{"title":"large works","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"dorsey-najee-here-comes-the-champ","title":"Dorsey, Najee, (Here Comes The Champ)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Here comes the Champ: Jack Johnson's Long Road to Reno\" \u003cspan\u003eb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ey Najee Dorsey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e36 x 61 inches mixed media on gallery wrap canvas, (2019) --framed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg style=\"margin: 5px 8px 2px 5px; float: left;\" height=\"240x240\" width=\"240x240\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0261\/3941\/files\/Najee-Dorsey_profilecrop_240x240.jpg?v=1523799424\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBorn in Arkansas, on January 26, 1973 and now residing in Atlanta, Georgia, Najee Dorsey; visual artist, gallerist, producer, CEO and founder of Black Art In America is known for embracing Southern roots in his works and relaying on canvas stories untold but not forgotten of the African American life. His artworks have been featured in exhibitions at the Arnika Dawkins Gallery, The Columbus Museum, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, David C. Driskell Center, the Charles H. Wright Museum; Syracuse University; the African American Museum in Dallas, TX; Houston Museum of African American Culture, the Marietta Museum of Art, FL; Clark Atlanta University Museum, the University of Arkansas Library and Liberty Bank Trust Company in New Orleans, LA. 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His work expresses themes ranging from mythical literature to the relationships between the physical body, musical allegories, natural, and man-made landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a student at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cox was awarded a fellowship to study at the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland. After receiving his BFA in Painting in 1999, he began to exhibit locally and regionally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCox has had solo exhibits at the Contemporary Arts Center, the Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center, PAC Gallery, and Weston Gallery in the Aronoff Center for the Arts.  In support of his efforts in the visual arts and art education communities, the City of Cincinnati awarded Cox the Individual Artist Grant in 2009.  He received a Congressional Award in 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis art has been featured in magazines, on television, and in the college textbook \u003cem\u003eDrawing: Space, Form, and Expression\u003c\/em\u003e.  In addition to his work being in corporate collections, Cox executed two large-scale public murals for the city of Cincinnati and murals in various Public Schools in the Cincinnati region. 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I have been drawing since the age of 4 after watching my father draw portraits.” Her main focus is on creating portraits that are thought provoking. About the meaning and content of her work she states “My work focuses on themes related to Black identity and being a black woman in todays cultural and political climate. I also like to focus on historical narratives and individuals. My ideas are often expressed in the form of cultural allegory and social realism. I am motivated by art that has an underlying message that engages the viewer in a way they can relate to. Art for me is many things but mainly it is my passion and my voice when I have a statement to make. It has also been my protest when circumstances of injustice arise. 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As a child, comic books and cartoons were Alfred Conteh’s main source of inspiration. His parent’s untiring efforts to educate he and his siblings about history, culture and philosophy, started him down the road to becoming a narrative and sculptural artist. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn graduate school, he had the time and facilities to experiment and formulate his own visual voice. The process of “making” became far more personal. His experiences as a man, a southerner, and an African American all found their way into how he expressed himself. It was here that his conviction and confidence as an artist combined to make his work truly important to him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_7\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eHis free-standing sculptures are completely non-objective studies of color, form and texture. His paintings are colorful, yet dark. Some of his works contain subtle discourse on African American culture. 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His work expresses themes ranging from mythical literature to the relationships between the physical body, musical allegories, natural, and man-made landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a student at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cox was awarded a fellowship to study at the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland. After receiving his BFA in Painting in 1999, he began to exhibit locally and regionally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCox has had solo exhibits at the Contemporary Arts Center, the Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center, PAC Gallery, and Weston Gallery in the Aronoff Center for the Arts.  In support of his efforts in the visual arts and art education communities, the City of Cincinnati awarded Cox the Individual Artist Grant in 2009.  He received a Congressional Award in 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis art has been featured in magazines, on television, and in the college textbook \u003cem\u003eDrawing: Space, Form, and Expression\u003c\/em\u003e.  In addition to his work being in corporate collections, Cox executed two large-scale public murals for the city of Cincinnati and murals in various Public Schools in the Cincinnati region. 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Edwards \u003cbr\u003esources images from her current life both to channel the racial and gendered \u003cbr\u003eisolation she experienced as a child and express the limitations of her strict, \u003cbr\u003ePentecostal upbringing, with her collage subjects as distinctive versions of her \u003cbr\u003eyounger self.