Category: East
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Gary White
Gary White “We are always in constant search of recording the world around us. This need can be seen in the works of ancient ancestors. From Moche effigy pots of pre-Columbian America to the latest high tech digital camera, the urge to record is undeniably in our genetic human DNA. The immediacy of clay has…
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Sammie Nicely+
Sammie Nicely+ “As an artist, my work is an extension of myself and helps me to better understand my cultural heritage. It is a crucial means of self-understanding. I see art as the medium through which such understanding can be attained. I create art for self-satisfaction and a way of communicating with others. My art…
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Calvin Nicely
Calvin Nicely Tennessee General Assembly is proud that our state is the home of some of the most gifted and accomplished artists in the country. Calvin Nicely of Morristown is one such highly respected artist, who recently has had his inspirational work featured in the prestigious Africa to Appalachia celebration. Calvin Nicely was born in…
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Althea Murphy-Price
Althea Murphy-Price Inspired by the social implication of beauty and its relationship to female identity, women and culture. Topics of real and false, decoration, and imitation are explored in two- and three-dimensional working methods, using traditional and non-conventional approaches to printmaking, and sculpture. Althea Murphy-Price began her studies in Fine Art at Spelman College before…
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James McKissic
James McKissic My work is born of a desire to use color, texture and shape in a way that invites the viewer into the artwork. If you don’t want to physically touch my work, I feel like I haven’t been successful. My work allows me to explore on an organic, primal level my relationship to…
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Tobertha Jackson
Tobertha Jackson Sisters Tobertha and Wokie grew up in Liberia, West Africa and draw artistic inspiration from their homeland and its distinctive and colorful traditions. They create well-constructed one-of-a-kind gowns, dresses, shirts, and jewelry blending centuries-old traditional patterns and color schemes with contemporary accents and influences. Crafting Blackness Exhibitions Black Bodies Making Form MTSU Black…
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Wokie Massaquoi-Wicks
Wokie Massaquoi-Wicks Sisters Tobertha and Wokie grew up in Liberia, West Africa and draw artistic inspiration from their homeland and its distinctive and colorful traditions. They create well-constructed one-of-a-kind gowns, dresses, shirts, and jewelry blending centuries-old traditional patterns and color schemes with contemporary accents and influences. Crafting Blackness Exhibitions Black Bodies Making Form MTSU Black…
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Fritz Massaquoi+
Fritz Massaquoi Fritz Hilary Massaquoi (mass-ah-koi) was a self-taught painter who also worked in batik, tie-dye, weaving, printmaking, and papermaking. A long time Emporium resident artist, his works have been collected and exhibited internationally. Fritz was also active as an art teacher, and inspired his art students wherever he taught. The son of West African…
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Jerry Machen, Sr.
Jerry Machen, Sr. Jerry Machen, of Kingsport, has been creating innovative, pictorial textile wall hangings and custom carpets for over forty years. The owner and operator of Agape Carpet and Rug Specialists, Jerry is also one of the foremost rug restorers in the southern region. Interested in art since he was a young boy, Jerry…
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