“PASS IT ON” by John T. Scott ‘62 \"This work symbolizes the notion of the helping hand, passing on that which we have been fortunate enough to gain on our own merit and with the help of others. We shelter the young in the palm of our hand that they may grow strong, prosper and accept their place of responsibility in Society.” - John T. Scott
In 1925, Rousseve was awarded a scholarship from the city of Cambridge, which allowed him to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) or Harvard University. Rousseve decided to attend MIT and in 1930, received a bachelor degree in Architecture. Afterward, Rousseve accepted a teaching position at Howard University in Washington D.C., focused on Architecture and French. In 1933, Rousseve became a registered architect in Louisiana and the business manager at Southern University in Baton Rouge. In 1934, he served as Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Fine Arts at Xavier University in New Orleans. As Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Fine Arts at Xavier, Ferdinand Rousseve, a native to New Orleans, became the first licensed African American architect in the state of Louisiana. In 1940, he received his M.A. in History from the University of Chicago, and served as Vice-President of the New Orleans Urban League. In 1946, Rousseve became a registered architect in Alabama, and in 1947, he became provisional chairman of the New Orleans Urban League. In 1948, Rousseve received his Ph.D. in Architecture from Harvard University, becoming the first person at the university to complete a Ph.D. in four years. NorthWest Carrollton would like to work to have this building Ashton Theatre on Apple Street added to the National Historic Register. In addition to being one of the last old theatres in New Orleans, it was designed by Ferdinand Lucien Rousseve (1904–1965). In April 1934 he sat for and passed the state licensing examination for architects, becoming the first licensed Black architect in Louisiana.
From 1957 to 1974, Numa J. Rousseve and Sister Lurana Neely, S.B.S., fostered the development of an Art Department marked by cooperative learning and a commitment to community-based arts projects.
On one side of Xavier's shield is a lion on a white field. His claws are tinged with gold. On the other side of the shield, on a green field, is a crescent and above the crescent, a golden head of wheat. Woven in and around the shield is a ribbon with the motto: \"DEO ADJUVANTE NON TIMENDUM“ “IF GOD BE WITH US, NOTHING IS TO BE FEARED.“ The gold and the white, or silver, are Xavier's colors. The green field signifies confidence in God. The lion, symbol of courage and strength, represents the Xavier student, nourished with the wheat, which is the symbol of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. The claws and the tongue of the lion are gold to indicate that the source of the Xavierite's strength is Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament (the golden wheat). The crescent symbolizes Mary, the mother of Jesus. It also represents the city of New Orleans commonly referred to as the \"Crescent City.\" Xavier University of Louisiana official seal designed by Sister M. Lurana Neely, S.B.S.
In making a decision on where to attend college, it was Larry Songy who insisted I meet “Doc” Numa J. Rousseve . I walked in on Sister Lurana and Frank Hayden, a giant in college, these were professional people who every time I was handed something, I would say “thank you”, they didn’t say “you’re welcome”, they would say ‘Pass It On”… The only way you can thank people for giving you something was to pass it on to somebody else. I heard that the first day I walked in. And it’s been a way of life for me ever since. - John T. Scott
In support of the University’s mission, the Department of Art DRAWING PAINTING is committed to preparing individuals to be visually aware and PRINTMAKING PHOTOGRAPHY socially conscious. Students investigate and develop studio skills, historical analysis, individual aesthetics, and methods of evaluation within a mentorship environment. Courses are designed to enhance fundamental professional training for all students, stimulate intellectual curiosity, and provide an opportunity to expand personal creative experiences. For the art major, we offer fundamental professional preparation GRAPHIC DESIGN CERAMICS through broad studio activities. We assist the individual in finding SCULPTURE ART HISTORY and building upon his/her own strengths in an effort to pursue a successful arts career. Problem solving, research, community collaboration and the integration of creative and technical practices are the root of visual arts program. Our students are taught an improvisation process where they can walk into any given situation to thrive, that’s the strength of this program. – John T. Scott
ART ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS ART MAJORS RETURNING Students are admitted on a one-semester trial and Mandatory Art Majors Portfolio submissions via later evaluated to determine their continuance in a Google Form (check your xula.edu email) are due the second probationary semester. Freshmen are required to demonstrate evidence of special ability in art with first Friday in April. If you have any questions or the submission of an art portfolio. Admission to concerns, please speak with MaPo Kinnord, sophomore art classes is contingent upon an Art Department Head or your Art Advisor. evaluation review and faculty approval. MaPo Kinnord Admission Criteria: Excellent class and mandatory Department Head & Associate Professor of Art departmental meetings attendance, commitment to skills development, participation in the annual The Department of Art Spring Art Exhibition and an art portfolio submission Division of Fine Arts & Humanities review, professional attitude, and consistent growth. Department Phone: (504) 520-7556 Direct Extension: (504) 520-6760 ART PORTFOLIO Department Fax: (504) 520-7949 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Email Address: [email protected] Xavier University of Louisiana admitted students who are designated Art Majors will receive a welcome letter from the Department of Art, an email invitation to apply for an Art Departmental Scholarship, and the XULA Art portfolio submission requirements.
