Tag: tennessee
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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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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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