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Theresa Davis ArtsXchange Literary Program Director Studio Artist theresa@artsxchange.org https://www.artisttheresadavis.com Theresa Davis is an educator, storyteller, poet, author, poetry slam champion and the host of the award winning open mic Java Speaks. She has performed on stages across the nation as a poet and keynote speaker. She was a classroom teacher for over 25 years, specializing in cross curricular education. As a slam poet, Theresa has competed individually and on teams for over a decade and in 2011 won the Women of the World Poetry Slam. In May 2013, her first full collection of poems entitled “After This We Go Dark” was published by Sibling Rivalry Press. “After This We Go Dark” became an American Library Association Honoree, and the book can now be checked out in local and college libraries around the world. Her latest poetry collection “Drowned: A Mermaid’s Manifesto”, released with Sibling Rivalry Press, in fall of 2016 received the award“Ten Books All Georgians Should Read”. In addition to being a teaching artist and outreach poetry coordinator for Georgia Tech for 6 years, Theresa hosts and participates in many of the lit events around Atlanta. Her one-woman show “Then They’ll Tell You it’s all in Your Head” Made its debut as a part of 7 Stages Home Brew series in fall of 2017. Artist Statement The nature of my work and my aesthetic philosophy I have been called a poet, slam poet, and performance artist. All three are appropriate and underscore that the voice, the word, the story are my primary artistic tools. My work has evolved over the years from the intimately personal to work that resounds with social and cultural truths that transcend my ethnicity and sexual identity. The ability to create and share my work is very dear to me. My art is my second skin. It allows me to connect with others in a personal way even though in most cases we have just met. Poetry is the portal to initiate dialogue. OUR STAFF STUDIO ARTIST EBON DOOLEY HONOREES

About Us Our Programs Our Board Our Staff Our Funders Our Support Team Our History When the Southeast Community Cultural Center's board of directors incorporated and opened The Arts Exchange in 1983 it reshaped the landscape of the Metro Atlanta arts scene: This inner-city Artist colony/community arts center was an intentional effort to create fully integrated facility—multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary and inter-generational. Over the years we have been the place where individual artists could find performance or rehearsal space; and artists and community could find a wide range of classes. A gathering place for community events and social change efforts, and an in-town artist colony representing all disciplines of the arts traditional to the experimental. Our Mission We create, produce, present and provide arts and/or cultural services for the public, and represent art and artists from traditional to experimental. Our mission is to nourish the creativity and careers of black artists; expose the community to multiple cultural traditions; and provide resources to inspire new generations of patrons, artists, and other creatives. We are a place where individuals and artists gather to find a creative community, and share their work with the community at large. Our goal is to empower and support artists, community residents, and the public to actively engage in life-changing creative experiences. We promote and expand accessibility to the arts for those who have not traditionally had access to the arts. We partner with arts organizations, organizers, and collectives of artists to respond to the needs of our community. Our Programs Annual Fundraiser Event Jack Sinclair Gallery Literary Program Fresh Oasis Community Garden Ebon Dooley Awards Studio Artist Program Our Staff Alice Lovelace Executive Director She/Her director@artsxchange.org Angela Oliver Communications Director She/Her media@artsxchange.org Tia Davis Interim Managing Director She / Her managingdirector@artsxchange.org Richard Washington Gallery Director He/Him sinclairgallery@artsxchange.org Theresa Davis Literary Events Director She/Her theresa@artsxchange.org tenisio seanima Fresh Oasis Garden Manager He/Him freshoasis@artsxchange.org Our Support Team Mocha Kelly Intern - Program Assistant Sound by IBIS Light and Sound Technician JT Ceasar Intern - Media Assistant Tia Davis Webmaster Our Board Anthony Marrero President Business Professional and Talent Sourcer Kenneth Zakee Treasurer Textile