Category: Artists
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Omari Booker
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…
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Olasubomi Aka-Bashorun
Olasubomi Aka-Bashorun For Ola, art is more than creating aesthetic images. It is about releasing emotions that are hard to let go: one’s deepest desires, anger, frustrations, and lust. It’s about expressing the good, the bad, and ugly. It’s about finding solution, discovering yourself, and escaping. Art is therapy. Art is poetry in a different…
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Earl J. Hooks
Earl J. Hooks Earl J. Hooks was a nationally renowned artist celebrated for his contributions in sculpture, ceramics and photography. His artistic oeuvre spanned over sixty years and was highlighted in an exhibit titled “The Art of Photography: Through the Eyes of Earl J. Hooks,” which featured fifty photographs and three-dimensional works. This exhibition was…
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Alicia Henry
Alicia Henry “Isolation and interaction is a common recurring idea in my work. I am interested in the complexities and the contradictions surrounding familial relationships as well as societal differences and how these variations affect individual and group responses to themes of Beauty, the Body, and Identity. My current work explores these ideas, addressing the…
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Alice Aida Ayers
Alice Aida Ayers “My art is about energy, relationships between people, with the environment, and the universe. The colors of the figures represent the kind of energy that is put out into the world during certain activities or events. Everyday activities and shared experiences comprise the pieces in this series. Overall, they are a celebration…
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Magdalena Story
Magdalena Story Magdalene V. Story, 92 years old, has been sewing quilts most of her life. This pattern was made from quilting pieces that had been cut and stored in an old trunk that belonged to her mother, Mattie B. Preston, who passed away in 1972. We are unable to date as to when the…
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Dawn Smith
Dawn Smith “I am a native of Johnson City, TN. I am a crafter at heart. I learned to sew at an early age, completing my first outfit at 8 years old. In my teens, I taught crafts to the younger girls attending Bertha Ellis Girls Club. I received my B.S. degree in Food Systems…
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Shai Perry
Shai Perry Shai Perry is a Kansas-based, black bi-racial woman, artist, mother, curator, and consultant. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from East Tennessee State University, where she studied sculpture and cultural anthropology. She is the Gallery Coordinator and Adjunct Art Instructor at Kansas City Kansas Community College, while pursuing a Master of…
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Donna Olujani
Donna Olujani Donna Gillespie Olujani’s creative journey harmoniously blends passion, dedication, and artistic innovation, epitomized through the intricate art of sewing. Committed to crafting exquisite bags, she utilizes materials from cotton and faux leather to natural cork leather, African print cotton fabric, and African wax fabric. Within her realm of bag design, Donna’s artistry shines.…
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Doniqua Joyner
Doniqua Joyner “In a world of challenges, a graceful figure emerged, embodying a quiet yet unwavering strength. They moved with a unique power that embraced vulnerability, intuition, and the art of gentle boldness. Amidst chaos, “Sacred Imperial Threads-Majestic FILA’s” stood- symbols of this ethos. Adorned intricately, these shoes weren’t just footwear, they embodied the resilience…
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