Two academic programs are available to the art major -- the B.A. Program in Art and the B.A. Program in Art Education The first broadens career opportunities in visual arts, specifically in drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, graphic design, ceramics, sculpture, and art history. The Program in Art Education certifies the prospective art teacher for primary and secondary schools. The Art Department offers a means of enriching visual experiences and visual awareness for the university and the community. For the art major, it also offers basic professional training through broad studio experiences, assisting the individual to find and build upon his/her own strengths. Personal and creative growth is fostered not only through course programs, but through exposure to the art of others, including constant interaction with faculty actively involved with creative work, and through on-going participation in the enhancement of the visual environment. Majors are required to pass a comprehensive examination, and regular attendance at all departmental meetings is required. Also, in order for any of the departmental offerings to be counted for degree credit, a student must earn a \"C\" or better.
MaPó Kinnord Ron Bechet Department Head Victor H. Labat Endowed Associate Professor of Art Ceramics Professor of Art Building 51, Room 101 Painting, Drawing Community Arts Building 43, Room 103 Building 39, Room 102 (504)520-6760 Building 43, Room 105 [email protected] (504)520-7553 MFA Ohio State University [email protected] MFAYale University, School of Art Augustus Jenkins PartTime Instructor Printmaking and Drawing Building 39, Room 101 (504)520-7555 [email protected] MFA Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) BA Xavier University of Louisiana
Dr. Ayshia Mackie-Stephenson Bruce France, Jr. Assistant Professor of Lecturer, Fundamentals of Performance Studies Public Speaking Building 43 Building 39 504-520-5100 504-520-5090 [email protected] [email protected] PhD University of BA, Speech Communication - Massachusetts, Amherst Performance Studies MFA, California Institute of the Arts Louisiana State University; MA, Communication Studies - Performance Studies Louisiana State University
Sheleen Jones ‘91 Edna \"Eddie\" Lanieri Part-time Instructor PartTime Instructor Drawing Color Digital Photography Building 39, Room 101 Building 39, Room 106 Sculpture Building 43, Room 113 Building 51, Room 103 (504)520-7556 (504) 520-7554 [email protected] [email protected] MFA Florida State University BA Xavier University of Louisiana MFA Florida State University Joan Ulmer Jennifer Odem Administrative Assistant The Art Village, Administration Part-time Instructor Sculpture Building 43, Front Office Building 51 (504) 520-7556 (504)520-7554 (504) 520-6723 [email protected] MFA Florida State University [email protected] BFA University of Louisiana BS Xavier University, Marketing
Daniele Gair Temiteyo Wolff Xavier University Art Collections Manager and Registrar Art Collections Assistant Xavier University Library Resource Center - 6th Floor Xavier University Art Collections Department (504) 520-5387 Xavier University Library Resource Center [email protected] (504) 520-5387 BA Newcomb College of Tulane University [email protected] The Collection is divided into two categories: student works and works by professional artists. The students’ works represent the best works of art completed by students in the Xavier art department dating back to 1957 and are a tribute to the extraordinary instruction and mentoring by the Xavier art department. Professional artists such as Richmond Barthe, Elizabeth Catlett, John T. Scott, Sam Gilliam, Raymond Saunders, Jacob Lawrence, Fred Brown and Ron Bechet are also represented in the Collection. The Collection is also home to the extraordinary works of art by the renowned Brandywine Workshop in Philadelphia. The Brandywine collection includes the works of important artists such as Betye Saar, Al Loving and Howardena Pindell. Through the generosity of Allen Edmonds, the Board of Directors of Brandywine, and the good will of John T. Scott, Xavier will continue to house and exhibit over 100 works of art by some of the nation’s top artists. student works and works by professional artists. The students’ works represent the best works of art completed by students in the Xavier art department dating back to 1957 and are a tribute to the extraordinary instruction and mentoring by the Xavier art department. Professional artists such as Richmond Barthe, Elizabeth Catlett, John T. Scott, Sam Gilliam, Raymond Saunders, Jacob Lawrence, Fred Brown and Ron Bechet are also represented in the Collection. The Collection is also home to the extraordinary works of art by the renowned Brandywine Workshop in Philadelphia. The Brandywine collection includes the works of important artists such as Betye Saar, Al Loving and Howardena Pindell. Through the generosity of Allen Edmonds, the Board of Directors of Brandywine, and the good will of John T. Scott, Xavier will continue to house and exhibit over 100 works of art by some of the nation’s top artists.
Xavier University of Louisiana provides students with an education that encourages a commitment to create a more just and humane society. Xavier prepares its students to assume roles of leadership and service in society. Public art muralist, arts center director, museum education coordinator are just a few art careers that make a positive impact on society. To this end, we have developed a community arts management program, providing students with the opportunity to build a strong foundation as an artist and community leader. Xavier’s liberal arts program addresses a wide range of skill sets that will give graduates a variety of career options. The development of new technologies in the arts and sciences are creating new career paths for graduates to explore and design. Xavier University of Louisiana believes that every generation performs a role in defining our ever-changing visual future. African American culture continues to make a significant impact on the Arts Industry and it is our mission to equip these new trendsetters with the histories, philosophies, moral arguments, and world perspectives that will inform their innovations.
