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Self In Storm pastel on Arches, 40 x 30
[This piece is also featured in Gumbo Ya Ya, published by Midmarch
Arts Press]
TORNADOES and SELF PORTRAITS
SPLIT TORNADO
pastel on Arches, 40 x 30
Private Collection
GILDA SNOWDEN /ART STUDIO
2000 Brooklyn, #305
Detroit, Michigan 48226
(313) 961-1934; fax (313) 259-8242
Large scale TORNADO paintings and drawings in oils and pastels; SELF IN STORM
series of autobiographical drawings in pastel and graphite; Encaustic
constructions in wood dealing with TORNADO and CITY ALBUM themes; Medium
to large-scale WALL CONSTRUCTION COMMISSIONS; IMAGINARY LANDSCAPE series
of oil pastels on paper. This location also houses information and archives
on local African-American artists: articles, documents, catalogs, slides,
and books.
GILDA SNOWDEN ART
MY CONSTRUCTIONS
MY IMAGE AS
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
MORE OF GILDA SNOWDEN'S
TORNADOS
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Here are some other Internet sites where my works may be viewed or where
books may be purchased:
Detroit's
Black Artist Markets Are The Picture Of Success
This article gives a brief history and overview of the African American artist
organizations in Metropolitan Detroit---how these organizations, galleries,
and artists work together to maintain community. Detroit News Art Critic
Joy Hakanson Colby's article compares the African-American art scene in Detroit
to Motown in the 60's. She describes the scene, discusses the artists, and
lists the Metropolitan Detroit galleries that are owned and operated by African
Americans and feature works by black artists.
Narratives Of African American Art and Identity
Narratives: Tornado, Gilda Snowden
These two links will take you to the site of The Art Gallery of the University
of Maryland, where the exhibition, NARRATIVES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN
ART AND IDENTITY--The David C. Driskell Collection, is beginning its
run. More than 60 artists are featured, including Romare Bearden, Martin
Puryear, Emma Amos, Lois Mailou Jones,
Richard Mayhew , Sam Gilliam,
and James VanDerZee. Needless to say I am very thrilled and honored to be
included in this group! The extensive web site describes the complete
exhibition---history, venues, and also gives insight into both the curatorial
work and art of Professor David C. Driskell. Please visit this site and explore
the wonderful art! There is a catalog available that I am sure will become
a valued addition to any library focusing on African American art!
Detroit Institute of
Arts/Interventions
Includes description of the landmark exhibition, curated by Chief Curator
Dr. Jan van der Marck, that took place at the DIA in 1995. The INTERVENTIONS
site
includes links to the 45 artist/exhibitors, and more. There is a catalog
on CD-ROM available through the museum.
ARTS
FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN GALLERY
Gallery site that includes examples of the TORNADO and SELF IN STORM series
of pastel paintings, statement, and resume. Includes links to other artists,
as well as information on the Arts Foundation of Michigan
Detroit
Institute of Arts Online Gallery
Photograph of MONUMENT, 1988. This piece was featured in
SIGNATURE IMAGES , a two-person exhibition at the Detroit Institute
of Arts, as a part of the Ongoing Michigan Artists Program [OMAP]. Purchased
by the DIA in 1990. This assemblage is a part of a series of allegorical
portrait constructions, and was a tribute to my parents, Dr. John T. Snowden
and Clara P. Snowden, both of whom passed away in 1987. Symbols in the piece
refer directly to them and their family.
Flat-Footed
Truths : Telling Black Women's Lives
New anthology by Patricia Bell-Scott, examining the lives and narratives
of Black women. Photography, poetry, and prose by various writers, including
bell hooks, Anita Hill, Sonia Sanchez, Sapphire.
VOICES:National Conference
of Artists
Website of the Michigan Chapter of the NCA; describes programs, exhibitions,
publications, and mission statement of the NCA.
The VOICES collaborative project is an artists' book edition consisting
of original works by 23 nationally known artists.
The
Art of Black American Women
This book, researched and written by Robert Henkes, examines in depth
the work of 24 nationally and internationally known artists. This page gives
information on purchasing this book and others with similar themes; also
included is a complete listing of the artists featured.
Gumbo
Ya Ya : Anthology of Contemporary African American
Women
This site will give you information on Gumbo
Ya Ya: An Anthology of African American Women Artists, edited by Leslie King
Hammond, and including an essay by bell hooks. Some 300 women are profiled,
including photos of the artists, and color and black & white reproductions
of their works.
St. James Guide to Black
Artists
This is a brand new book, published by St.
James Press, a subsidiary of Gale Research. It includes biographical and
artistic information on 400 artists, 75% of them African American artists.
Here are some other sites that you might find to be compelling,
Entitled:Black
Women Artists
Very interesting, informative site showing the work of some of the top
artists working today.
Highland Park
Storm
This is Stephen Goodfellow's personal report on the devastation caused
by the recent Tornado touchdown in southeastern lower Michigan.
This was the first time in my memory that a funnel cloud entered the city
of Detroit. It was for me, the embodiment of all my nightmares about tornadoes;
what was metaphor to be examined in art had suddenly become too real, as
I saw and heard the winds first-hand, and then the anguish of my neighbors,
some of whom lost everything.
Tornado! July 2, 1997 -- Highland
Park, Michigan
This site includes images and commentary by Lowell Boileau, also a resident
of Highland Park, a city completely within the boundaries of Detroit. Highland
Park, a "city of trees" , and Hamtramck, also within Detroit, were devastated
by this storm.
The Tornado Project
Online!
This is a gateway site that will lead you to anything you ever wanted to
know about tornadoes.
ArtNetwork
This is an arts site that has many links to related places and
issues.
Internet
for the Fine Arts is a comprehensive network of artists, galleries, museums,
organizations, and resources relating to the fine arts. If you have an interest
in the fine arts, be sure to explore this site.
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