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1978 in Alexander City, Alabama, Edwards studied at the Art Institute \u003cbr\u003eof Atlanta (AA in Graphic Design, 1998), Auburn University of Montgomery \u003cbr\u003e(B.A., Art Education, 2002), and the University of Alabama at Birmingham \u003cbr\u003e(M.A. Art Education, 2012). She is the recipient of many awards, including \u003cbr\u003ethe Purchase Award from the Alabama Art Colony in both 2005 and 2006, \u003cbr\u003eand “Best of Show” in the Montgomery Art Guild and Regions Bank \u003cbr\u003eExhibition in 2019. In 2021, she earned the Alabama State Council for the \u003cbr\u003eArts Fellow Award.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2019, Edwards participated in the Gee’s Bend Quilters Retreat at the \u003cbr\u003eAlabama Folk School in Nauvoo, Alabama. She later exhibited alongside \u003cbr\u003efamed quilters Tinnie and Minnie Pettway and Claudia Pettway Charley in \u003cbr\u003eGood Trouble: Civil Rights Past and Present (February 2-March 26, 2021) at \u003cbr\u003ethe Kentuck Art Center in Northport, Alabama. Other recent exhibitions have \u003cbr\u003ebeen presented at Untitled Art Miami Beach 2021, the Gadsden Museum of \u003cbr\u003eArt and Tennessee Valley Museum of Art. Believing in its transformative \u003cbr\u003epower, she taught art for 13 years to adjudicated male offenders at the \u003cbr\u003eAlabama Department of Youth Services School District.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdwards’ work can be found in numerous public collections and the private \u003cbr\u003ecollections of philanthropist Beth Rudin DeWoody, businessman Ric Lewis, \u003cbr\u003eand finance executive Reginald Browne. She is currently represented by \u003cbr\u003eRichard Beavers Gallery, New York.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCV:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVISUAL ARTIST \u0026amp; EDUCATOR \u003cbr\u003eEducation \u003cbr\u003e* Master of Arts in Art Education | University of Alabama at Birmingham (2012) \u003cbr\u003e* Bachelor of Arts in Art Education | Auburn University at Montgomery (2002) \u003cbr\u003e* Associate of Arts in Graphic Design | Art Institute of Atlanta (1998) \u003cbr\u003eTeaching \u0026amp; Professional Experience \u003cbr\u003eArt Educator \u003cbr\u003ei3 Academy \/ Woodlawn Community Charter School | Birmingham, AL \u003cbr\u003e* Facilitates visual arts instruction for elementary students, emphasizing the \u003cbr\u003etransformative power of creativity. \u003cbr\u003e* Develops curriculum that integrates local cultural history with contemporary \u003cbr\u003eartistic practices. \u003cbr\u003eArt Instructor \u003cbr\u003eAlabama Department of Youth Services School District | Mount Meigs, AL | (13 \u003cbr\u003eYears) \u003cbr\u003e* Utilized art as a therapeutic and rehabilitative tool for adjudicated male \u003cbr\u003eoffenders. \u003cbr\u003e* Developed specialized programming to foster self-expression and vocational \u003cbr\u003eskill-building within a secure facility. \u003cbr\u003e    \u003cbr\u003eSelected Exhibition History \u003cbr\u003eSolo Exhibitions \u003cbr\u003e* 2024 | Zippity Doo Da, Scope Miami Beach (Presented by Richard Beavers Gallery) \u003cbr\u003e* 2023 | Baptism Sunday, Richard Beavers Gallery, New York, NY \u003cbr\u003e* 2021 Solo Presentation, Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden, AL \u003cbr\u003e* 2021 Solo Presentation, Tennessee Valley Museum of Art, Tuscumbia, AL \u003cbr\u003eSelected Group Exhibitions \u0026amp; Art Fairs \u003cbr\u003e* 2025 | Black Joy is a Revolutionary Act, Richard Beavers Gallery, New York, NY \u003cbr\u003e* 2025 | EXPO CHICAGO, Richard Beavers Gallery \u003cbr\u003e* 2024 | Roots and Routes, Richard Beavers Gallery, New York, NY \u003cbr\u003e* 2022 | RBG - Our Primary Colors, Richard Beavers Gallery  \u003cbr\u003e* 2021 | Untitled Art Miami Beach, Miami, FL, Richard Beavers Gallery \u003cbr\u003e* 2021 | Good Trouble: Civil Rights Past and Present, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, \u003cbr\u003eAL \u003cbr\u003ePublic \u0026amp; Private Collections \u003cbr\u003e* Alabama Art Colony | Purchase Awards (2005, 2006) \u003cbr\u003e*    Jule    Collins    Smith    Museum    of    Fine    Art    (at Auburn University)    \u003cbr\u003e*    21c    Museum    Hotel    \u003cbr\u003e*    Montgomery Art Guild \/ Regions Bank | Montgomery, AL    \u003cbr\u003e* Private Collection of Eric G. Johnson (Vice President of the Board of Trustees (PAMM) \u003cbr\u003e* Private Collection of Reginald M. Browne (Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees at (PAFA)    \u003cbr\u003e* Private Collection of Beth Rudin DeWoody \u003cbr\u003e* Private Collection of Michael and Susan Hort  \u003cbr\u003e* Private Collection of the Late Congressman John Lewis \u003cbr\u003e    \u003cbr\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors \u003cbr\u003e* 2021 | Fellowship Award, Alabama State Council on the Arts \u003cbr\u003e* 2019 | Best of Show, Montgomery Art Guild and Regions Bank Exhibition \u003cbr\u003e* 2019 | Participant, Gee’s Bend Quilters Retreat (Alabama Folk School) \u003cbr\u003eCommunity Leadership \u003cbr\u003e* Founder, Black Unicorns Matter: An initiative dedicated to mentoring and \u003cbr\u003eproviding visibility for Black girls in the arts. \u003cbr\u003e* Co-Founder, DC Sparkle Squad: Using artistic outreach to promote civic \u003cbr\u003eengagement and voter registration. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard Beavers Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51813324292378,"sku":"sbo_lynthia_edwards_get_these_dogs_im_finna_hula_hoop","price":20000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0261\/3941\/files\/WhatsAppImage2026-03-11at3.10.59PM.jpg?v=1773260444"},{"product_id":"dorsey-najee-return-to-eden-series","title":"Dorsey, Najee (Return to Eden Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Return to Eden Series\" \u003cspan\u003eb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ey Najee Dorsey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3ft x 6 ft,  mixed media painting on canvas -- unframed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg style=\"margin: 5px 8px 2px 5px; float: left;\" height=\"240x240\" width=\"240x240\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0261\/3941\/files\/Najee-Dorsey_profilecrop_240x240.jpg?v=1523799424\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBorn in Arkansas, on January 26, 1973 and now residing in Atlanta, Georgia, Najee Dorsey; visual artist, gallerist, producer, CEO and founder of Black Art In America is known for embracing Southern roots in his works and relaying on canvas stories untold but not forgotten of the African American life. 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