Artist, Poet Cheryl A. Johnson Board Member Cultural Curator Etienne L. Jackson Board Member Public Art Project Manager | Sculpture & Conservation Specialist Lisa Tuttle Secretary Artist, Curator, Consultant Noah Washington Board Member Writer, Producer Alice Lovelace Board Member Arts Administrator, Author, Poet Nino Augustine Board Member Multidisciplinary Artist & Music Director Our History In 1983, Ebon Dooley along with a dedicated group of practicing artists, community leaders, and activists formed the first board of directors for the South East Community Cultural Arts Center, Inc. (SECCC) doing business as The Arts Exchange. They approached the Atlanta Board of Education in 1984 and requested to lease the closed Grant Park Elementary School. Within six months of opening The Arts Exchange was at full occupancy. This in-town artists colony included 14 multi-disciplinary artist studios, a recording studio, two galleries, two dance studios, and a full theatre/performing arts/music season. When The Arts Exchange opened, it reshaped the landscape of the Metro Atlanta arts scene. This inner-city artist colony/community arts center was an intentional effort to create a fully integrated facility—multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary and inter-generational. Over the years we have been the place where individual artists could find performance or rehearsal space; and artists and community could find a wide range of classes. We were a gathering place for community events and social change efforts, and an in-town artist colony representing all disciplines of the arts from traditional to the experimental. New home. New name. In 2016 we sold the property in Grant Park. Renovating and opening a new facility in East Point in December of 2018. The move to East Point was an intentional decision we made to be a part of a community that did not have access to a multifaceted arts facility like ours, with room for creative small businesses, community gathering spaces, and programs focused on education and wellness. Shortchange, is a new name reflecting our relocation to the southwest side of town in the former Jere Wells Elementary School in East Point. Since our grand opening on January 10, 2019, we have been an exemplary and unique center for community, civic, and arts engagement. We offer event and performance spaces, artist studios, classes, literary events, survival sessions for musicians and visual artists, wellness classes and more. Our programs include The Jack Sinclair Gallery, Charles “Jikki” Riley Memorial Library and Literacy Program, the Paul Robeson Theatre, a creative artists studio program, the Sinclair Gallery, Fresh Oasis Community Garden, and classes and workshops for the community. As we move into our 40th year, we are proud to have returned to our roots as a community-based organization dedicated to the enrichment of our community and service to those who live here. The ArtsXchange has a unique and independent place in the arts scene in Atlanta and Fulton County. More History

The Aboriginal Museum The Aboriginal Museum A Revelation of True Identity Feb 11, 2022 - Mar 7, 2022 CURATORS Ray Lewis Christian Johnson ARTISTS Ugo Agoruah Thomas Bess Montez Brénard Markeidric The Great Williams Riggs Sabb Ron Smith The Sinclair Gallery hosts a group showing titled, “The Aboriginal Museum.” The exhibit will run from February 11, 2022 – March 7, 2022; opening reception begins at 7pm. Sinclair Gallery will also hold an artist talk, at 2pm on February 19, 2022. Artists of this exhibit: Ugo Agoruah, Thom Bess, Montez Brenard, Williams Riggs Sabb, and Ron Smith were selected by Co-Curators, Markeidric the Great and Ray Lewis. The aboriginal museum highlights aboriginal contemporary artists using their cultural connections and interest to depict their interpretations of fine art through a variety of mediums. The exhibition is presented as a museum with each artist providing their individual perspectives to help form a unified body of work that illuminates what is inaccurately referred to as “African-American” culture. The Aboriginal Museum brings six aboriginal contemporary artists together to reflect on their cultural experiences. The “Out of Africa” theory, based on the Trans-Atlantic slave trade is a direct conflict to the true history of Aboriginals in America. It’s not one size fits all. The Aboriginal Museum challenges that narrative and suggests that we are descendants of the original inhabitants, not “black” , not “African-American” but Aboriginal. In this exhibition, the