Omari Booker

• Origin: Nashville (Davidson County)
• Active: Nashville (Davidson County); Los Angeles, CA
• Region: Middle
• Mediums: Painting, Murals, Mixed Media
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Omari Booker

Omari Booker, visual artist based in Nashville, and Los Angeles, CA, began his journey as an artist his senior year of high school at Montgomery Bell Academy. While attending Belmont University, Omari studied Mathematics and other more traditional curricula before he finally focused on studio art and graphic design. He later earned his B.S. in Graphic Design from Tennessee State University. Oil paintings are Omari’s predominant medium, but mixed media including charcoal, ink, and found objects are essential building blocks of his work and are used to create finished pieces. Large scale work has been a constant creative outlet for Omari, and murals are also a consistent part of his creative practice. Omari takes a process-oriented approach to his art, embracing it as a therapeutic modality through which he is able to express his passion for the freedom and independence that the creative process allows him to experience. His art is his personal therapy, and his desire is that those viewing it will have personal experiences of catharsis. The philosophy that undergirds Omari’s work is FREEDOM THROUGH ART and he aspires to create work that communicates to his audience their unique and intrinsic ability to be free. His artwork and murals are in private and public collections including The Tennessee State Museum, University of Central Florida Art Gallery and the Vanderbilt Black Cultural Center.

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