Artists: Larry Cook, Jeffrey Kent and Jamea Richmond-Edwards
On the campus of University of Maryland Easter Shore
Opening Reception: February 4, 2016, 4 – 6 pm
Companion events accompany the art exhibit.
Feb. 25, from noon to 1 p.m. Holt and Dr. Kathryn Barrett-Gaines, UMES’ director of African-American studies, will host a brown bag lunch and gallery talk. The topic is, “The Relevance of Black History in Current Artistic Practice.
In this special weekend solo exhibition Jamea examines the complex lives of women in her family. Through paintings and drawings, this emerging artist grapples with issues faced by those she describes as “beautiful but flawed, praised but hated, and stern but fragile.”
Five burgeoning women artists discuss the challenges of gaining recognition in the highly competitive and male dominated art world. Featuring: Maya Freelon Asante, Elsa Gebreyesus, Jamea Richmond-Edwards, Lynda Smith-Bugge and Sigrid Vollerthun. Moderator: Myrtis Bedolla
Artists’ Mixer Features forty artists from across the country, who are making an indelible mark on the contemporary art movement with compelling and technically skilled artworks.
Christina Batipps - Emergence: Contemporary Artists To Watch
Lois Borgenicht - Emergence: Contemporary Artists To Watch
Anne Bouie - Emergence: Contemporary Artists To Watch
Larry Cook - Emergence: Contemporary Artists To Watch
John Cotterell - Emergence: Contemporary Artists To Watch
Judy Hinz Cox - Emergence: Contemporary Artists To Watch
Peggy Fox - Emergence: Contemporary Artists To Watch
Phylicia Ghee - Emergence: Contemporary Artists To Watch
Lisa Grabenstetter - Emergence: Contemporary Artists To Watch
Evan Jensen - Emergence: Contemporary Artists To Watch
Gloria Kirk - Emergence: Contemporary Artists To Watch
Vivian Leinio - Emergence: Contemporary Artists To Watch
Private video
Jennifer Tam - Emergence: Contemporary Artists To Watch
James Williams - Emergence: Contemporary Artists To Watch
Emergence: Opening Reception
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The exhibition explores the renaissance of artistic expression and creativity in American art, and highlights Baltimore’s position as an up-and-coming arts scene while raising questions about where art is going, both geographically and intellectually.
Featured: Christina Batipps, Lois Borgenicht, Anne Bouie, Al Burts, Eugene Campbell, Jennifer Cheek, Larry Cook, Loring Cornish, John Cotterell, Daniel Everett, Peggy Fox, Phylicia Ghee, Lisa Grabenstetter, Don Griffin, Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle, Judy Hintz-Cox, Robin Holder, Amy Jackson, Evan Jensen, Rochelle Johnson, Nikia Kigler, Sharon Minor King, Douglas Kinnett, Gloria Kirk, Vivian Leinio, Jeannie Monico, Edmond Nassa, Lilya Pavlovic-Dear, Aidah Rasheed, Jamea Richmond-Edwards, Zenobia Rickford, Rachel Rotenberg, Donald Swindler, Jennifer Tam, Samuel Tefcon, Evita Tezeno, Melissa Vacek, Noi Volkov, Sigrid Vollerthun and James Williams II.
In challenging the notion of the feminine archetype, artists embrace and reach beyond the boundaries of the female form to express the essence of a woman, figuratively, conceptually and metaphorically.
As Color, alluring imagery stretches the imagination and explores a woman’s sexual and intellectual power through aggressive gestures and symbolic references to the feminine life-giving force. As Light, provocative photographs portray a woman’s physical strength and ubiquitous presence in nature. As Form, moving two and three dimensional objects, emblematic of the ethereal qualities of a woman, reveal the complexities, convictions and intuitiveness of the feminine expressed as the divine; a ritualistic-based video serves as testimony to one woman’s personal journey of renewal, and others speak to healing, identity, memory and transformation in tableaus that embody a woman’s unbridled spirit.
