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2009 Middleton Cove,
Charleston, SC., USA
2009 Church of the Living God,
Queens, NY, USA
2009 H&F Gallery, Mt.Rainier,
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2009 Koffee Therapy,
Baltimore, MD., USA
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Mitchellville, Md, USA
Mr. James Pinkney, Wash.DC,
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Dr. Victor Henry, Bladensburg,
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Mr.&Mrs. John Purcell,
Wash.DC, USA
Ms Ida Keaton, Wash.DC, USA
Mr. Julian Cambridge, Wash.DC,
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Mitchellville, Md, USA
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Landover, Md, USA
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Hampton R. Olfus Jr.(originals)
Art Business News; Mar 1, 2008; 45 Words [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] HAMPTON R. OLFUS JR. is proud to announce the release of Madonna and Child. An original acrylic on canvas, the piece is sized at 22 x 28 inches and retails for $1,995. Call 240-602-2733; e-mail holfus@aol.com; visit www.talentmatch.com/olfus for more information.
Observing Lay of the Land Art ...
The Washington Post; Sep 13, 2007; 267 Words Artist Hampton R. Olfus Jr. will meet the public at the opening reception of his exhibit "Land Observations" from 6 to 8 p.m. tomorrow. The exhibit is a compilation...
Hampton R. Olfus, Jr.(originals)
Art Business News; Sep 1, 2007; 30 Words HAMPTON R. OLFUS, JR. announces the release of Blues For New Orleans. The acrylic is sized at 15 x 22 inches and retails for $1,550. For more information, call 301-422-6915. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
Exotic Island Is Artist's Muse; Jamaican Memories Inhabit His Work
The Washington Post; Feb 14, 2002; Natalie Hopkinson; 619 Words Twenty years ago, Hampton Olfus Jr. liked his life as a Prince George's County artist well enough. Even his day job as a letter carrier had its charms, being in the...
An Unusual Reason to Visit the Dentist
The Washington Post; Aug 19, 2004; Sara Gebhardt; 502 Words ...traditional art spaces may just be that something. Since last month, approximately 30 pieces by Hyattsville artists Hampton Olfus Jr. and Donald McCray have decorated the walls of the large dental office, which sits between Marshalls and RadioShack in Largo...
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The Washington Post; Jun 28, 2007; 787 Words ...KALEIDOSCOPE" -- 11 a.m.-7 p.m. tomorrow, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Artwork by T.H. Gomillion, Pamela Hilliard and Hampton R. Olfus Jr. H & F Fine Arts, 3311 Rhode Island Ave., Mount Rainier. Free. 301-887-0080. MIXED MEDIA -- 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays... ..
On Route Less Traveled, ARTSpin Calls It a Day
The Washington Post; Jan 9, 2003; Nicole M. Miller; 787 Words ...district develops, organizers are expecting it to become a destination for art lovers. In the meantime, artists such as Hampton Olfus Jr., ARTSpin's curator, realize that the new district is the center of attention. "That's where the energies and the focus of...
BEST BETS
The Washington Post; Jul 4, 2002; 270 Words ...are on exhibit at ArtSpin Gallery. "Art-Mates" features the work of Heather and Kwabena Ampofo-Anti, and Susan and Hampton Olfus Jr. The couples' works have roots in African, Jamaican, Native American and European styles. They will be on display beginning...
What's Happening
The Washington Post; Jun 14, 2007; 787 Words ...10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays, through June 30. Artwork by T.H. Gomillion, Pamela Hilliard and Hampton R. Olfus Jr. There will be a meet-and-greet with the artists from 3 to 6 p.m. June 23. H & F Fine Arts, 3311 Rhode Island Ave., Mount Rainier...
WHAT'S DOING
The Washington Post; Mar 28, 2002; 787 Words ...Rd., Riverdale Park. $5. 301- 864-0420. "TROPICAL INTERLUDES" -- Through Sunday. Paintings in a variety of media by Hampton Olfus Jr. Joe's Movement Emporium, 3802 34th St., Mount Rainier. Free. 301-699-1819. "WHAT IS IT?" -- Through Sunday. Visitors are asked...
by Jeffrey Lyles
Staff Writer
February 24, 2000
Hyattsville resident Hampton R. Olfus Jr. doesn't just want people to see his paintings, he wants them to feel it.
"I want people to feel the energy and respond to the piece on an emotional level rather than just seeing a pretty picture," said Olfus, 46. "I'd like them to feel something really deep that they can relate to instead of just something visual."
To help accomplish that goal, Olfus agreed to become the first featured artist in a yearlong series of exhibits at Joe's Movement Emporium located at 3802 34th St. in Mount Rainier. The 11-piece exhibit debuted Feb. 13 and will run until March 30.
Olfus, also the president of the Hyattsville Community Artists Alliance, works in acrylics, pen and ink, pencil, watercolor, impressionism, abstract, contemporary and mixed media.
The art featured at the exhibit focuses on his work during the 1990s.
