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Artist Statement:
PERSONAL STATEMENT ABOUT MY
PROCESS AND THE ART WORKS
Art can serve as a window on
the pain of those that are
unseen, and thus can hold the
promise of moving people to
take action. My goal in making
any series of work is to show
the suffering from many
differing viewpoints. I take a
highly personal approach to my
subjects and tend to focus on
the psychological condition
people are in as well as the
physical, using marks that
describe how people feel
inside, not just how they
appear. I want to express us
as true survivors and reveal
the tenderness, the courage,
and the dignity of human
beings living under conditions
that few can dare imagine.
The subject matter of my work
is generally narratives of
fragmented human bodies and
portraiture with symbolic
elements. I work with the
human figure out of compulsion
and necessity. Stemming from
an insatiable curiosity about
the actions, motivations, and
psychology of those around me,
the human figure has always
found its way into my art.
Being socially reserved by
nature, my work becomes a
catalyst for me to connect
with others ...
My [ART]can be classified as
Contemporary Figurative
Surrealism; they are ...
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JURIED / INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS:
2010 OMNIPRESENCE DC Commission of The Arts Congressional Black Caucus Exhibition featuring Black Artists of DC, Mandarin Hotel, Washington, DC
2010 Common Bond Exhibition, Strathmore Mansion, Bethesda, MD
2010 - Nina Simone Project Traveling Exhibition Invitational Atlanta, GA kickoff Juror E. Joyce Miller
2009 “BLACK” Black Artists of DC [DCAC] Washington, DC Jurors: Renee Stout, Blake Kimbrough and Marvin Bowser
2009 The National Conference of Artists (NCA)(DCNCA)50th Anniversary, Parrish Gallery Washington,DC
2008 CLAY FOCUS - The Gloria Kennedy Gallery, Brooklyn, NY. Juror: Gloria Kennedy
2008 DC Women in The Arts - Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, DC. Juror: Rachel. Cassiman
2007 BLACK MATTER - Zenith Gallery Washington, DC. Juror: Margery Goldberg
2006 MUD, SAND and FIBERS, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, D.C. Juror: Binnie Frey.
2006 Festival Of The Arts at the Graham Collection, Washington, D.C. Juror: Karl Graham
2006 Arts @ Embassies International Art Exchange, Accra, Ghana. Juror: U.S. Ambassador Pamela Bridgewater
2006 AFRICA Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, Va. Juror: Martha Jackson-Jarvis.
2005 National Urban League Art Expo, Washington, D.C. Convention Center. Juror: Carman Torruella-Quander
2005 “Hidden Treasures”, The Graham collection, Washington, D.C. Juror: Barbara Blanco
2005 George Washington University Ceramics Review, Northern Virginia Community College, Waddel Art Gallery in Sterling, Va. Juror: Shelley Stevens
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2010 First Amnesty International Human Rights Art Festival, Silver Spring, MD
2009 Middle East Politics & Middle America Priorities, MOCA DC Gallery Washington, DC
2009 The National Conference of Artists (NCA)(DCNCA)50th Anniversary, Parrish Gallery Washington, DC
2009 First on 1st Art + Music Walk; presented by The Pink Line Project and North Capitol Main Street Washington, DC
2008 WALL MOUNTABLES - District of Columbia Arts Center, Washington, DC.
2008 CUISINE DES ARTISTES - A feast for the senses, DC Arts Center/Meridian International Center, Washington, DC.
2007 WALL MOUNTABLES - District of Columbia Arts Center, Washington, DC.
2006 Arts & Embassies International Art Exchange, Accra, Ghana.
2005 National Black Fine Arts Show, PUCK Gallery, NYC, mixed-media collaboration with master painter Paul Goodnight
2002 “Woman Know Thyself: Spiritual Rebirth”, 2nd annual Woman’s History Month Exhibition, at Art Alley Gallery, IL.
2001 “Woman Know Thyself: Spiritual Rebirth”, 1st annual Woman’s History Month Exhibition, at Art Alley Gallery, IL.
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