| Albert Fennell |
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| Albert Fennell art work can be can be summed up in one word: Diversity. Albert is as proficient in oil as he is in pastel or ink. Fennell uses his unique ability to create depth, dimension and illusions of exemplary quality. Albert Fennell was born in San Diego, California, and his talent was evident...
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| Alonzo Adams |
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| His pallette is dominated by the earth tones favored by Rembrandt and the American artists he admires, giving his work a poetic, pensive quality. His professional goal is to keep integrity in art, and his personal ambition is to hang in the world’s great art museums alongside the masters he reveres....
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| Annie Lee |
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| Annie Lee was a Chief Clerk in the Engineering Department of a railroad. Today, Annie Lee is an internationally acclaimed artist and gallery owner known to art collectors the world over as "Annie Lee."
As an adult, one Monday morning at five o'clock as Annie Lee tried to get it together, she came...
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| Brenda Joysmith |
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| Brenda Joysmith is more than an artist. All her paintings have a story to tell. “Drawing from careful observation of Black people in their ordinary routines, I select a moment that is particularly expressive, or best characterizes my basic idea. Then I work to create a painting that is both meaningful...
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| Cassandra Gillens |
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| Cassandra Gillens is a self-taught artist, residing in the Low Country of South Carolina, an area she cherish. Born and educated in Boston, Massachusetts, her earliest memories are drawing with colored chalks on the sidewalks of Roxbury; Massachusetts. The memories remain a part of her when she began...
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| Charles Bibbs |
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| Charles Bibbs has always believed that we are the keepers of our culture, and as such, has spent much of his time working towards developing a cohesive, energized African American community. He is a committed activist on behalf of economic development and empowerment in the community, spending much...
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| Charles Bibbs / Poncho |
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| Collaborations featuring the combined talents of world renowned artists Charles A. Bibbs and Larry Poncho Brown have been well received. Their popular images have been some of the most sought after collaborations ever reproduced in the African American art realm. The collaboration concept has been...
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| David Garibaldi |
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| Born in Los Angeles and raised in Sacramento, Garibaldi’s early life was
overshadowed by the tough environment that surrounded him. He was not
immune to the lure of graffiti life, and he found a niche in urban art. It was not
until high school that Garibaldi was able to parlay underground influences...
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| Dean Mitchell |
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| "It is said that you must suffer for your art. Dean Mitchell understands the
sentiment, but is not ruled by it. But the images of the life he sees around
him are filled with emotion, whether it is a painting of a plain, light-
splashed, whiteboard-paneled Southern church or a woman bowing in...
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| Ernie Barnes |
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| Ernie Barnes was born July 15, 1938. Endowed with an innate sensitivity, he knew early in life that he wanted to become an artist. Initial impressions were fashioned in the rich soil of Durham, North Carolina, while his sensibilities were cultivated in a loving home by his parents, Ernest Sr. and...
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| Frank Morrison |
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| Frank Morrison Born in Massachusetts then brought by his family to live in New Jersey at an early age, Frank Morrison was reared and spent his formative years there, an affable, precocious and inquisitive youngster whose curiosity about everything around him seemed limitless. Then, as an energetic...
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| Gamboa |
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| Consuelo Gamboa lived in Mexico as a young girl, where her talents became evident when she was very young. Her earliest childhood memories are of painting, "My mother says I was born with a paintbrush in my hand," Consuelo Gamboa fondly recalls. Consuelo Ferrera Gamboa, her Grandmother and artist,...
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| Gamboa Originals |
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| Consuelo Gamboa lived in Mexico as a young girl, where her talents became evident when she was very young. Her earliest childhood memories are of painting, "My mother says I was born with a paintbrush in my hand," Consuelo Gamboa fondly recalls. Consuelo Ferrera Gamboa, her Grandmother and artist,...
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| Gilbert Young |
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| Gilbert Young's support of various community activities and events in his native town of Cincinnati, Ohio spans over two decades. He was active there in both the artistic and scholastic arenas. Young served as Director and Conservator of the Fine Arts Collection for the University of Cincinnati...
