Category: Artists
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Samuel Dunson
Samuel Dunson The only constant in life, is change, therefore life changes everything. This is the one concept that has remained true throughout my artistic journey. My work tends to deal with accepting, then overcoming changes occurring throughout life. From my early years as an artist to the present day, I strive to discern these…
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Kimberly Dummons
Kimberly Dummons Kimberly Dummons is an Associate Professor of Art and Design at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN, where she primarily teaches Two-Dimensional Design and Three-Dimensional Design. Originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, she earned her B.A. in Art from Xavier University of Louisiana, and her MFA in Studio Art, with a Sculpture concentration,…
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Tina Curry
Tina Curry Each piece is individually formed from a slab or lump of clay. Tina primarily uses her bare hands rather than tools, so you will see her finger marks on the pieces. The love of animals, both domestic and wild, are the essence of her body of work. “In nature I observe animals in…
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Bill Capshaw
Bill Capshaw The heart of each piece comes from deep within the soul with the intent to pierce the mind with probing thoughts of the creative process. Classic forms are conceived using simple line work with basic shapes and design elements. Embellished surfaces and glaze decoration work together for contrast and emphasizing the compositional message.…
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Jane Buis
Jane Buis Born in the Rocktown section of Jefferson County, Marcella “Jane” Buis was one of four sons and two daughters of James and Ethel Pate Carter. While sharecropping in hay, tobacco, wheat and other farm crops, father James had also helped build the Interstate highways, while mother Ethel worked at Carson-Newman (then) College as…
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Carlton Wilkinson
Carlton Wilkinson Carlton Wilkinson is a photographer whose dramatic black and white images reflect contemporary life and its relationship to the African American experience. His work has won the Tennessee Arts Commission Fellowship and a number of art competition awards as well as being included in major collections such as the Schomburg Center in New…
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Ludie Amos
Ludie Amos Ludie Amos, of Clarksville, is a prize-winning visionary artist whose unique artwork tells stories of growing up in the rural South. Her multidisciplinary, mixed media artwork includes doll making, quilting, tapestry making, painting, and sculpting. Through these multiple mediums, Amos creates stunning visual representations of her memories. Each intricate tapestry, doll, or diorama…
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