Coinciding with the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. in January and Black History Month in February, the Art League of Long Island is planning an exhibition featuring African-American artists of Long Island titled “Black Voices.” These artists, from Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties, some well established in the art world and others less well known are all of exceptional skill, expressing themselves in a multitude of styles and mediums. Whether or not these artists depict the black experience in their work, they cannot help but express who they are, their heritage and cultural experience. It is the Art League’s wish to provide a venue for an African-American art exhibition in Suffolk County and to initiate a dialogue between the individual Long Island communities – all of whom, together, make up the larger Long Island community.
The artists participating in this Exhibition include Abdul Badi (oil paintings), David Byertyre (sculpture), Ramona Candy (collage), Robert Carter (oil painting), Panchita Carter (jewelry), Madona Cole-Lacy (textiles), LeRoy Henderson (photography), James Hoston (oil paintings), Rod Ivey (paintings), Laurence F. Lee (sculptures), Charles Lilly (oil paintings), Karl Mcintosh (primitive, found art), Otto Neals (paintings), Donovan Nelson (paintings), Philippe Previl (paintings), Ernani Silva (collage and mixed media), Ken Smith (paintings), Ann Tanksley (paintings), Emmett Wigglesworth (paintings and sculptures), Frank Wimberley (non objective paintings), and Ken Wright (stained glass).
