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Past Exhbitions -- March 2003
Samuel L. Dunson, Jr.: the Watermelon Chronicles
Through mixed media figurative paintings, Samuel L. Dunson, Jr. deals with stereotypes African-Americans may face during their lifetime, "changing the negative into a positive bit of truth."
Images of the Spirit: Albert Chong, Radcliffe Bailey, & Whitfield Lovell
Each internationally known artist in this exhibition uses photography in a unique way to express his heritage. Guggenheim Fellow and University of Colorado Associate Professor of Art & Photography, Albert Chong digitally manipulates family photos superimposing other objects and turning his photographs into icons. Radcliffe Bailey, whose work is in the Art Institute of Chicago and the Metropolitan Museum, uses old photographs as focal points for large mixed-media works. Whitfield Lovell creates installations around life-sized drawings of old photographs that relate to his ancestors. His work has been exhibited throughout the country including the Seattle Art Museum, New York's Studio Museum in Harlem and most recently at the Cheekwood Museum of Art in Nashville.
The Mystery of Visual Prose & Poetry: Wyatt, Ogunsanya, & Carrie
These artists pay homage to their roots literally and metaphorically. Lucius Wyatt creates sculptures, also related to Native American culture, from old tree stumps, taking several years to complete. Sangoyemi Ogunsanya's mixed-media installations and wall pieces focus on African spirituality, communicating stories through words, symbols, and performance. Edouardo Duval Carrie paints vivid images of his native Haiti.
Lawrence J. Philp: Resident Artist Exhibition
Painter, printmaker, and educator Lawrence J. Philp, is The Arts Center's first artist-in-residence. His acrylic paintings on paper, completed during his residency, are "visual diaries that employ the ghosts of memories and the notes of the real." Join us in welcoming Lawrence during his resiency.
Word & Image: ...Let Freedom Ring
Pinellas County Middle Schools
"Freedom" is the theme for the second middle school exhibition of the 2002-2003 Word & Image series. Pinellas County elementary school students from grades 3-5 share their interpretation of "freedom" through visual art combined with the written word.