Artwork
Sondra Arkin
Permutations Toward Infinity Series
Wax/Shellac: dibond
No: 47
Year: 2012
16” x 16”
Sondra Arkin
Permutations Toward Infinity Series
Wax/Shellac: dibond
No: 68
Year: 2012
16” x 16”
Sondra Arkin
Permutations Toward Infinity Series
Wax/Shellac: dibond
No: 76
Year: 2012
16” x 16”
Sondra Arkin
Permutations Toward Infinity Series
Wax/Shellac: dibond
No: 73
Year: 2012
16” x 16”
Sigrid Vollerthun
Hibiscus Candle
Photograph
Year: 2010
Framed: 26 ½ x 20”
Mary Walker
Eternal Life
Acrylic and canvas on wood panel
Year: 2010
12” x 12” x 4 ½”
Participating artists: Sondra Arkin, Maya Freelon Asante, David Carlson, Oletha Devane, Phylicia Ghee, Michael Gross, Nora Howell, Ada Pinkston, Edwin Remsburg, Jamea Richmond-Edwards, Rachel Rotenberg, Amy Sherald, Sigrid Vollerthun and Mary Walker. Along with Sondheim Semi-finalists: A. Moon and Adejoke Tugbiyele
Artscape Gallery Network Exhibit curated by Myrtis Bedolla and co-curator Jessica Stafford-Davis
The Artscape Gallery Network connects two dozen Baltimore galleries to a wider audience through a promotional campaign sponsored by M&T Bank and provides art lovers with an extended opportunity to enjoy Baltimore’s talented artists before, during and after the festival weekend. The Artscape Gallery Network exhibitions highlight 2013 Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize applicants, along with artists working throughout the region.
Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe: The Contemporary Response
Artists’ Talk: Eight artists influenced by works featured in the Walters Art Museums’ exhibition Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe collate modern culture to interpret the role of Africans serving as diplomats, merchants, slaves, and rulers through an aesthetic rooted in black cultural history.
Featured Artist: Jules Arthur, Maya Freelon Asante, Nathaniel Donnett, Victor Ekpuk, Jeffrey Kent, Jamea Richmond-Edwards, Mario Andres Robinson and Amy Sherald.
In this special weekend solo exhibition, Beautiful But Flawed, Jamea Richmond-Edwards examines the complex lives of women in her family. Through paintings and drawings, this emerging artist grapples with issues faced by those she describes as “beautiful but flawed, praised but hated, and stern but fragile.”
Detroit-bred Jamea Richmond-Edwards studied painting and drawing at Jackson State University, and began illustrating for The Jackson Free Press and a children’s book titled ”Grandma’s Biscuits” by Robert Little while in college. Since graduating, Jamea has moved on to teach art to elementary, middle, and high school students while developing her own unique style of mixed media portraiture.
artwork
Orange Flower, ink, acrylic, conte and mixed media collage on paper, 12in x 12in, unframed Request viewing, 2010
Pink Hat, ink, acrylic, conte and mixed media collage on paper, 12in x 12in, unframed Request viewing, 2010
Baby Owl, ink, acrylic and mixed media collage on canvas, 36in x 36in, unframed, 2010
Color Me, ink, acrylic, watercolor, and conte on canvas, 36in x 36in, unframed, 2011
Window #4, ink, acrylic and mixed media collage on paper, 12in x 12in, framed, 2010
Lost in the Woods, ink, acrylic and watercolor on mylar, 25in x 12in, unframed, 2012
Yellow Hat, ink, acrylic, conte and mixed media collage on paper, 12in x 16in, unframed, 2010
Nothing But the Truth, ink, acrylic, rhinestones, and mixed media collage on mylar, 40in x 50in, unframed, 2011
Red Roses, ink, acrylic, glitter, and mixed media collage on mylar, 16.5in x 13.5in, framed, 2011
Emerge from the Darkness, ink, acrylic and mixed media collage on canvas, 36in x 36in, unframed, 2011
