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Artist Statement:
PHILIP BRANCH IS A NATIVE OF
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. HE
ATTENDED VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH
UNIVERSITY WHERE HE RECEIVED
BOTH HIS BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
DEGREE (1980) AND HIS MASTER
OF ART EDUCATION DEGREE
(1986).
BRANCH IS AN ILLUSTRATOR,
DESIGNER AND PAINTER. HE
SERVED AS ART DIRECTOR FOR
BLACK FIRE RECORD COMPANY AND
N.A.M.E. BRAND RECORD COMPANY
CREATING ALBUM COVER ART FOR
THE ONENESS OF JUJU, PLUNKY
AND ONENESS AND WAYNE DAVIS.
BRANCH IS REGISTERED WITH THE
STATE ARTS COMMISSION ON THE
OFFICIAL ROSTER OF THE
“ARTISTS IN EDUCATION” PROGRAM
AND HAS COMPLETED RESIDENCIES
IN MURAL PAINTING WITH
HENRICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
PETERSBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
RICHMOND PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
NOKESVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
COVINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BIG
STONE GAP PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
DINWIDDIE COUNTY PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, STAUNTON PUBLIC
SCHOOLS AND APPALACHIA PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
BRANCH EXPRESSES HIS LOVE AND
RESPECT FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN
CULTURE BY PAINTING IMAGES OF
THE DIASPORA. HIS AWARD
WINNING PAINTINGS HAVE BEEN
EXHIBITED AT THE BLACK HISTORY
MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER OF
VIRGINIA, THE ALLEGHENY
HIGHLANDS ART CENTER, THE
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA,
ARTS ON THE SQUARE, INC., AND
THE DAURA GALLERY. HIS WORK
IS A PART OF THE PERMANENT
COLLECTION OF CRESTAR BANK,
RICHMOND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL,
LYNCHBURG COLLEGE AND ...
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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND COLLECTIONS
Fraymart Gallery, Sandston, VA, 2001
·JVC Jazz festival, Jamaica, and New York City, 2001
·George Wythe High School for the Arts, Richmond, VA, 2001
·AFRAM Festival, Ghana, West Africa, 1999
·Banniker Douglas Museum, Annapolis, MD, 1999
·Harrison Museum of African-American Culture, Roanoke, VA, 1999
·Saint Mary’s Hospital, Richmond, VA, 1998
·Reggie’s, Richmond, VA, 1998
·Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA, 1998
·Allegheny Highlands Art Center, Clifton Forge, VA, 1997
·Corporate & Museum Framing, Richmond, VA, 1997
·The Imani Center, Richmond, VA, 1997
·The Daura Gallery, Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, VA, 1997
·Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA, 1996
·Crossroads, Richmond, VA, 1996
·North side Professional Building, Richmond, VA, 1996
·Arts On The Square, Inc, Richmond, VA, 1996
·Saint Paul’s College, Lawrenceville, VA, 1995
·Virginia Union University, Richmond, VA, 1995
·City Hall Building, Richmond, VA, 1995
·Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia, Richmond, VA, 1994
·Name Brand Records, Richmond, VA
·CRESTAR Headquarters, Richmond, VA
·Black Fire Records, Washington, DC
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