Gail Shaw-Clemons is a printmaker, mixed media artist, and art activist. She was born in Washington, DC and received her BFA and Master’s degree from the University of Maryland, College Park MD, where she studied with Dr. David Driskell, Martin Puryear, and Thaddeus Lipinski. She spent most of her career in New York City, as an Instructor at the United Nations International School. Shaw-Clemons has a studio at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center in Hyattsville, MD and often prints at the Bob Blackburn Printmaking Studio in NY.

Shaw-Clemons has exhibited extensively, with many works included in public and private collections such as: The Library of Congress, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Banneker-Douglass Museum, The David C. Driskell Center, Bob Blackburn Printmaking Studio, Georgetown University, and the American University Museum. Her work is represented in Brazil, Norway, Sweden, China and Ireland and she has been awarded many residencies nationally and internationally. Shaw-Clemons is currently an adjunct professor at Bowie State University. She recently, has been accepted in a DC Juried Invitational Exhibitions at the Phillips Collection opening in August.

My practice and inspiration represent the fact that beauty can be created in response and in spite of trauma, disappointment, and fear. 2020 presented the most traumatic events of my life, so much so that Abstraction became a more meaning way of expressing myself. Converting my angst and fears became a major distraction from the current events, akin to how Jazz translated feelings into sound yet creating beautiful music. In keeping with my mission to push the boundaries of printmaking, my prints evolved from two-dimensional, bas-relief, to three- dimensional free-standing forms. These vibrant sculptural prints awaken one’s inner spirit through color and form and lures you into a closer investigation of what has been revealed and concealed.

www.gailshaw-clemons.com
gshawclemons@gmail.com

Neville Barbour is an artist who leans on his memories of growing up in DC to create charcoal and mixed media portraiture that resonates with him emotionally:

“The process of drawing feels very much like a ritual. I’m more compelled to make that commitment when it feels personal. It’s just a question of what I’m willing to share.”

Neville has participated in over 30 domestic and international juried exhibitions. He has exhibited at various galleries and museums.

He has work in the permanent collection of the David Driskell Center for the Study of Visual Arts & Culture of African Americans and the African diaspora.

Original Work
Charcoal, gold leaf 30" x 30"

Original Work
Charcoal, 23" x 34", exhibited at Museum of Science and Industry Chicago

Original Work
32 5/16" x 29 7/16"; charcoal, graphite, blue stone, colored glass, hand cut felt flowers, acrylic, colored paper

Original Work
21.375" x 22.3125", charcoal, graphite, blue stone, synthetic crystal and pearl