Graduates have distinguished themselves as professional artists, scholars, graphic designers, animators, gallery owners, arts educators, and business owners. The Department of Art produced an impressive legacy of successful artists…
Maria Sly George ’58 accepts the 2017 Labat Africa Ltd is a 57% black owned and Victor H. Labat Alumnus of the Year award 34% black women owned Level 2 from XU President Dr. Reynold Verret during BBBEE the annual Homecoming Gala, which drew an impressive crowd to the University Center holistic empowered solutions provide Operates as an Ballroom. Also on hand for the presentation investment company, which engages in the design were Victor J. Labat ’55 and National Alumni and marketing of integrated circuits . President James Paschal '57. Labat Africa Limited (“Labat” or ”Labat Africa”) is a local black owned and managed Investment Holding Company, listed on the Venture Capital Market of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (“JSE”). Labat was founded and incorporated in 1995 by Brian van Rooyen and Victor Labat and listed on the JSE in 1999 as one of the first listed BEE companies. Labat has been a major Government contractor providing consulting and related services since 1995. Labat has since inception successfully implemented many high profile Government assignments. Labat is an operationally oriented permanent capital vehicle, with a strong track record within South Africa. Labat is currently repositioning the business to be a leading logistics and distribution company operating in South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. Throughout its history, Labat has been acquiring oriented purchasing businesses and growing them to a stage where they are mature enough to be sold off at a price that to make a fair return and capital gain on its investment. The following are selected past and current investments: Acme/Dales furniture stores Sold R60m LabatTraffic Solutions Listed R200m Africard – Master/Visa card Sold R40m SAMES – Microchip Manufacture Currently owned Labat Logistics Currently owned
Hayden, an internationally renowned sculptor, whose work can be seen in galleries, public commissions and private collections throughout the US and abroad. Fast Facts: - Born in Memphis, Tennessee - Xavier University, New Orleans - BA Fine Arts (scholarship) - Notre Dame University - MFA Sculpture - Iowa State University - Post Graduate Study - Munich Art Academy, Munich Germany | Fulbright Fellowship in Sculpture - Royal Academy - Stockholm, Sweden | American-Scandinavian Fellowship - Academy of Fine Arts - Stockholm, Sweden | Fulbright Fellowship - Studied with famed Croatian Sculptor Ivan Mestrovic - Taught courses in Sculpture, Drawing, Aesthetics & Design - Languages: French, Danish, Swedish, German & Russian \"My art does not recognize a hierarchy of ideas or materials. It must simply saturate existence in a significant form...The prospect of beauty is constant and is all that is needed to guide my hand and heart\".
Parker makes watercolors of ballet dancers, bullfighters, and women of the night, lounging in opulent bedrooms. There is a 19th century vibe to all of it, including Parker’s own self-portraits. And yet, these traditional entertainers, in their spectator-like arenas (the stage, the brothel), strike poses that are rife with identity politics. Parker was born in New York and grew up in New Orleans. All of his education except attending graduate school at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York., but having lived most of his life in NYC. His ballet dancers, in particular, evoke the sensuality of Degas and the primitivism of Matisse, yet they also glow with a kind of alternative spirituality… a voodoo, an ecstasy. His toreador portraits are abstracted to the point of being collage-like. They sparkle with fantasy and ride the line between exegesis and propaganda, often looking like ’60s travel agency posters. Reality is the key to Parker’s subtle work. The inauthentic postures of professional life are a window to the soul. A man’s fate is a mystical conceit that falls far short of what’s truly on the inside. Look past it, Parker’s work seems to say, see me. (Brian Chidester)
Lloyd Bennett ‘60 shares his ‘Piece’ of Xavier’s history the “Mosaic Wall of Contemplations” featured in the Department of Art newsletter “The Gestalt” December 2014
https://nashvillearts.com/2015/01/ted-jones-man-faith Ted Jones artwork is included in the following permanent collections: • Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AK • Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C. • Atlanta Life Insurance Company Art Collection, Atlanta, GA • Johnson Publishing Company, Chicago, IL • Eastern Kentucky State University • Central Bell Telephone Company, Louisville, KY • Wayne State University Community Arts Gallery, Detroit, MI • Artwork in Tennessee’s Permanent Collections: • Fisk University Tennessee State Museum • Metropolitan International Airport • Opryland Hotel and Resort; • Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church • St. Ignatius of Antioch Catholic Church • Shrader Lane Church of Christ • Kiros Community AME Church “Art for me, is not just a way of life, but life itself. It is the correlation of my total experiences, of which, my art form is the creative record. The studio is my chapel. The art form is my offering and prayer. Many of my images and thoughts depict “universal man, his hopes, dreams, fears, suffering and pain along with this hang-ups”
