Visual Voices
Each year, Dayton Live partners with Shango: Center for the Study of African American Art and Culture, and Willis “Bing” Davis, exhibit curator and director of EbonNia Gallery, to display an exhibit of art by local African-American artists inside the Schuster Center.
This year’s exhibit, at the Schuster Center February 8-April 5, titled 2020 Dayton Skyscrapers features the work of African-American visual artists from the Miami Valley. These artists have researched prominent African-American’s (living or deceased) who have made a mark in their field and are role models for the community.
2020 exhibiting artists are:
- Abner Cope
- Shon Curtis
- Dwayne Daniel
- Clifford Darrett
- Gregg DeGroat
- Horace Dozier
- Lois Fortson Kirk
- Al Harden
- Morris Howard
- James Pate
- Frances Turner
- Andrea Walker-Cummings
- Yvette Walker Dalton.
The 2020 exhibit, reflects the broad and diverse career fields of African-Americans in the Dayton and Miami Valley region. They are:
- Dave Chappelle
- Norris Cole
- Matilda Dunbar
- Nozipo Glenn
- Julia B. Ragland Green
- Dorian Harewood
- John Legend
- Edythe Lewis
- Johnny Dillard Lytle
- Jeffrey Mims
- Sylvia Jeanne Pate
- Ty A. Stone
- Mary Lou Tucker
- Dr. John Thomas Webb
- Michael L. Wright
The exhibit is at the Schuster Center until April 15, 2020; at DP&L Headquarters April 6-May 4, 2020; and at EbonNia Gallery May 5-June 26, 2020.
If your group would like a tour of the exhibit while it’s at the Schuster Center, please email visualvoices@daytonlive.org or call 937-228-7591, ext. 3034.
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Artist statements and details about all of these works will be available at the exhibit and in the Visual Voices 2020 Souvenir Program.
Title
Skyscraper View At The Top (Dave Chappelle)
Artist
Abner Cope
Medium
Oil
Title
Skyscraper Legend (John Legend)
Artist
Abner Cope
Medium
Oil
Title
Chest Up, Stomach In (Nozipo Glenn)
Artist
Shon Curtis
Medium
Photo On Semigloss Paper
Title
Cole Energy (Norris Cole)
Artist
Dwayne Daniel
Medium
Acrylic Paint On Canvas
Title
Sylvia Jeanne Pate: Purveyor Of Black History
Artist
Clifford Darrett
Medium
Oil Paint
Title
Johnny Lytle’s Vibe (Johnny Dillard Lytle)
Artist
Gregg DeGroat
Medium
Charcoal
Title
Dorian Harewood
Artist
Horace Dozier
Medium
Digital Photographic Rendering
Title
Dr. John Thomas Webb
Artist
Lois Fortson Kirk
Medium
Clay
Title
Edythe (Edythe Lewis)
Artist
Al Harden
Medium
Photograph Giclee Print
Title
Mrs. Tucker (Mary Lou Tucker)
Artist
Morris Howard
Medium
Oil On Canvas
Title
Attorney By Design (Michael L. Wright)
Artist
James Pate
Medium
Scratch Board
Title
Jeffery Mims
Artist
Frances Turner
Medium
Mixed Media
Title
Long Road (Ty A. Stone)
Artist
Frances Turner
Medium
Mixed Media
Title
From Juvenile To Roses (Julia B. Ragland Green)
Artist
Andrea Walker-Cummings
Medium
Fiber Hand Embroidery & Applique
Title
A Mother’s Inspiration, A Son’s Adoration (Matilda Dunbar)
Artist
Yvette Walker Dalton
Medium
Mixed Media Collage