artists will give viewers the ability to look at America through a different lens, that being from the point of view of The Aboriginal Artist. Each artist has been hand picked by Markeidric for their uniqueness, creative talent, and ability to depict their cultural experiences. _______________ Rayfield Lewis II Instagram @kingraylew Born in Savannah, raised in Athens, trained in Atlanta, Rayfield Lewis II is a self-taught creative visionary. He spent many years accepting behind the scene roles across many different creative mediums. In 2018 he was introduced to the visual art scene by way of transporting and installing art for galleries and designers. In 2020, through his company Suga Cane Syrup, he started a residency program at the Arts Exchange in Eastpoint, Ga where he opens up his art studio for creative minds to create. Artist like Thomas Bess, Ron Smith, Ugo Agoruah, and Debõrah Hughes are just a few of the names that have taken advantage to the residency. Rayfield curated his first exhibition in February of 2021 with Tim short. It was held at Parlor in the Castleberry Hills district of Atlanta, Ga where he is the curator for their arts and culture program. He went on to curate four other shows in 2021. His most recent with John Glover being a major success for such a short curating career. Rayfield is more than excited to continue his creative journey and to work intimately with the creative talents and geniuses of today to bring their art and their message to the world for everyone to see. Markeidric The Great Instagram - @markeidric Growing up in Atlanta opened opportunities for Markeidric and his family. As a kid he took on many sports in his spare time which at an early age introduced him to disciplines like hard work and determination. On top of being heavily involved with sports, he also discovered a great passion for art. At the age of 6 he was placed in private art lessons with the same teacher (Phillis Bostar) until he graduated high school at 17. At an early age he began studying masters, from Davinci and Rembrandt to Monet and Cezanne. After graduating, his learning relationship with Phillis was brought to an end so he began his pursuit of higher education attending Savannah College of Art and Design as a painter. His current body of work focuses on the contemporary evolution of classical painting techniques applied to modern subjects and concepts. Thus having been inspired by very few Black artists before him, he is what we could consider to be one of our first Post Modern Neo-Classical artist. Through manipulating paint application, things like landscapes, portraits, and interior spaces trigger the desire to engage his work. Markeidric The Great. Ugo Agoruah Instagram- @ugo_agoruah Ugo Agoruah is a Nigerian born artist, raised in Marietta, GA since early childhood. It is here; he started cultivating a love for artistic imagery and aesthetic. Even with his artistic capabilities, he chose to focus his studies on Biology, where he developed an interest in the human figure and its functions. By 2015 Ugo was hit with divine spark to create, and bring more focus on advancing and spreading his artistic practice. By 2018, Ugo obtained his Bachelor’s of Fine Arts degree in Drawing and Painting from the Kennesaw State University School of Art & Design. Since arriving in the Atlanta art scene in 2015, Ugo has worked to capture and intrigue the community with his beautiful work, and his attention to aesthetic & narrative. Using the gift of art as a gateway to higher thinking, understanding, and discovery, Ugo takes inspiration from personal tales, art history, culture, and the classical muse to create work that can be described as transcendental and didactic. Thomas Bess Instagram- @thombess Thom Bess (or simply “Bess” as friends call him) is a new and exciting force in Contemporary Art, specializing in collage style paintings and drawings. Influenced by Picasso, Romere Bearden, and Stephanie Jackson, Bess’s work has been described as mystical, darkly funny, challenging, and uplifting, the kind of art that sparks conversation and debate. Bess was raised in the small town of Gray, GA with strong Christian values and all the contradictions of the American South. He moved to big city Atlanta at the age of 15 where he immediately became a fixture in the local arts community and beyond. Following a near death experience at 18, Bess began splitting his time between Jamaica and Amsterdam, where he began studying African centered metaphysics, and ironically began to reflect and channel