John T. Scott ‘67 is best known for creating vibrantly colored, dynamic artworks across many media, particularly print and kinetic sculpture. Throughout his career, he created work that solidified the elusive feel of New Orleans and the historical and spiritual influence of its rich culture and musical heritage. Christian imagery was predominant in his early work, followed by a focus on African, African-American, Caribbean and Creole cultures. His work has been referred to as “optical jazz,” evoking the spirits of music and dance. John Scott was born in New Orleans in 1940 and raised in the Lower Ninth Ward. He attended Xavier University of Louisiana where he received a B.A. in 1962. He went on to earn an M.F.A. from Michigan State University in 1965. He later returned to New Orleans as a Professor of Fine Arts at Xavier, where he was an influential and inspirational teacher for 40 years. He also exhibited throughout the United States and internationally. In 1992, he was a recipient of the prestigious John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Grant. He received an honorary Doctor of Humanities from Michigan State University in 1995 and a Doctor of Humanities from Tulane University in 1997. “I want my bones to be buried there. I belong there. I need New Orleans more than New Orleans needs me.\" - John Scott
Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities wins grant to help build John Scott Center in Institutional Advancement, LEH August 15, 2018 The $250,000 grant will transform the first floor of LEH’s downtown building into an interactive museum and community space. The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced $43.1 million in awards for 218 humanities projects across the country. The grants include the first awards made under NEH’s new Infrastructure and Capacity-Building Challenge Grant program, supporting infrastructure projects at 29 cultural institutions in 20 states and the District of Columbia. “From nationally broadcast documentaries to summer workshops for high school teachers, the projects receiving funding today strengthen and sustain the cultural life of our nation and its citizens,” said NEH Chairman Jon Parrish Peede. The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH) is grateful to receive this highly competitive grant to assist in the creation of The John Scott Center. “We are grateful to the NEH for their vote of confidence by choosing the LEH through this national competitive award process,” said LEH Board Chair Brad Adams. “Louisiana should be proud.” The John Scott Center Located in the heart of downtown New Orleans, the first floor of Turner’s Hall will soon become the John Scott Center. The venue will display the art of New Orleans native John Scott and provide a space for public humanities programming based on the social justice issues his work elicits. “Through the opening of the John Scott Center, the LEH will create a hub for integrated humanities programming for children, adults, and educators,” said Miranda Restovic, LEH President and Executive Director. “Scott’s art will serve as a potent venue for community dialogue.” The purpose of the Center is to use Scott’s art to drive critical community discussion and ultimately contribute to an informed democracy. The LEH will develop an interactive exhibition space using Scott collection, his personal journals, photo and video archives, and access to the personal insights and collections of dozens of students and fellow artists. The Center will explore how Scott’s work relates to the humanities themes of human and civil rights, human expression, and human interaction. The construction of the Scott Center will begin in 2019.
I was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and raised on a military base in Dugway, Utah until age 18. My passion for freedom and exploring new frontiers came from spending hours at a time in the barren desert surrounding our home. I became particularly fascinated with the transformation of cocoons into beautiful butterflies. That curiosity continues to show up in my life choices and observations! Pursuing art was natural for me since I was always drawing and creating. I received my BFA from Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana and art history courses at Wellesley College, in Wellesley, Massachusetts. After college I joined a major corporation and remained for seventeen years. My inner voice kept telling me to go back to art. So without thought, I took the leap of faith and secured my ticket for the journey of an artist. That transition was twenty plus years ago. The book “Life iz Colorful” represents one of the stops on my journey that I wanted to share with you! Her art has appeared in many publications including the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Images Magazine, The Story, Upscale Magazine and Positive Images Magazine. She has exhibited at the Hammonds House Museum in Atlanta, Georgia, Kathleen Coleman Gallery in Houston, Texas., Clay Gallery in Atlanta, Georgia, and Stella Jones Gallery in New Orleans, Louisiana. Barbara has completed her first book of art and poetry where she has combined her love for abstract art with her expressive inspirational writings. Her art is an explosive experience with colors; it is no accident that the book is entitled, “Life Iz Colorful”. She maintains a studio in downtown Atlanta where she paints, writes and teaches creativity to adventurous students of art. Her home in middle Georgia is where she finds the peace that feeds her soul. I’ve seen my art series swing from heavy statements to joyful ones. I am currently in a very colorful period of my life. There was a time when I wasn’t sure that I had anything valuable to say; now I pray that God gives me enough time to create all the things that I want to express. I am at last an artist. I am free just to be!
