{"id":13286,"date":"2022-11-15T14:36:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T19:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/?p=13286"},"modified":"2022-11-15T14:41:32","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T19:41:32","slug":"southern-crossroads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/southern-crossroads\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Crossroads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This Is My Baldwin<\/em> by Najee Dorsey
56″x84″; mixed media; 2020-2022. Courtesy of the artist and Museum of Art-DeLand.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

COLLAGE ON VIEW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Najee Dorsey: Southern Crossroads<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

at the Museum of Art – DeLand Downtown Gallery in DeLand, Florida, USA
7 October-23 December 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Najee Dorsey\u2019s work is mixed media and photo montage, centered around African American culture and folklore. Most of his images depict stories of individuals who have triumphed over their circumstances. Dorsey salvages images and materials from thrift stores and antique shops, and combines them with historical portraits and photographs. He adds depth and dimension by adding layers of text, paint, paper, and found objects. Many of his images depict historical icons, and refer to social and political events that still resonate today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While many of his compositions depict the trials and tribulations of the Black experience in America, Dorsey\u2019s art also celebrates the pleasures of human existence. Other images depict people who have inspired him as an artist\u2014like This Is My Baldwin<\/em>, a portrait of James Baldwin, the writer and activist he calls a hero. While he creates, Dorsey imagines himself alongside his subjects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Listening Room<\/em> by Najee Dorsey
46″x72″; mixed media; 2020. Courtesy of the Artist and Museum of Art-DeLand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Najee Dorsey is well known as an \u201cartrepreneur,\u201d a term coined in 2012 by BlackEnterprise.com. He\u2019s a prolific artist, founder, and CEO of Black Art in America<\/em>, a print publication and online media platform for African American artists, collectors, art enthusiasts, and arts professionals. He and his wife Seteria <\/strong>also run the Black Art in America gallery and sculpture gardens in Atlanta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Najee Dorsey was raised in Arkansas, by a father from New Orleans and a mother from rural Arkansas. He says he can\u2019t imagine living anywhere but the South.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(text adapted from materials provided by the museum)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Museum of Art-DeLand Downtown Gallery<\/strong>
100 North Woodland Boulevard
DeLand, Florida 32720 USA
(386) 279-7534<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hours:
Sunday, 11AM-4PM
Tuesday-Saturday 10AM-4PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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COLLAGE ON VIEW Najee Dorsey: Southern Crossroads at the Museum of Art – DeLand Downtown Gallery in DeLand, Florida, USA7 October-23 December 2022 Najee Dorsey\u2019s work is mixed media and photo montage, centered around African American culture and folklore. Most…<\/p>\n

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