his very American experiences onto canvas. Returning to the US in 2008, Bess started creating wall projections for small gatherings of friends in the newly re-emerging party and arts scene in Atlanta, depicting cult pop culture icons, literary figures, and people he encountered at the local coffee shop. He currently lives and works in Atlanta, GA. Montez Brénard Montez Brénard is an American artist, altruist, curator, designer, documentarian and inventor born and raised in PG County, Maryland. He started out drawing and using fabric paint to customize clothing for himself and classmates in elementary school. Throughout his childhood he explored various branches of arts including installations, sculpture, painting, mixed media, photography, videography and more. In 2010, he went on to design a clothing brand that was celebrated locally and sought after internationally. Several years later, he graduated with a B.F.A in Graphic Design from Savannah College of Art and Design. Some of his accomplishments include inventing a game, filing for a design patent, recording multiple musical projects and curating multi-sensory experiences for performance artists. Known for phrases like “The goal is to get it, then give it to people who need it.” and “If we don’t stick together we f*cked.” It’s not hard to tell that Montez values collaborating, sharing resources and tribalism. William Riggs Sabb Instagram- @ayoo_sabb My art form was cultivated from 90’s rap and saturday morning cartoons• classically trained at the Savannah College of Art in Design • radiant illustrator • finesse caricature artisan• formed from the red clay of Statesboro, Georgia • creative energy only Ron Smith Instagram- @smithcreativ Painter, sculptor, educator, & leader. Ron Smith is a man of many hats, as well as many talents. From digital works and designs, to beautifully painted figures, and sculpture, Ron Smith’s creativity knows no bounds. A master at his craft and a man of the ppl, he creates artwork that serves as a reminder that artwork is an integral part of history and should help reformulate the definition of civilization. All Exhibits SINCLAIR GALLERY NEWS ArtsXchange spotlights southside in 2nd annual South Fulton County Invitational Angela Oliver Jun 4 2 min read Call for Entries - Juried Show - SONIC IMPRESSIONS: Abstract Visual Art Inspired by Music - Submission Deadline EXTENDED! - Sun, July 5, 2026 sinclairgallery May 20 1 min read

01756a3a-e048-41a9-a62d-15e90f8ab0ed PRESS The Spotlight Series-An Evening of original 10 minute plays November 17, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEAS E THE SPOTLIGHT SERIES: AN EVENING OF ORIGINAL 10-MINUTE PLAYS Dec. 10 | 7 p.m. artsxchange.org/event-details/spotlight-series CONTACT: Angela Oliver, media@artsxchange.org , 404-624-4211 ArtsXchange sponsors evening of original plays by writers, actors formerly on strike The Spotlight Series to highlight injustices plaguing Atlanta EAST POINT, Ga. — Great ideas are often born through challenging times, says Chantal Maurice, actor and founder of CoStar Coaching . When the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists unions went on strike earlier this year, Maurice thought of an outlet for local strikers to keep their creativity in motion. “Artists struggle when they aren't able to exercise their gifts and talents,” she said. “The strike impacted artists mentally and financially, but The Spotlight Series allowed me to create something of purpose; a reason for artists to continue to create within the strike rules.” The Spotlight Series , an evening of seven original 10-minute plays by Atlanta-based writers, directors and producers, will debut at 7 p.m. Dec. 10 in the Paul Robeson Theater at ArtsXchange, 2148 Newnan St. in East Point. The ArtsXchange is sponsoring the event as part of its Paul Robeson Theater Incubator program, which provides free performance space for independent and emerging playwrights who embody his legacy. A nine-year career in TV and film has connected Maurice to many. Thus, she was able to “network across,” a term Issa Rae coined, she said, to find writers, directors and producers. “Any opportunity that I get, I will always look to the left and right of me and push my peers forward,” Maurice said. The plays tackle various sociopolitical matters, especially those plaguing Atlanta. “Sibling’s Keeper,” written by Kim Akia, exposes various forms of sex trafficking and the plight of the rescuing process, with Atlanta following Washington, D.C. in the highest rates of human trafficking. “Mask