https://www.quiltstudy.org/raymond-dobard Raymond G. Dobard, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Arts from Xavier University of Louisiana in 1970. From the Johns Hopkins University Dobard received his Master of Arts (1973) and Doctor of Philosophy (1975) degrees in the History of Art. Dr. Dobard has been affiliated with Howard University where he is currently Professor of Art in the College of Arts and Sciences. In addition to exhibiting his own quilts, Dr. Dobard served as a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Virginia Quilt Museum in Harrisonburg [1992 to 1996]. He also served on the advisory boards of the Washington, D. C. Textile Museum [1993-96] and the International Quilt Study Center at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln [1997-98]. Currently he is an advisor for the new African American Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland and serves as adjunct faculty member/ Quilt Study Center Fellow to the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Raymond Dobard, Ph.D., is an art history professor at Howard University and a nationally known African-American quilter. He lives in Washington, D.C. About Hidden in Plain View The fascinating story of a friendship, a lost tradition, and an incredible discovery, revealing how enslaved men and women made encoded quilts and then used them to navigate their escape on the Underground Railroad. In “Hidden in Plain View”, historian Jacqueline Tobin and scholar Raymond Dobard offer the first proof that certain quilt patterns, including a prominent one called the Charleston Code, were, in fact, essential tools for escape along the Underground Railroad. In 1993, historian Jacqueline Tobin met African American quilter Ozella Williams amid piles of beautiful handmade quilts in the Old Market Building of Charleston, South Carolina. With the admonition to “write this down,” Williams began to describe how slaves made coded quilts and used them to navigate their escape on the Underground Railroad. But just as quickly as she started, Williams stopped, informing Tobin that she would learn the rest when she was “ready.” During the three years it took for Williams’s narrative to unfold—and as the friendship and trust between the two women grew—Tobin enlisted Raymond Dobard, Ph.D., an art history professor and well-known African American quilter, to help unravel the mystery.
Mary Kahn Davis ’71 visits & tours XULA Art returns with an amazing gift & shares with us a wealth of experience and her interpretation of John T. Scott’s artwork with Daniele Gair, Arts Collections Manager and Registrar… President, Arts Incubator Development, Inc., former: Vice-President, Community Programs for the Arts Council of New Orleans, Vice-President/Principal, The Washington Consulting Group of Washington D.C., And Program Director, The Institute of Museum Services, Washington D.C.
Payton, born in New Orleans in 1948, currently lives and maintains a studio in Baton Rouge. Payton was a professor of art at Southern University from 1990 until retirement in 2010. Professor Payton returned to teaching at his alma mater and re-enter retirement to devote more time to creating and exhibitions. He received his BFA from Xavier University and his MFA from Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles. Payton’s work is held in the permanent collections of NOMA, the Amistad Research Center, the William King Regional Arts Center, and the Rosekrans Runnymede Sculpture Garden. In 2002, as part of a collaboration with friend and colleague John T. Scott, Payton constructed the Spirit House, a public art project that celebrated African American contributions to New Orleans by incorporating drawings of area school children the project.
Vernon Dobard is a traditional Catholic, but wouldn’t say conservative at all. It’s like being an American- God knows I don’t embrace everything the government does. I believe you don’t necessary find spirituality in a church or synagogue. You may or you may not. Sometimes you encounter it in nature or another one on one exchange with another person. Inside the cavernous domed sanctuary, larger-than-life figures ascend the wall behind the altar. In 2001, artist Vernon Dobard rendered eight strikingly beautiful angels, women of various races with long, sensual locks. Some sprinkle flower petals; one strokes a pelican. Above them towers an equally radiant Virgin Mary. Since I was a child have had a passion for the old masters – the artist of Florence, Rembrandt, Degas, Reuben, and Van Dyke. Their painting can be a religious statement as well. It doesn’t have to be an obvious biblical figure. I can create a painting of a woman and make a religious statement.
Louise Mouton Johnson earned her Master of Fine Arts degree in 1980 from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. She taught visual arts in the New Orleans public schools system for 33 years, 14 of which were spent at New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, Audubon Charter School, and Eleanor McMain Secondary School, from which she retired in May 2016. In addition to her teaching career, Louise Mouton Johnson continues to practice professionally, exhibit, and sell her work. Her prints, drawings, and quilts are in the permanent collections of The City of New Orleans through commissions from the Arts Council of New Orleans (City Hall, New Orleans Public Library Main Branch, Milne Boys Home, and Martin Luther King, Jr. School), Ashé Cultural Arts Center, the New Orleans Museum of Art, Amistad Research Center, private collections, and others. Her work also appears on albums covers with Rounder Records, on book covers by New Orleans authors, and on the official 1990 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Poster. “Printmaking lends itself very well to visual narrative and quilt making contains symbols that represent concepts all humans relate to, and are always translated orally. There are many stories in my own family in particular, and in my culture in general. By gathering these stories, I hope to create a body of prints, quilts, and ‘quilted prints’ that create these visual images that are personal, cultural, and universal in meaning.”
