Tag: nashville
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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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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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Brittney Boyd Bullock
Brittney Boyd Bullock Brittney Boyd Bullock is a Memphis visual artist, arts program director, and entrepreneur. She’s worked as Project Manager for the Urban Art Commission, managing Memphis’s largest public art archive, and as the Partnerships and Community Engagement Manager for Crosstown Concourse & Crosstown Arts, overseeing various collaborative creative programs and exhibitions. She’s now…
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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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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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