Category: Middle
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Wilson Lee Jr.
Wilson Lee Jr. Wood has been a part of my life since birth. The first steps as a child were toward a bowl of shellac. My earliest carvings were created when I was twelve years old. Later, the creative spirit allowed me to speak about social issues through wood carving. Someone had to offer a…
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Henry Jones
Henry Jones Henry L. Jones is a poet, artist, playwright and activist who writes and creates art about social issues, cultural connections, historical events, personal experiences and spiritual relations inspired by roots of the African Diaspora. He’s the author of three books of poetry: Tell Me No Lies (chapbook, 1992), Run into Blackness: Feeling My…
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Alexis Jones
Alexis Jones Mississippi native Alexis Jones has shown a continual evolution in artistic journey since an early age. With a foundation in graphic design, digital drafting, and illustration, Jones honed skills and creative concepts while earning a degree in Visual Communications from Austin Peay State University. Beyond the structure of formal education, Jones has remained…
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Earline Green
Earline Green The Henrietta Dwells Series was inspired by Rebecca Skloot’s book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. This body of work celebrates the scientific contributions made by Henrietta Lacks’ cell lineage. My interest led to Henrietta’s family tree and the Millennial Lackses. The Nautilus Shell symbolizes the evolution of Henrietta’s ancestry, children, and the…
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Amanda Ewing
Amanda Ewing Amanda N. Ewing is a luthier, cultural arts advocate, and founder of The Lutherie Lounge and the Black in Lutherie (BIL) Initiative. These projects create space to honor the legacy, future, and brilliance of Black instrument makers. Based in Nashville, Amanda hand-builds instruments from the violin family and ancestral stringed instruments, blending traditional…
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Gail Clemons
Gail Clemons Gail Clemons is a rare native Nashvillian. Being reared in the community of Hopewell near grandparents and cousins influenced her perspective. Family and friends were her first subjects, when she was a child. Throughout her life, Gail has always been fascinated by artbooks and how the world is represented through the eyes of…
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Lakesha Moore Calvin
Lakesha Moore Calvin I am Lakesha Calvin, a Nashville native who first discovered my creative voice in the classrooms of Metro Nashville public schools. After earning my degree from Washington University in St. Louis, I ventured further—earning two Master’s degrees, one in Painting from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and another in Education from Lipscomb…
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Landry Butler
Landry Butler Toward the Dawn (Vers l’aube) is a deeply personal and meditative piece created from a spectrum of black-to-gray dreadlocks, shorn from my own head over a period of more than three decades. Affixed with linen thread to canvas, the 16×20-inch work evokes the tonal gradation of black-and-white photography and the symbolic language of…
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LeXander Bryant
LeXander Bryant “LeXander Bryant is an Alabama-born photographer and visual artist based in Nashville, TN. Focused on capturing the essence of Black Folks, particularly in the American South, his work centers around the documentation & design of the black experience through stories of triumph, resilience, and cultural identity. LeXander has been featured in both group…
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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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