Thomas became exposed to Xavier through the Upward bound program. This was all happenstance, as he met the director of the Upward bound program and convinced the director to let him apply. From merely viewing Thomas' portfolio, the director would go on to allow him to attend Xavier through the Upward bound program. A mentor - a counselor at Xavier - would assist him in attaining his dream. The counselor took Thomas and his portfolio, which contained some 200 artworks of Thomas', to Numa Rousseve and was accepted on special circumstances because he was \"just so talented.\", Sister Staniclaus, would commission him to fix a portrait another artist had messed up on. She gave him a space on the ground floor of the Library to work and was later relocated to the 4th floor near the stacks. There were racks and racks of films about artists that Thomas would soak in, and he retained an understanding of artists acting as community organizers. Concerned about the lack of African-American participation in the mainstream art scene in New Orleans, Richard Thomas began to organize. He would go on the road in Louisiana and develop a list of some 200 African-American artist and would share this list with the New Orleans Museum of Art, the New Orleans Contemporary Art Center ,the Arts Council of Greater New Orleans, and many more societies and https://www.richardthomas.com centers. Thomas became a teacher in the Talented in Visual Arts Program at McDonough 35, where he organized his students and developed a program through his gallery called Pieces of Power. Through Pieces of Power Thomas mentored high school-aged students for 15 years until his program was disrupted by Hurricane Katrina.
Cheryl Dejoie-LaCabe has worked in the graphic design, print and publication media fields for more than 20 years. She received her fine arts degree from Xavier University and her master's in graphic design from Savannah College of Art & Design. Dejoie-LaCabe has taught art to New Orleans Public School students and was graphics coordinator at Xavier, where she wore many hats, including print shop manager, graphic design instructor, yearbook advisor and in-house graphic designer. Dejoie-LaCabe was one of the founding partners of \"REDDOT\" magazine, a visual arts publication. In 2000, she became an art director at the \"Clarion Herald,\" the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. In 2002, the Catholic Press Association honored her and the advertising department of the \"Clarion Herald\" for \"BEST Special Supplement with Advertising Emphasis.\" She is now working on redesigning the paper. ➤ Art/Graphics/Web Senior Art Director Cheryl Dejoie-LaCabe Clarion Herald P.O. Box 53247 New Orleans, La. 70153 e-mail Address | [email protected] Phone Number | (504) 596-3025 | Fax: (504) 596-3020
His education began at McDonogh 35 High School in New Orleans’ vibrant though violent Seventh Ward, followed by Xavier University, where he studied art under legendary sculptor John Scott, and then the San Francisco Art Institute. Returning to New Orleans in 1986, Cook pursued painting and sculpture, the medium in which he excelled, producing strong reflections of the African-American experience in works such as Slave Dolls, an assemblage of tattered clothes and string.
Lyndon Barrios, the first African-American 1986 Jazz Fest Poster animation director to direct a major big budget by Lyndon Barrios Twelfth studio animated film – DreamWorks Animation’s in the series by Lyndon Barrios. The Rise of the Guardians, He’s New Orleans native This was the first horizontally Lyndon Barrios and he has mounted quite an formatted poster and also the extensive career as an animation director, working on many projects such as The Tree of Life, first to concentrate on Sucker Punch, Speed Racer, I Robot, instruments instead of players The Matrix Revolutions and Reloaded, and several other films and TV projects. He’s also written and directed his own award-winning short film, The Lift. Barrios reveals there are many people of color who are working in animation, although we don't know who most of them. But that wasn't good enough for one commentator who said: \"You pass over them because many have assumedly Euro-sounding names. This has been the case in the present and the past. So unless you see a picture, it's like they don't exist. They do though.\"
Sheleen Jones, a native visual artist from New Orleans. She began her study of the arts during her second year at Xavier University of Louisiana and continued my studies at Florida State University. I was encouraged to pursue art with an open mind, a level of objectivity, and a hunger for learning. Several of her sculptures are displayed throughout the New Orleans Metropolitan area. Her most recent commissioned sculptures include, ”The Battle of New Orleans” The Black presents, The New Orleans East Hospital “Healing Tree”, Armstrong National Park “Chief Allison Tootie Montana”, “New Orleans Brass Band” Rev. Avery C. Alexander, \"Forever a Crusader\" of Civil Rights, the Memorial Plaza, and \"Opening the Gates\" A Memorial to A. P. Tureaud Sr. In my sculptural portrait, I strive to capture the attributes of the person or entity in particular moment of inspiration. It is an honor to create memorial sculptures for communities, and I hope to continue creating images that capture, and celebrate, our humanity our, struggles, our beauty and our fortitude.
Steve A. Prince is an artist, educator, and art evangelist. His mediums are printmaking, drawing and sculpture. Steve is a native of New Orleans and the crescent city's rich tradition of art, music and religion pulsate through his work. He uses the language of the line in a rhythmic and powerful way. Steve's art is inherently narrative and metaphorically complex. He uses a rich, visual vocabulary of signs and symbols to tell stories that express his unique vision founded in hope, faith and creativity. He has shown his art internationally in various solo, group, and juried exhibitions, at the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, the National Gallery of the Bahamas, the Museum of Cultural Arts Center in Santa Catarina, Brazil, the Grand Rapids Museum of Art, the Portsmouth Courthouse Museum, Hampton University Museum, the Museum of African American Culture in New Orleans, Xavier University of Louisiana Gallery, Charles H. Taylor Art Center in Hampton, and the Peninsula Fine Arts Center, to name a few.
