The works of 13 artists are exhibited in a “Group Exhibition” at the Sherry Washington Gallery from July 17, through September 25, 2010:  Taurus Burns, David Driskell, David Fludd, Saffell Gardner, Lenore Gimpert, Mary King, Nora Mendoza, Chun Hui Pak, Jocelyn Rainey, Senghor Reid, Mark Schwing, Gilda Snowden, and Shirley Woodson. These visual artists are “producers” colorists, collagists, abstract expressionists, acclaimed for their lofty visual direction and execution of art works that depict varied experiences and lives. This exhibition allows the viewer to delve into the minds, souls and hearts of contemporary artists breathing a new life into ones daily world. The gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Saturday, 12 noon to 4 p.m.

TAURUS BURNS captures on canvas the essence of urban Detroit in his art and demonstrates a profound interest in social and human dynamics; DAVID DRISKELL’s encaustic paintings celebrate over 50 years of creating small colorful histories and allegories on paper and canvas; DAVID FLUDD’S brushstrokes inform the viewer of his intimate world of new forms, shapes, colors and images as he strives to innovate the language of  contemporary art; SAFFELL GARDNER’S  abstractions, add texture to his colorful palette thus creating rich works imbued with thought,  history and great rhythmic beats; LENORE GIMPERT’S trowel and brush strokes produce a visual energy.  Her bold strokes and colors create a mood with cool and warm pigments fighting with each other for dominance; NORA MENDOZA’S art is deeply rooted in her Chicano heritage. She uses the symbolism developed by Mexican muralist and master painters to help shape the messages so poignantly painted in her art.  She tells a story of the history, human joy, and social struggle; MARY KING’S “piano” is a happy and spontaneous celebration of shape and color, in which one can discover personages hiding and cavorting.  Surprisingly it is also carefully crafted with every shape and color purposely chosen; CHU HUI PAK experiments with the language of painting through symbolism. Influenced by her background in digital art and printmaking, Pak creates wonderful universes--in space on canvas; JOCELYN RAINEY’S art reveals an urban existence engulf with patterns, grids and found objects that represent a contemporary life transfer to a painted canvas or a shaped pair of blue jeans; SENGHOR REID with strokes of impasto, he paints beautiful human images that leads the viewer to imagining a world beyond the immediacy that is being presented. He allows one to dream through his canvases; MARK SCHWING’S works are abstract statements of his observations on life. He is a fine colorist, who fuses pigment with rhythm and form. He paints small big paintings and drawings always telling a story about his latest adventure on or beyond Earth; GILDA SNOWDEN’S lush works are rooted in the tradition of Abstract Expressionism, urban realities, and her vast experiences as an artist and arts’ educator.  Her new  encaustic floral creations are a manifestation of her quest to always push her mind to create images that reflect unique ingenuity and SHIRLEY WOODSON has established herself as an artist who paints history, life and her rich environment.  Her signature style as a true colorist is rendered via splashes, streaks, swooshes, swirls and figures –revealing her soul and might.

Please contact the gallery at (313) 961-4500 or images of the featured exhibition or to schedule a private viewing of these and other works by various artists.