Innovating Art Creation and Capitalization
International Review of African American Art, Hampton University, 2-20-2013
…Tissue paper art created by [Maya Freelon Asante] will be suspended on the clothesline. Video will be projected on these hangings. Large-scale tissue quilts will be set in motion, moving almost as dancers would. “It’s going to be really exciting, unlike anything you’ve seen… read
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Black Artists: 30 Contemporary Art Makers Under 40 You Should Know
Huffington Post, 2-26-2013 (featuring artwork by Maya Freelon Asante and Jamea Richmond-Edwards)
As Black History Month comes to a close, we’ve picked 30 young black artists who are contributing to the ongoing conversation of race and representation in contemporary art. Whether through sculpture, photography, video or performance, each artist illuminates the complexity of the self with a unique and bold vision. read
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Family Turmoil Was The Creative Spark For A Young Artist by Marlisa Sanders
International Review of African American Art, Hampton University, 2-20-2013
When Jamea Richmond was about seven years old she and her older brother and his best friend were walking home from school, and passed a “beautiful abandoned” church. But that day, they saw something no child should ever see. “I remember a prostitute giving a man ‘favors’ on the side of the building,” Edwards recalls… read
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Local Artist’s New Series Critiques Anti-Marriage Equality Sentiment by Querin Brown
Gay Life Magazine, 2-2-2013
…The vision for Jeffrey’s most recent series, Preach!, was sparked shortly after the 2008 presidential election. Kent was inspired by stories of the African-American voting statistics for California’s Proposition 8, a measure that banned gay marriage in the Golden State… read
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“Ancient Rhythms: The Grandeur and Intimacy of Nature”
Galerie Myrtis, 1-18-2013
Featuring sculptor, Lynda Smith-Bugge and mixed media assemblage artist Janet Wheeler. The Opening Reception will be held February 23, 2013 from 2:00 – 6:00 pm. “Tea with Myrtis Art Salon” an Artists’ Talk will take place on March 17, 2013 from 2:00 – 4:00 pm. read
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Best of the City by Erin Hartigan, Tiffany Jow, Jennifer Sergent, Karen Sommer Shalett Tobey Ward and Katie Wilmeth
Modern Luxury Magazine, DC, 1-1-2013
Artist Maya Freelon Asante discovered a stack of water-stained colored paper in her grandmother’s basement in 2005, and her fascination with bleeding paper was born. The 30-year-old has sinced erected countless patchwork quilt-esque spectacles, including a stained-glass-like wonder called “Ubantu” at the Corcoran and a three-story sculpture at the U.S. Embassy in Madagascar… read
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Jeffrey Kent Show Argues for Marriage Equality as a Civil Right
Juxta Positions, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), 12-18-2012
Solo show curated by the Exhibition Development Seminar (EDS) at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore-based artist Jeffrey Kent ’10 (LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting) uses racially charged imagery to criticize what he sees as some of the opinions maintained within the black Christian community on marriage equality for same-sex couples… read
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What is your Tar Baby? by Cara Ober
Urbanite Magazine, 1-27-2011
…Palmer analyzes the “sticky situations” that often entangle public figures. Using painted portraits, layers of text, and scraps of pattern, Palmer depicts President Barack Obama, singer and actor Paul Robeson, comedian and film producer Dave Chappelle, Marilyn Monroe, and many others, in order to question the bigotry, racism, and the stereotypes that confine them… read