Featuring Artists: Doba Afolabi, Ram Brisueno, William Buchanan, Sheryll Cashin, Julee Dickerson-Thompson, Buzz Duncan, Cheryll Edwards, Robert Freeman, Bernie Houston, Paul Henry, Hubert Jackson, Mihira Kara, Kristine Mays, Ibou N’Diaye, Qrcky, Curtis Woody, Luther Wright
Show dates: September 11 – September 14, 2024
SCHEDULE: Wed, Sept 11: 11:30am-7pm | Thur, Sept 12: 9am-6pm | Fri, Sept 13: 9am-6pm | Sat, Sept 14: 9am – 1pm
At Walter E. Washington Convention Center | Hall D- Booth 1409
Doba Afolabi, Nigerian born, credits his dancer mother, as the fundamental force behind his flair for expression. Studying at the famous Zaria Art School known for their experimental style and bold color palette. Ram Brisueno’s mixed media college’s create narratives that relate to personal identity and social perceptions. William Buchanan’s nature paintings are influenced by his surroundings, he sees rhythms, repetitions, designs, and patterns. Sheryll Cashin’s collages are made as an act of self-care, she surrounds Black women in nature and imagines them being healed as a form of resistance. Julee Dickerson-Thompson multi-media art, is influenced by a spiritual momentum, she explores “the Creator’s metaphors by allowing myself to become a vessel for my work.”
Buzz Duncan is a self-taught artist whose work can be described as deeply emotional and filled with energy. Cheryll Edwards’ recent paintings facilitate a shift in paradigm of consciousness, re-considering diversity and humanity on a fundamental, foundational level. Robert Freeman focuses on the interactions between people and how they betray their emotions with expressive faces and body language. Paul Henry, Jamaican sculpture who hand carves works in Lignum Vitea. Bernie Houston searches the shores for the one-of-a-kind driftwood piece for his carefully composed sculptures. Hubert Jackson explores human identity, history, and sites and events that are part of African American existence and history. Kristine Mays uses hundreds of pieces of wire to create intricate sculptures that capture the human form to reflect upon what is inward.
Mihira Karra, a fabric collage artist who started sketching and using pastels as a child, realized her passion for portraiture and figurative art. Ibou N’Diaye is a traditional Malian sculptor using traditional tools combining both modern and traditional imagery in his sculptures. Qrcky’s three-dimensional printing sculptures and paintings explore his interest in the sensation of moving, the deconstruction and reassembly of surfaces, and forgetting and remembering what has come before. Curtis Woody’s mixed media quilt paintings are thought-provoking vintage collages work that strikes the balance between spontaneity and a carefully planned composition of historical relevance. Luther Wright’s multidisciplinary approach and his passion for creating wall murals is to bring people together, spark conversations, and inspire positive change.
Now celebrating 46 years in the nation’s capital, Zenith is recognized for its unique mix of contemporary art in a wide variety of media, style, and subject. The gallery provides high-quality acquisition, art consulting, commissioning, appraisal, and framing services, through its gallery/salon/ sculpture garden off 16th Street at 1429 Iris St NW, WDC 20012.
