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Print Making Demonstration
Print Making Demonstration
Demonstration: The Secret Garden is the culmination of Goldman’s three year collaboration with Elizabeth Catlett, Michael Gross, Jake Muirhead, Marti Patchell and Renee Stout in which etchings, monotypes, screen prints, and woodcuts become the conveyers of nature and personal mythology.
related exhibition: The Secret Garden: Revealing the Inner Sanctum
Related Videos
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Demonstration was held during The Secret Garden: Revealing the Inner Sanctum Artist’s Talk
Exhibition Video
Afruika Artist Talk
Afruika: The Primal Source
Artist Talk: Elsa Gebreyesus makes her solo debut in Af.Rui.Ka: The Primal Source, a visual narrative of her experiences in and of Africa. Inspired by modern artists from Ethiopia and Eritera who incorporate Fidel, their ancient writing system, Gebreyesus interprets these symbols using her unique language, textures and themes.
Exhibition Video
Abstraction: The Syncopation of Light, Color and Form –…
Abstraction: The Syncopation of Light, Color and Form
Artists’ Talk: Artists assert their creative voices through textured canvases rich with vibrant hues, and sculptures which free the inherent beauty of the natural stone. Drawing from their intuitions and imaginations, the artists form rhythmic patterns employing light and color to explore social issues, and the metaphysical and spiritual realm.
Featured Artists: David Carlson, Calvin Coleman, Elsa Gebreyesus, Michael Gross, M. Scott Johnson and Jeffrey Kent.
Abstraction Artist Talk
Abstraction: The Syncopation of Light, Color and Form
David Carlson: Abstraction Artist's Talk
Elsa Gebreyesus: Abstraction Artist's Talk.
Jeffrey Kent: Abstraction Artist's Talk
Michael Gross: Abstraction Artist's Talk.
M. Scott Johnson: Abstraction Artist's Talk
Exhibitions
Myth-Power-Spirit
Exploring Myth, Power and Spirit
works by painter Ephrem Kouakou and Shona Sculptors of Zimbabwe
March 24 – April 22, 2012
In ”Exploring Myth, Power and Spirit” the fables and beliefs of the peoples of Cote d’Ivoire and Zimbabwe are explored through mythical figures woven around powerful imagery which captures the spirit of each culture.
Ivorian painter, Ephrem Kouakou and Zimbabwean sculptors, Richard Mteki, Tutani Mugavzi and Lazarus Takawira create works inspired by deities, family, the strength of women, their passion for life, and the understanding of sacrifice, reflection, and inward journeys.
Exhibitions
Art of the Collectors 3
Art of the Collectors 3
May 6 – July 15, 2012
Accompanying the exhibit are two art salons hosted by Tea with Myrtis:
Preserving your Visual Legacy – watch video
Finding your Passion and Enriching your Life – watch video
Art of the Collectors 3 explores the role of the collector in preserving our visual heritage through works which connect us to our past and serve as a bridge to our future. The exhibition features important works of art by prominent African American artists as well as african art objects. The exhibit offers collectors the opportunity to sell works and acquire new ones, and to view rare pieces held in private hands for generations.
Featured artists: Charles Alston, Romare Bearden, Anne Bouie, Elizabeth Catlett, Dr. Albert Carter, William Carter, Richard Dempsey, Joeseph Holton, Sam Gilliam, Sargent Johnson, Lois Mailou Jones, Jacob Lawrence, Al Loving, E.J. Montgomery, Godfrey Ndaba, Charles Sebree, Ellen Powell Tiberino and James Wells. Also featured will be African masks and statues.
Video
EJ Montgomery-Artist Talk
Evangeline J. Montgomery
Artist’s Talk: In her recent body of work, the artist E.J. Montgomery employs her 40-plus years of experience to demonstrate her mastery of the printmaking process. In the role of abstractionist, E.J. captures your imagination through her brilliant use of vibrant colors and rich motifs in mixed media collage, lithographs and silkscreens.
Evangeline J. Montgomery - Artist Talk
Evangeline J. Montgomery and Richard A. Long
Evangeline Montgomery: Blue Bird
Evangeline Montgomery: Configuration A
Evangeline Montgomery: Late Fall
Evangeline Montgomery: Percussion IV
Evangeline Montgomery: Triple Sea
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Evangeline J. Montgomery Statement
Evangeline J. Montgomery
artwork | video | statement | bio
Statement
For many years I have explored the role of memory and memorials in fashioning human history and identity in my art. My photographs and present abstracted artistic explorations dramatically portray configurations and coding processes of memory.
They represent memory as a template in which the mind stores cherished and sensitive experiences of people, places and events. My art often contains calligraphic marks, strokes, swirling lines, language overlays of varied materials and colors, shadows and atmospheric conditions, naturalistic formations in nature, such as trees, water and rocks.
My photographs offer glimpses of urban and rural landscapes and lifestyles of people of color today. Each work is titled and hopefully that adds to a greater understanding and discussion of the art between artist and viewer.
artwork: Blue Rhythm, Mixed media print, 30” x 22.5” unframed, 2010
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Evangeline J. Montgomery – Bio
Evangeline J. Montgomery
artwork | video | statement | bio
Biography
Evangeline J. Montgomery – Printmaking Legacy Project, Inc.
Evangeline Juliet Montgomery was born on May 2, 1930 in New York City. Her mother was a homemaker and her father, a Baptist minister. She discovered her artistic talents when she received her first oil painting set at the age of fourteen. In 1951, Montgomery earned her high school diploma from Seward Park High School.
From 1951 until 1954, she worked painting faces on dolls and religious statues. In 1955, Montgomery moved to Los Angeles with her husband and worked for Thomas Usher, an African American jewelry designer; while attending Los Angeles City College Evangeline earned an AA degree and she went on earn a BFA from the California College of Arts and Crafts.
Evangeline entered the museum field in 1967 serving as an independent curator to museums, university galleries, community galleries and art centers where she organized over 150 exhibitions. She served as the curator for the Rainbow Sign Gallery in Berkeley, California before becoming an exhibition specialist for the American Association for State and Local History in Nashville, Tennessee and coordinating eight national workshops on “Interpreting the Humanities Through Museum Exhibits”. She also organized national exhibit workshops for the Association of African American Museums. From 1976 until 1979, Montgomery also served as a San Francisco art commissioner.
In 1980, Montgomery moved to Washington, D.C. where she worked as community affairs director for WHMM-TV. In 1983, Montgomery began her career with the United States Department of State as a program development officer for the Arts America Program at the United States Information Agency (USIA), specializing in American exhibitions touring abroad. In this capacity, she developed and implemented successful American fine art programs in the United States and throughout the world.
Ms. Montgomery is an active studio artist working in prints, metals, fiber and photography. Her works are in the Los Angeles Board of Education (Los Angeles, CA), The Oakland Museum (Oakland, CA) and The Museum of the National Center for African American Artists (Boston, MA) collections.
Montgomery has held solo shows in Washington, D.C., Detroit, Philadelphia, Boston and New Orleans. Her group exhibitions include the Washenaw Community College Art Gallery (Ann Arbor, MI), Stella Jones Gallery (New Orleans, LA), National Conference of Artists Gallery (Detroit, MI) and Schomburg Research Center Art Gallery (New York, NY). Montgomery’s solo exhibits include the Brandywine Workshop Printed Image Gallery (Philadelphia, PA), Anderson Gallery (Pontiac, MI), Hampton Institute Museum (Hampton, VA) and DePauw University Art Gallery (Greencastle, IN).
