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Ahmed Salam

[srp widget_title=”Art by Ahmed Salam” widget_title post_limit=”100″ post_noimage_skip=”yes” post_date=”no” post_category_link=”no” string_break=”….” category_include=”17731″ category_include_exclusive=”yes” layout_mode=”one_column”] Ahmed started, As I See Art, in 2006. His first oil painting was chosen to hang on the wall of a bank in Abilene, Texas; he was 16 at the time. Although he holds a BA in Business, art is his …

The October Gallery 30th Annual Philadelphia International Art Expo

The October Gallery 30th Annual Philadelphia International Art Expo SEE YOU NEXT YEAR! SEE YOU NEXT YEAR! SEE YOU NEXT YEAR! GOING FOR  31  YEARS – SEE YOU THEN __________________________________ Expo 2015 6353 Greene Street Philadelphia, PA 19144 The Philadelphia International Art Expo is celebrating 30 years. October Gallery has been Connecting People with Art for …

SOLD – Four Singers by Frank Frazier

  SOLD Four Singers by Frank Frazier Original on Paper  Size 16″ x 22″ Frank Frazier began his work as a fine artist early, at the age of seven. He was creating paintings in his family’s Harlem, New York City home. A husband and father of five, he recalls growing up, “we were not poor, …

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Artists African Mask Albert Fennell Aline Costa – Brazil Andrew Nichols Andrew Turner Anon Annie Lee Anthony Armstrong Bernard Hoyes Brenda Joysmith Cassandra Gillens Consuelo Gamboa Edward Clay Wright Edwin Lester Ernie Barnes Cal Massey Chad Cortez Everett Charles Bibbs Chet Highsmith David Lawrence Don Stephens Edwin Lester Ellen Powell-Tiberino Faith Ringgold Frank Frazier Frank Morrison …

Heavyweight Champion Mike Spinks at Philadelphia International Art Expo

October Gallery hosts Philadelphia International Art Expo From left, Mike Teneller, former heavyweight boxing champion Michael Spinks and Mercer Redcross, co-founder of October Gallery.-Photo/Ronald Gray Posted: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 12:00 am Patricia Clifford | 0 comments The October Gallery’s 28th Annual Philadelphia International Art Expo was recently held at the 7165 Lounge located on Philadelphia’s …

The Nation’s Largest African American Art Expo – October Gallery

Black (art) is beautiful African-American works highlighted at Liacouras Center this weekend By ROBERT STRAUSS For the Daily News Posted: November 06, 2006 WHEN STEPHANIE Daniel was growing up in Boston, going to visit relatives on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts every summer, the idea that there was an African-American art community was not really a …

WORLD OF BLACK ART – Documentary on African-American Artist

“World of Black Art” takes a mesmerizing journey into the past and present world of African-American artists. This riveting documentary features interviews and commentaries from actress Angela Bassett (How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Rosa Parks Story), Otis Williams (Temptations), renowned fine artists Charles Bibbs, Varnette Honeywood, Jameel Rasheed and Kathleen Wilson who speak on the business …

A Black History Moment: Synthia St. James, Fine Artist, Illustrator, Designer, Author

by Rev. Irene Monroe Synthia Saint James (1949 – ) Fine Artist, Illustrator, Designer, Author You may not know her name, but you have seen her paintings everywhere from gift bags in Macy’s Department Store to a 2’8″x150 foot tile mural for Ontario International Airport. Synthia Saint James is an internationally known artist whose illustrations …