News
- Solo Show at Flomenhaft
Emma has a solo show at Flomenhaft Gallery that includes her newest paintings and prints. It opened Thursday, January 14, and runs until Saturday, February 27.
Flomenhaft Gallery
547 West 27th Street
Suite 200
212.268.4952
Open Tuesday–Saturday 10:30 am–5 pm
Read the Press Release here:
Flomenhaft Gallery- Press Release - Latest paintings
Emma spent October as a guest at Yaddo, where she made three new paintings, shown here with their borders not yet applied:
Meanwhile, the painting we saw her beginning in July is now finished:
- More works in progress
The triptych Emma has been working on since March is still underway. After some planning, a few of the narrow border strips have been attached. The rest are still being worked out.
- A fireside chat, without the fireside
On April 16, Emma gave the Eighth Annual David C. Driskell Lecture in the Visual Arts at the University of Maryland's David C. Driskell Center. Or, more accurately, she shared the stage with Professor Driskell himself, and the lecture was in the form of a discussion between the two of them.
The event was free, more [...] - More progress snapshots
Here are more snapshots of the painting Emma is working on:
- Work in progress
Emma's working on a new painting. I think she said that this one's about her grandparents.
And here are details of some of the animals on the painting she just finished:
You can see more snapshots of both paintings on Flickr.
- EA at CAA
This weekend, Emma went to the College Art Association conference to speak at a session titled "African American Art in the Abstract Expressionist Era." The program description was as follows:
Chair: Janet Berry Hess, J.D., Ph.D., Sonoma State University
Emma Amos: Reflections on Spiral
Emma Amos, Rutgers UniversityRichard Mayhew: Lyricism and Community
Richard Mayhew, Pennsylvania State UniversityAfrican American Expressionism: [...]
- If I Didn't Care
From right now (well, January, really), until March 30, Emma's work is in a group show in Baltimore called If I Didn't Care: Multigenerational Artists Discuss Cultural Histories. If you happen to be there, you can see the show at
Richman Gallery & Davison Lobby
The Park School
2425 Old Court Road
Baltimore, MD 21208
The gallery hours are Monday [...] - Heroes and Folk
Exeter Academy’s Lamont Gallery is hosting a solo exhibition of Emma’s work, titled Heroes and Folk. The show opened on November 16, but the reception and gallery talk will not take place until January, so you have plenty of time to get to New Hampshire.
Reception: Friday, January 8, 6:30–8 pm
Gallery Talk: Saturday, January 9, 10 [...] - Upcoming group show
January seems very far off, but it will be on us in a heartbeat! And so, too, will Emma's next group exhibition at Flomenhaft Gallery, African-American Art and Life. Other artists in the show include
Benny Andrews
Romare Bearden
Camille Billops
Beverly Buchanan
Jacob Lawrence
Builder Levy
Faith Ringgold
Charles Lloyd Tucker
Carrie Mae Weems
The show runs from Friday, January 2, through Saturday, February [...]