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Contemporary Flowers Halim b. 1980 Flowers is among a group of African American artists that have used their visual art platform to call for social change; however, he categorizes his art as a “love movement:” Having spent the last twenty-two years incarcerated after being wrongly imprisoned as a youth, he used his time reading voraciously […]
1891-1968 Ohio Landscape Brown County Contemporary John Wesley Hardrick 1891-1968 Hardrick was born in Indianapolis and painted landscapes, still lifes and portraits. He studied under two members of the famed impressionist Hoosier Group—first with Otto Stark and later, after enrolling in the John Herron Art Institute in 1910, with William Forsyth. During the 1920s, Hardrick
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Garden of Earthly Delights Acrylic collage on canvas, 35×28 in. Blue Monday Acrylic on canvas Contemporary Randell Henry b. 1958 Born in New Orleans, Henry has been a major force in the Baton Rouge art scene for over 30 years as an artist, teacher and mentor. He has an undergraduate degree from Southern University where
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
Homage Katherine Dunham, 2023 Contemporary Mapo Kinnord Kinnord grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. She completed her BFA at Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, and received her MFA from Ohio State University in Columbus. In 1995 she moved to New Orleans, LA where she met one of her mentors, John T. Scott and became Associated
1917–2000 Workshop Lithograph 30×25 in Opener Windows 1977 Carpenters Contemporary Jacob Lawrence 1917–2000 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, he has
Homage to Serena Williams Mixed media on board Cotton Pickin Mixed media on canvas, 46×60 in. Contemporary John Lister John Lister was born in Shreveport, LA, attended Morgan State and earned a BFA in Fine Art from Bowie State University. His work is influenced by cubism, abstract expressionism and neo expressionism and due to certain
Leaning Lady Resting II Contemporary Joseph Lofton 1923 – 2018 Lofton brings an intercultural identity to his paintings. The artist moved to Mexico in the 1990s and became a part of a small community of artists that included Elizabeth Catlett and Francisco Mora. His work provides a commentary rooted in the black experience while finding
