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Black: A Celebration of African American Art in Sacramento-Area Collections showcases nearly 70 works of art from private and public collections in the region. The exhibit confirms that there are indeed fantastic works of art by nationally-known as well as emerging artists of color in the area!
The artists in the exhibit are:
John Bankston, Ernie Barnes, Romare Bearden, Milton Bowens, Marie
Johnson Calloway, Elizabeth Catlett, Robert Colescott, Erika Ranee Cosby, Aaron
Douglas, David Driskell, Marion Epting, Harry Evans, Kevin Hellon, Mike Henderson,
Oliver Jackson, Lois Mailou Jones, Charles Joyner, Brenda Joysmith, Akinsanya
Kambon, Wosene Kosrof, Jacob Lawrence, Peter Wayne Lewis, Larry Love, Clarence
Major, Richard Mayhew, Shonna McDaniels, Beverly McIver, Mary Lovelace O’Neal,
William Pajaud, Donald Regusters, Faith Ringgold, Betye Saar, Raymond Saunders,
John Scott, Dexter Sessoms, Gerald “GOS” Simpson, Hughie Lee Smith, Tafa,
TWIN (Jerry and Terry Lynn), Horace Washington, Carrie Mae Weems, Jessica
Wimbley, Purvis Young.
BLACK: A Celebration is organized by the 40 Acres Art Gallery, curated by Kim Curry-Evans
and Felicenne Ramey, and accompanied by an exhibition catalogue.
40 Acres is sponsored by Bank of America.
Additional support provided by St. HOPE, the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission,
UC Davis Health System, Clif and Norma Lamb, John and Stephanie Spears, and
Richard Lawrence and Katie Thomas.
Title logo above uses detail from Richard Mayhew's Santa Cruz Serenade Series Opus #6, 1995, watercolor, 27 x 34 inches (Collection of Guy Moore and Shirley Leonard.)
