Emma Amos

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 University

• Richard Mayhew: Lyricism and Community

  Richard Mayhew, Pennsylvania State University

• African American Expressionism: History and Context

  Bridget Cooks, University of California, Irvine

• Esthetique Noir?

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 through Friday, 8 am to 7 pm.…

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 28.…