Off," written by Kayla Bennett, explores the role news media play in creating negative narratives about marginalized communities. And Onaji Rouse’s "Getting Repped” highlights racial discrimination in the workplace. While The Spotlight Series began solely for creators, Maurice said it has evolved her goals, such as her plan to partner with corporate diversity and inclusion departments to create more inclusive workspaces, using theater to highlight equity issues. “Art is one of the most powerful tools in activism because it forces people to feel,” she said. “Theater has the power to evoke emotions and broaden perspectives. It can empower people to take action.” Tickets are $30 and are available online or at the door. ABOUT THE ARTSXCHANGE The ArtsXchange , d/b/a the Southeast Community Cultural Center, was incorporated in 1983 and opened The Arts Exchange In 1984 in Grant Park, reshaping the landscape of Metro Atlanta’s arts scene. In East Point since 2017, the ArtsXchange empowers artists, social justice activists, and creative entrepreneurs to engage communities with innovative artistic learning experiences and cultural exchange. Our programming is designed to be inclusive, diverse, and to encourage positive change as participants come to a better understanding of themselves and others. Our art is our activism. ABOUT COSTAR COACHING After working as a Career Consultant at a prominent NYC Acting Studio and booking roles on shows like: Blue Bloods, Quantico & Mr. Robot, Chantal found herself helping many of her actor friends prep for their TV Auditions. After a year of informal coaching and consulting, CoStar Coaching was birthed in 2016. The Mission of CoStar Coaching is to Empower Actors to their Full Potential through acting training, audition coaching and career consulting. CEO & Founder, Chantal Maurice, is an award-winning actress/filmmaker and proud member of SAG-AFTRA. She has booked over 15 television shows and several films, from recurring as Rashida Flowers on “Grey's Anatomy” (ABC) to guest Starring as Dr. Katrina Randal on “Queen Sugar” (OWN). DOWNLOAD THE PDF Press Contact Angela Oliver media@artsXchange.org She/Her

Scattering Dreams Scattering Dreams Art in Response to global Crisis Feb 29, 2020 - Apr 11, 2020 CURATORS Lisa Tuttle Richard Washington ARTISTS Ugo Agoruah, Chloe Alexander, Ricardo Frazer, Carrie Gambrell, Amir Hamer, Terry S. Hardy, GW Harper, Marlon Hitchcock, Debra Renee Jeter, Melinda Lampkin, Arthur Moore, Marilyn Ocasio Nieves, Clarrissa Octavia Pettijohn, Corrina Sephora, WADDY , Camil Williams and Keith Yates VIRTUAL TOUR Scattering Dreams is a curated exhibition exploring issues of global immigration, refugee crisis and the violence immigrants and refugees often face. The Juried Awardees 1st - Corrina Sephora - Uprooted 2nd - Chloe Alexander - Bienvenindos 3rd - Amir Hamer - Amazihg “Scattering Dreams” seeks artists whose artwork addresses global immigration and refugee crisis. Every day, we are bombarded with news stories and images from around the world of immigration, citizenship, asylum seekers, refugees, detention and deportation. There are over 43 million refugees in the world today, the largest number in history. In Georgia, ten percent of the state’s population was born in another country, while 1 in 13 Georgians is a native-born U.S. citizen with at least one immigrant parent. How can we, as artists, create and present artwork that sparks critical thinking, empowers alternative narratives, and inspires ourselves and our communities to be more aware and compassionate to the plight of people – often our neighbors - caught in these political and environmental crises? All Exhibits SINCLAIR GALLERY NEWS ArtsXchange spotlights southside in 2nd annual South Fulton County Invitational Angela Oliver Jun 4 2 min read Call for Entries - Juried Show - SONIC IMPRESSIONS: Abstract Visual Art Inspired by Music - Submission Deadline EXTENDED! - Sun, July 5, 2026 sinclairgallery May 20 1 min read