Kim Dummons, originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, she earned her B.A. in Art from Xavier University of Louisiana, and her M.F.A. in Studio Art, with a Sculpture concentration, from the University of New Orleans. Her research is mainly sculpture, with some printmaking, focusing on the female figure in various media. Her work is included in several collections, including the Amistad Collection, housed at Tulane University, and the Blanche and Norman Francis Collection, housed at Xavier University of LA. In addition, she has a public sculpture, commissioned by the City of New Orleans, Buddy Bolden, located in Louis Armstrong Park. Her work has been reviewed and published, both regionally and nationally, in various publications, including: Sculpture Magazine and Art Papers.
\"Mama-Okra: An Intimate Sojourn,\" 4.5'x2.5'x9,\" aluminum, automotive enamel The primary figure in this sculptural relief contemplates the future's uncertainty while maintaining her faith and hope. The background identifies the origin of okra with an image of Ethiopia's flag along the teeth of the hair pick. The cultivation of okra is repeated throughout to emphasize the importance of cultural values and the continuum of family. The Story of Okra by Michelle Nkoyo Lavigne Martinez I can vividly remember being in the kitchen with my mother learning to make okra gumbo in my early twenties. As my mom fried okra to get the 'rope' out, wearing an apron and head wrap, I took notes in a relatively new sketchbook. It was during this first step that she explained a more intriguing account of this vegetable making its way into our home and New Orleans cuisine. Continuing to stir the pot over a medium-high heat she portrayed an amazing story that depicted the heroism of African women privately securing okra seeds into their hair to ensure their means of survival as a people, and as a culture, before being part of the millions that were torn from their homes, trafficked to the American continent and sold as slaves. The piece, \"Mama-Okra: An Intimate Sojourn\", honors that morning in the kitchen with my mom; it gives reverence to that story and commemorates us having a spiritual connection with our ancestors and a relentless appetite for embracing heritage, family and tradition.
https://twitter.com/endyman10a Rene' Pierre is a Creole/African-American. He was born in New Orleans in 1966 where he currently lives. A scenic artist, curator, and gallery director with a B.F.A. in Fine Arts from Xavier University of Louisiana in 1999, and he returned to earn a M.A.Ed. In 2010. Rene' has been creating miniature paper mache Mardi Gras floats since 1980. He is self-taught and studied the form since he was in junior high school when he was assigned to create a shoe-box float. Rene' starts the creative process on paper. He says, \"I like to try to match the design on paper as closely as possible.\" He then uses cardboard, cotton, and latex to create the base. Pierre then adds the paper mache heads to finish. Rene' has demonstrated and sold his crafts at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Festival Acadian, and the Elks-Orleanians Truck Parade in 1996 through 2000. He creates his miniature floats for McKinnley Contrell and Sons, Mardi Gras Productions, Creative Events, and Mardi Gras World. Pierre' is also represented in the Creole State Exhibit and has been the captain of several Mardi Gras Krewes.
Terrance Osborne attended the prestigious New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (N.O.C.C.A.) while in high school and later graduated with a degree in Fine Arts from Xavier University in New Orleans. For the following five years he taught at Alice Harte in the public school system. After Hurricane Katrina, Osborne decided to dedicate his time completely to his art. His work has recently become a national recognized item. Over the past few years he has been featured in a slew of public media. In 2004 Osborne was granted the honorary “Forty Under Forty Award” for his teaching and artistic contributions to the city of New Orleans. In 2006 Osborne was honored by New Orleans Magazine as one of the “Fifty People to Watch” for 06′. In 2007 his Official Jazz & Heritage Festival Poster quickly became one of the most sought after posters of the year. In 2008 Osborne partnered with Nike to design a poster and the first New Orleans Air Force 1 tennis shoe. His association with Nike lead to a relationship with the NBA Hornets of which Osborne designed the first official Hornets poster. Be it art connoisseur or causal collector, Terrance Osborne’s art continues to be highly sought after. https://www.terranceosborne.com
Varion Laurent became aware of his talents as a small child and after one event in particular. He explained, “I’m a 70’s baby, so we had these orange leather sofas in the house that I used to play behind. One day, when I was about 3 years old, my mom was cleaning up behind the sofas and found this sparrow that I had drawn on the back of the couch. Immediately, she demanded to know who had did it. So, I happily took the blame. But considering my age, my mom didn’t quite believe me. Instead, she thought that it had to have been my older brother or cousin, but I insisted that I had done it. So she says to me, ‘If you did it then do it again.’ So I did, and to be cute this time, I drew the sparrow pulling a worm out of the ground. Her first reaction was, ‘Oh my God,’ realizing my gift. Varion received a B.F.A. from Xavier University of Louisiana where he studied under John T. Scott (among others), who is also the father of one of IntheNOLA’s Entrepreneur Spotlights, Ayo Scott of NOYO Designs. However, only a few years after graduating, Varion’s life, like the lives of all New Orleanians, changed forever with Hurricane Katrina. Many of us lost everything during the storm, and for Varion, it was his entire collection of works; in other words, the progression of his artistic maturity over the span of his entire life. Despite this loss, Varion rebuilt his collection of both personal and commission works and has been selected as the official poster artist for some of N.O.L.A.’s most well-known festivals including Salchmo Fest and being the first African American poster artist for the French Quarter Fest. Varion is happily married to Erin Gonzalez and the father of 3 kids, Francesca, Sebastian, and Valentina. http://www.varionlaurent.com
My relationship with multimedia to facilitate the beauty of women and the birth of all things. The opportunity to utilize fish exhibits the freedom of curves and the strength of spirituality in all this living. As a teacher, art is an expression of all emotions. Through the facilitation of artistic express, young people learn to embrace the process of life and love themselves. Through art, there is a sense of freedom to connect with self and a higher power.