Full Moon, ink, rhinestones, watercolor and mixed media collage on paper, 48.5in x 41in, unframed, 2012
Mouth of Pearls, ink, acrylic, glitter, and mixed media collage on mylar, 16.5in x 13.5in, framed, 2011
Wings Not Meant to Fly, ink, acrylic and mixed media collage on canvas, 36in x 36in, unframed, 2012
Untitled ink, glitter, acrylic, watercolor, and mixed media collage on mylar, 82in x 36in, 2012
Awaiting, ink, acrylic and mixed media collage on canvas, 36in x 36in, unframed, 2010
Praise Me, Ink, acrylic and mixed media collage on canvas, 36in x 36in, unframed, 2011
Red Flower, ink, acrylic and mixed media collage on canvas, 24in x 28in, unframed, 2010
It Could Be a Sad Story, ink, acrylic and mixed media collage on mylar, 89in x 36in, unframed, 2011
Ain’t Nothing Raggedy About This, ink, acrylic and mixed media collage on mylar, 36in x 91in, unframed, 2011
All the Pretty Roses, ink, acrylic, rhinestones, and mixed, media collage on mylar, 50in x 40in, 2011
Untitled 2, conte and ink on paper, 11.5in x 8in, framed, 2012
Untitled 3, conte and ink on paper, 11.5in x 8in, framed, 2012
Untitled 4, conte and ink on paper, 11.5in x 8in, framed, 2012
Untitled 1, conte and ink on paper, 11.5in x 8in, framed, 2012
Untitled 5, conte and ink on paper, 11.5in x 8in, framed, 2012
Untitled 6, conte and ink on paper, 11.5in x 8in, framed, 2012
Eight artists influenced by works featured in the Walters Art Museums’ exhibition Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe collate modern culture to interpret the role of Africans serving as diplomats, merchants, slaves, and rulers through an aesthetic rooted in black cultural history.
Featured Artist: Jules Arthur, Maya Freelon Asante, Nathaniel Donnett, Victor Ekpuk, Jeffrey Kent, Jamea Richmond-Edwards, Mario Andres Robinson and Amy Sherald
Chief Curator: Myrtis Bedolla, Founding Director, Galerie Myrtis; Co-Curator: Amy Morton, Owner, Morton Fine Art, and Exhibition Advisor: Joaneath Spicer, Ph.D., Curator of Renaissance and Baroque Art, Walters Art Museum.
Artwork
Jamea Richmond-Edwards, Wings Not Meant to Fly, 2012, mixed media collage, oil on canvas, 36in x 36in
Jamea Richmond-Edwards, The Venus: As I Stand, 2012, ink, acrylic, mixed media collage on mylar, 25in x 40in
Jamea Richmond-Edwards, It Could be a Sad Story,
2011, ink, acrylic and mixed media collage on mylar, 89in x 36in
Jamea Richmond-Edwards, Venus: If it Don’t Make Dollars, It Don’t Make Cents, 2012, ink, acrylic and mixed media collage on mylar, 40in x 25in
Emergence: Contemporary Artists to Watch features forty artists from across the country, who are making an indelible mark on the contemporary art movement with compelling and technically skilled artworks. The exhibition explores the renaissance of artistic expression and creativity in American art, and highlights Baltimore’s position as an up-and-coming arts scene while raising questions about where art is going, both geographically and intellectually.
Exhibition Featured: Christina Batipps, Lois Borgenicht, Anne Bouie, Al Burts, Eugene Campbell, Jennifer Cheek, Larry Cook, Loring Cornish, John Cotterell, Daniel Everett, Peggy Fox, Phylicia Ghee, Lisa Grabenstetter, Don Griffin, Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle, Judy Hintz-Cox, Robin Holder, Amy Jackson, Evan Jensen, Rochelle Johnson, Nikia Kigler, Sharon Minor King, Douglas Kinnett, Gloria Kirk, Vivian Leinio, Jeannie Monico, Edmond Nassa, Lilya Pavlovic-Dear, Aidah Rasheed, Jamea Richmond-Edwards, Zenobia Rickford, Rachel Rotenberg, Donald Swindler, Jennifer Tam, Samuel Tefcon, Evita Tezeno, Melissa Vacek, Noi Volkov, Sigrid Vollerthun and James Williams II.
Diapotheque Series, 2010 by Edwin Remsburg
September 27, 2012 – January 19, 2013