Elizabeth Omilami 2020 Ebon Dooley Honoree Economic Justice Champion https://www.facebook.com/eomilami Elisabeth Williams-Omilami has been "on the battlefield for her Lord", for over 30 years. Beginning as a very young girl, she accompanied her father, noted civil rights leader, Dr. Hosea Williams on marches and in movements across the south. Her "jailed for Freedom" record includes being the first Black woman in 75 years to spend the night in the Forsyth County jail during that infamous march in January of 1981. As an actress, she was able to combine her art with life as she toured in the play that her mother, State Representative Juanita T. Williams, co-wrote titled "The Life Of A King". Her parents, both gone home to be with the Lord in 2000, formed in her from a very early age that we all are accountable for each other and for the environment that exists on the planet and responsible to do all that we can to fight for justice for everyone. While working as an actress and playwright, Omilami had also worked for over 15 years in the background of her father's "Hosea Feed The Hungry and Homeless" efforts and, upon his passing in November of 2000, became the organization's CEO, expanding the organization to provide an additional 40,000 dinners yearly with the addition of events on M.L.K. Jr.'s Birthday and Easter Sunday. She is now planning for the upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinners while adding to her busy speaking and touring schedule several international relief efforts in the Philippines and Uganda. She is a graduate of Hampton University in Theatre and founder of one of Atlanta's earliest theatre companies, People's Survival Theater, as well as the "Summer Artscamp", providing arts programming for economically challenged youth for over 7 years. She has written several plays, one of which "There Is A River In My Soul" will be touring in February 2002. She is a past member of both the Georgia Council For The Arts and the Fulton County Arts Council and is a passionate advocate for the arts to be instituted as a permanent part of our society. She is an accomplished actress and can be seen this Christmas at the Alliance Theatre in "A Christmas Carol" and in early 2002 in "Left Hand Singing" at the Jewish Theatre of The South. She can also be seen in the HBO made for television movie, Boycott (2001), and will be well remembered by fans of both In the Heat of the Night (1988) and the award-winning I'll Fly Away (1991). She is the wife of actor Afemo Omilami , co-director of "Hosea's Feed The Hungry and Homeless" and has two wonderful children - Awodele, 21, and Juanita, 16. She is a member of Abundant Life Church in Lithonia, Ga., where her Pastor is Rev. Woodrow Walker, II. She is an active member of the Prison, Missions, and Drama Ministries there. Hosea Helps Website Facebook OUR STAFF STUDIO ARTIST EBON DOOLEY HONOREES

TO THE WOMEN I LOVE TO THE WOMEN I LOVE A Solo Exhibition - John Glover Oct 8, 2021 – Nov 12, 2021 CURATOR Ray Lewis ARTIST John Glover About the Artist John Glover (b. 1969) has been a practicing artist for 30 years. While his work has been featured in numerous group exhibitions, John Glover: To the Women I Love is his solo exhibition debut. Glover’s most successful project to date, 100 Years of Thought , is a series of charcoal portraits of elders. While charcoal is the artist’s preferred medium, To the Women I Love diverges from this with colorful acrylic silhouettes, each representing women that significantly impacted his life. To the Women I Love is a personal memoir engaging the artist’s complicated relationship with his father, experiences as the only son in a family of six sisters, and observations as his mother led the family following his father’s untimely death. The series also documents Glover’s relationships with his daughter and former wife. These experiences not only shaped Glover’s perspectives of women, but the artist’s broader worldview. All Exhibits SINCLAIR GALLERY NEWS ArtsXchange spotlights southside in 2nd annual South Fulton County Invitational Angela Oliver Jun 4 2 min read Call for Entries - Juried Show - SONIC IMPRESSIONS: Abstract Visual Art Inspired by Music - Submission Deadline EXTENDED! - Sun, July 5, 2026 sinclairgallery May 20 1 min read

PhotoVoice 2025 Photovoice Communities are always speaking to us… are we listening? Mar 25, 2025 - Apr 8, 2025 CURATORS National Center for Primary Care Morehouse School of Medicine PHOTOGRAPHER Chanda Scott Featuring a collection of photographs captured by community members each telling a personal story of joy, resilience, hope, and the importance of health equity. Since 2021, in partnership with Morehouse School of Medicine, East Point has been on a journey to advance health equity through policy. During a unique exhibition, forge deep connections with photographs that uplift the lived experiences of East Point residents. Communities Are Always Speaking to Us … Are We Listening? (2025) magnifies the lived experiences of the residents of the City of East Point, Georgia, unveiling barriers to health and cries for governmental