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| Jerry Lynn and Terry Lynn |
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| Identical twin brothers Jerry and Terry Lynn are one of the most incredible stories in the art industry. Each is a talented artist in his own right, but it's their collaborative artistic genius which has won them acclaim for creating some of the most vibrant, exciting art the industry has seen in...
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| John Holyfield |
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| Born and raised in Clarksburg, West Virginia, John Holyfield was orphaned and reared by his grandmothers. Early in childhood, his interest in art was evident. Encouraged by teachers, family and friends, he studied art throughout school and went on to Howard University and the university of D.C. to...
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| Kadir Nelson |
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| Kadir Nelson is an award-winning artist and illustrator whose works have been published by Sports Illustrated, The New Yorker, Coca-Cola, The New York Times, Major League Baseball, and Nike, among others. In 1996, Nelson served as the lead "Conceptual Artist" for Steven Spielberg's feature film, "Amistad."
Nelson...
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| Karl Bang |
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| Karl Bang's paintings are unique because he combines totally different styles of painting within the same format. It is very difficult to design a balanced composition with realistic elements that are juxtaposed with flat colors and patterns.
The faces of his subjects are painted realistically...
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| Keith Mallett |
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| For Keith Mallett painting is a spiritual journey. It is a journey that started in childhood and continues to this day. Keith has worked as a painter, etcher and ceramic artist. His subject matter ranges from figurative to still life and abstracts.
Born in Pennsylvania in 1948, Keith studied painting...
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| Maasai |
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| As a self-taught artist Stacy Bayne's journey into the art world began in her early 20's. As a model Stacy lived in 5 foreign countries over the next 7 years where she spent every spare weekend in museums around the world. "This allowed me to experience and 'absorb' some of the Greatest Masterworks...
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| Michael Gnatek |
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| Michael Gnatek has long been recognized as the premier portrait painter, both of American military and western figures. His range of subject matter is remarkably diverse from strongly confident poses of Patton, Stuart, Lee, Jackson and a young Confederate Standard-Bearer to the quiet tranquility of...
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| Paul Goodnight |
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| Thanks to television and movies, millions of people see the works of Paul Goodnight and don't even know it. You could be watching Will Smith in "Fresh Prince of Bel Air," "Seinfeld," "ER" or the award-winning movie "Ghost," and at some point, you will probably notice his distinctive paintings on the...
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| Poncho |
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| Larry "Poncho" Brown, a world leader in contemporary African American art, is a native of Baltimore, MD. He started his first business at the age of 17 as a signwriter and he has been a full time artist ever since. Poncho received his Bachelors of Fine Arts degree from the Maryland Institute College...
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| Romare Bearden |
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| Romare Bearden
Born September 2, 1912. He was an African-American artist.
Born Fred Howard Romare Bearden in Charlotte, North Carolina, he grew up primarily in the Harlem district of New York City. His mother’s work as New York editor for the Chicago Defender newspaper and as a social activist...
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| Ted Ellis |
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| Ted Ellis is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. Growing up in the city of New Orleans, known for its style and artistic exuberance, has inspired Ted to capture the essence of his subjects in all the glory of its rich cultural heritage. With an extreme
Ted Ellis has a true dedication to his craft...
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| Thomas Blackshear |
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| THOMAS BLACKSHEAR II, the son of an Air Force captain, was born in Waco, Texas, and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. “Drawing was all I ever liked to do,” he says. “While all the other guys were playing baseball or basketball, I was in my house, drawing.” He pursued an interest in art throughout high...
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| Tim Ashkar |
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| Tim Ashkar is a multi-cultural artist. Though primarily self taught; in 1978, Ashkar had the honor of studying art under Judith Serbaroli, the daughter of the also renowned Italian artist Hector Serbaroli. “The education I received from Judith was in the classical tradition, with the belief that one...
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| William Tolliver |
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| 1951-2000 - Tolliver spent more than 30 of his 48 years perfecting his skill as a painter. Today, William Tolliver's art is collected worldwide. Tolliver's style freely combines the color of Chagall with the solid compositional principles of Cezanne and the mood and forms of Modigliani and Picasso....
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