During my stay I took some time off to build a body of work inspired by and dedicated to those who lost their lives in the Tsunami of 04. After this time off I returned to begin my LAST year of graduate school the same day that Katrina hit New Orleans. By the end of that week I had withdrawn from the program and made plans to return to new Orleans as soon as I could. I helped my childhood friend to gut / mold treat / and rebuild a good portion of the neighborhood we grew up in. While working with the contracting company I started freelancing as a designer my clothing line (NOYO) which is a combination of New Orleans and my name as the line was an expression of ME And My city. In 2007 My father passed away after almost 2 years of recovery in a hospital following 2bilateral lung transplants. After my father's passing I found myself increasingly focused on my clothing line and my own artwork (and less on freelancing for other clients). In 2013 my best friend and business partner in NOYO passed away from an unexpected heart attack. After his passing I lost my desire to run the clothing line and found myself pushing further towards my art. The following year I received a residency from the Joan Mitchell Center that allowed me time to experiment and pump out some work helping me to build relationships and land my first gallery show on Julia Street for “White Linen Night”. I have been creating work between the digital and analog worlds for a while and enjoy trying to use them in combinations that may confuse the viewer and challenge them to investigate the work further. The content of my work has shifted often from being very personal to being more universal and in some cases even social commentary. I find myself most often being driven by the processes that allow the work to come to life and enjoy experimenting with media/tools/ and techniques of design and painting.
Filmmaker's Name: Ormond R. White Film Title: \"How Much\" (Music Video) (Mississippi premiere) In 50 words or less, what is your film about? HOW MUCH is about finding the love of your life. Professing that love and asking your love for his or her hand in marriage. The video set is a private dinner of a couple being serenade by a crooner singing the very thoughts of the gentleman that’s about to propose to his finance. That’s HOW MUCH I LoveYou. What was your motivation to make this film… why this film, and why now? HOW MUCH is a featured Vintage Soul Love Ballad off of the soundtrack ONE HOPE ONE FREEDOM, An Original Urban Southern American Musical, written, composed & directed by me (Ormond White.) In OHOF, HOW MUCH is the rising climax song when Larry professes his undying affection for Mallory his love interest. What is your connection to Mississippi? I am a native of Canton, MS, home to the filming of such great movies as My Dog Skip, O Brother Where Art Thou, and A Time To Kill. Of course, seeing these great productions come to life right before my eyes inspired me into believing I can become a filmmaker! Anything else you’d like the audience to know about you or your film? I received my BFA from Xavier University of Louisiana and my MFA from Maryland Institute College of Art: Rinehart School of Sculpture. I have been the recipient of the Frank Hayden Award, aYale/Norfolk Scholar, and a Fine Arts Work Center Fellow.
Domingue Bagneris mixes her techniques and media on canvas from very small to oversized originals. In 2002, she began pursuing layering techniques which involved transferring her B&W photographs of New Orleans neighborhood homes onto non-figurative paintings void of a head, female silhouette, symbolizing her own presumed victory to over come major struggles in her life. Indeed, the symbol of the Greek goddess, Winged Victory of Samothrace became Domingue Bagneris' signature motif and was often used to celebrate her heroines, which included artist Freda Kahlo, Barbra Kruger, Chakia Booker, and KiKi Smith. Christine Domingue Bagneris is represented at the Steve Martin Studio Gallery on Julia Street in New Orleans and the Blackett-Peck Gallery on Royal Street in New Orleans. https://christinedominguebagneris.com/news.html
Augustus Jenkins, Jr. was born in New Orleans in 1980. He received a B.A. in Art from Xavier University of Louisiana, studying closely with John T. Scott, and holds an M.F. A. from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in Illinois. He is an adjunct professor in the Department of Art at Xavier University. He has noted of his work, \"What drives my work is a sense of history\" that was \"passed on to me in the form of stories that I heard while growing up in New Orleans. In these narratives, the lives of everyday people who worked, struggled, sacrificed, lived, built the city and shaped the community, were remembered and shared…I became interested in the power of storytelling, and began to use the narrative as a way of reflecting not only their experiences, but also my own.\"
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