support, while highlighting the feelings of joy and social connectedness within the community. East Point has a long history of structural racism, resulting in pervasive health inequities, with high rates of chronic conditions like diabetes and hypertension. This exhibition highlights historical challenges, reflects nuanced realities, and emphasizes community resilience. Each photo evokes strong emotions, including happiness, frustration, and hope. Key themes emerged, including the desire for improved walkability and greenspace and better access to healthy foods, affordable housing, and healthcare. The collection is a product of Photovoice—a culturally grounded research method wherein photographs often taken by participants are used to explore and address community needs, stimulate individual empowerment, and create a critical dialogue to advocate for community change—and additional captures of community events. The photovoice project was conducted via a collaboration between East Point photographer, Chanda Scott, MLP Communications, the East Point Health Equity Community Advisory Board, and Morehouse School of Medicine and was part of a 3-year project, Advancing Health Equity through Policy in the City of East Point, Georgia , funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health. The exhibition was displayed in August 2024 and March 2025 at the ArtsXChange, a community cultural center in East Point, Georgia, that provides arts and cultural services to the public. Five of the photos were installed as permanent exhibits at locations across the City. Learn more about the exhibit All Exhibits SINCLAIR GALLERY NEWS ArtsXchange spotlights southside in 2nd annual South Fulton County Invitational Angela Oliver Jun 4 2 min read Call for Entries - Juried Show - SONIC IMPRESSIONS: Abstract Visual Art Inspired by Music - Submission Deadline EXTENDED! - Sun, July 5, 2026 sinclairgallery May 20 1 min read

HOW I SEE WHAT I SAW HOW I SEE WHAT I SAW The Definitive Artwork of Vernon Robinson Sr. Mar 1, 2021 - Apr 4, 2021 CURATOR Ric Washington ARTIST Vernon Robinson Sr. For over 40 years, Robinson Sr. painted and sculpted a remarkable collection of work driven by his knowledge that he has a gift to create and the freedom to express his ideas in all kinds of media. He admits that he enjoys creating but also that he has a need to create. His work is rich in color, powerful in visual rhythm and organic shapes. The curator, RIchard Washington, describes Roibinson’s work as “innate, naturally resonating with African forms of expression”. Robinson himself recalls a childhood memory of being inspired by a pencil drawing of a [African] Benin Mask that showed ornate symmetry and precision. Robinson Sr. has devoted his time to painting and sculptural art with a desire not only to express the excitement generated by what he sees in the world around him but to stimulate in viewers of his work that same visual excitement. This exhibition is truly a definitive representation of Vernon Robinson’s mantra, “HOW I SEE WHAT I SAW. All Exhibits SINCLAIR GALLERY NEWS ArtsXchange spotlights southside in 2nd annual South Fulton County Invitational Angela Oliver Jun 4 2 min read Call for Entries - Juried Show - SONIC IMPRESSIONS: Abstract Visual Art Inspired by Music - Submission Deadline EXTENDED! - Sun, July 5, 2026 sinclairgallery May 20 1 min read

Jonathan Banks 2023 Ebon Dooley Honoree Emerging Leader contact@journeybrave.com https://www.journeybrave.com Jonathan Banks is a photographer who loves the art of storytelling. He has spent the last decade capturing and sharing storied images of the people and places within his various communities. His photography has been featured in international publications, and he has exhibited consistently since 2016. Influenced by the work of renowned photographers such as Gordon Parks and Jamel Shabazz, Banks aims to connect with his community on a very intimate level. Life inspires him; he believes that everything and everyone has a story, and it is an honor for him to use his creativity to help tell those stories. Banks believes that the more individuals and communities learn how to coexist, the better the world will be. His work aims to introduce people to their communities in a positive way. The goal is to connect with the unfamiliar while honoring cultures that have existed for decades, and even centuries. He hopes that his projects can create dialogue that informs and bridges people who normally wouldn't engage with each other at all. OUR STAFF STUDIO ARTIST EBON DOOLEY HONOREES