The Importance of Art Galleries
The Importance of Art Galleries
Artist Talk: Parallel Evolution, a retrospective of New York based sculptor, M. Scott Johnson (b. 1968), which chronicles his artistic vision from 2000 – 2008.
Artists’ Talk: African-American women artists who are bound by their personal experiences as mothers, daughters and sisters; and the effort to maintain their self-identity.
Featured Artist: Maya Freelon Asante, Elizabeth Catlett, Linda Day Clark, Oletha DeVane, Kenyatta Hinkle, Margo Humphrey, Martha Jackson-Jarvis, Valerie Maynard, E.J. Montgomery, Annie Phillips, Delilah Pierce, Joyce Scott, Renee Stout, Evita Tezeno and Joyce Wellman.
Panel Discussion: Art of the Collectors 2 featured works by prominent African and African-American artists from private collections. Collectors Panel: Robbye Apperson, Louis Ford, Dr. Acklyn Lynch and Troy Staton. Joining the discussion is appraiser Alvah T. Beander. Alvah specializes in African, African American, African Diaspora and Aboriginal art.
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.
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.
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.