"I've known [Emporium co-owner] Brooke Kidd for five years, and we had always talked about doing something together," said Olfus. "I wanted to do a one-man exhibit, and I decided to do it for Black History Month."
Among the pieces featured, Olfus displayed "Charles/Mingus," a tribute to Ray Charles and Charles Mingus, and "Genesis," which depicts the first book of the Bible.
Co-owner Ajax Joe Drayton and Kidd said they were ecstatic about adding a new dimension to the dance studio, which Drayton said livens up the studio.
"We wanted to have more visual arts and help support local artists by bringing in more art patrons," said Kidd. "In featuring local artists, we provide yet another venue for people to come in and display their artistic talent. Plus, we like having the pieces that feature dancers."
While Joe's Movement Emporium had featured art exhibits before in its four-year history, Kidd said that the art would be less sporadic and become an ongoing presence at the studio. Every six weeks, a new artist will be featured.
"We'd had about six exhibitions before, but we thought it would really speak loudly for us if we keep an ongoing art presence here to let people know that we're not just about dance," she said.
"This also helps us relate dance to other art forms and besides, it looks good on the walls. We've had a handful of people come in, and we're definitely hoping that by informing the public, we'll get more people to check us out."
To help promote the event, Joe's Movement Emporium hosted a reception Saturday where guests could meet Olfus and purchase some of his artwork. The art ranges from $100 to $2,000.
Olfus said that while he would have liked to have seen more people, those that did attend the reception were impressed with his work, and he was able to sell several pieces.
"I find Hampton to be a particularly accessible artist, and I really enjoy the stylistic look to his work," said Drayton.
"It represents not only African culture, but also European and American. Some of his more contemporary paintings remind me of some parties I used to go to back in the '70s, so his work becomes even more personal for me."
In addition to adding a new feature for Joe's Movement Emporium, the exhibits will provide another service -- familiarizing the youths that come to the studio with another art form.
"As part of our 'Sweeping the Avenue' performance in April, the children will debut their own art exhibit based on what they've seen up to that point," said Kidd. "The kids are really looking forward to it and are certainly appreciating Hampton's art.
An Unusual Reason to Visit the Dentist
By Sara Gebhardt
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, August 19, 2004; Page PG23
The sensory landscape of Landover Dental Associates -- the medicinal smell, the high-pitched whine of the drill, the staff members in scrubs and rubber gloves -- leaves something to be desired. An art show by two local men who usually display their work in more traditional art spaces may just be that something.
Since last month, approximately 30 pieces by Hyattsville artists Hampton Olfus Jr. and Donald McCray have decorated the walls of the large dental office, which sits between Marshalls and RadioShack in Largo Town Center. The exhibition, called "Parallel Lines," pairs Olfus's bright, Caribbean-inspired paintings and McCray's black and white photography and etchings.
Hampton Olfus Jr., seen in 2002 with one of his paintings, organized a show of his work and the photographs and etchings of fellow Hyattsville artist Donald McCray that is on display at Landover Dental Associates.
Olfus organized the show for the office, where he has been a patient for 30 years. The former curator of the ArtSpin Gallery in Hyattsville branched out on his own after it closed last year, opting to leave the Hyattsville Community Artists Alliance, which ran the gallery, at the same time.
"It was time to move on and do different things. I figured it would be easier for me to do it alone than with a group. . . . You always have to compromise within a group, and I'm at the stage where I don't want to do that," said Olfus, who also works as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service.
His last major solo show was in February at a resort in Negril, Jamaica, which he has visited annually since 1981. The country's influence is apparent in his work -- vibrant scenes depicting Caribbean landscapes in rich earth tones, sand in the foreground and mountains in the distance. Olfus's colorful work contrasts with that of McCray, whose black and white images run the gamut from portraiture to ocean waves.
The pair met as teenagers in Glenarden and belonged to the area's active community of artists and musicians during the 1960s and '70s. Although work by both has appeared in group shows in the past, this is their first joint exhibition.
Olfus doesn't see exhibiting his art in a dentist's office as an indignity. He said he enjoys the freedom he is granted within the space. After "Parallel Lines" closes, he will continue to curate shows there.
"I'm looking just to do other things," Olfus said. He is interested in and inspired by working with artists in other media, he said. Olfus said he hopes his shows, particularly their opening receptions, reflect this interest: "I want you to see it visually, but also for you to involve your ears, your nose, your taste buds, your heart."
And no, he's not talking about the sound of Muzak or the taste of fluoride. With each upcoming exhibition, Olfus plans to stage a festive celebration, similar to the one he organized last month to launch "Parallel Lines," incorporating live music, spoken word and dance.
"Every time we do a show I want something different, so audiences can always be excited about something," the artist said. "The people I'm working with now are like-minded. It's good to change up and reinvent yourself and find people on the same page."
"Parallel Lines" runs through Aug. 27 at Landover Dental Associates, 932 Largo Center Dr., Largo. There is no charge to enter the office, which is open weekdays from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 301-322-8900.
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