 1948 Payton is a veteran steel sculptor, and a New Orleans native who is notably influenced by jazz history, a recurring theme in his work. He has been widely exhibited and was featured in a retrospective at the Amistad Research Center. Payton has received commissions throughout the country and his work
b. 1962 Contemporary Cey Adams b. 1962 CEY ADAMS, a New York native, emerged from the downtown graffiti movement to exhibit alongside fellow artists Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. He appeared in the historic 1982 PBS documentary Style Wars, which tracks subway graffiti in New York. Adams served as Creative Director for Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons’
Untitled Watercolor on paper 1993 Untitled Watercolor on paper 1997 Contemporary Tayo Adenaike b. 1954 Adenaike is a watercolorist of Yoruba heritage and has a passion for Igbo symbols and culture. He received a BA in Fine Art from the University of Nigeria, Adenaike in 1979, and a MFA in Painting in 1982. After graduating,
