Najee Dorsey
Najee Dorsey | |
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| Born | January 26, 1973 Blytheville, Arkansas |
| Known for | Visual Art |
| Spouse | Seteria Dorsey |
| Website | najeedorsey.com blackartinamerica.com/ |
Najee Dorsey (born 1973) is a contemporary American visual artist known for using mixed-media, collage, paint and photographic works that depict Southern African American experience and culture.
Biography[edit]
Najee Dorsey was born Jan. 26, 1973 in Blytheville, Arkansas.[1] He began creating art from a young age, but in 2005 became a full-time artist after a move to Atlanta, Georgia. His art can be seen in various art institutions and private collections across the United States. In 2010, Dorsey created Black Art in America (BAIA), a media web site that provides access and exposure to black art and artists and facilitates connections between artists, collectors and art enthusiasts.[2] Dorsey and his wife, Seteria Dorsey (also a visual artist, and his business partner), live in Columbus, Georgia.[3]
Career[edit]
Najee Dorsey has used collage to convey the experience of growing up in the South, including his own childhood in Mississippi County, Arkansas. His art has consisted of painting, photographs, digital and mixed media forms. Dorsey creates collages that focus on Southern African American culture. His art has been known to highlight such themes as the Blues, black people within United States history and socioeconomic conditions of the South.[4] His newest work, titled The Poor People's Campaign (an homage to Martin Luther King's program for economic justice) focuses on the themes of afrofuturism and environmental racism in poor communities in the South.[5]
Exhibitions[edit]
Dorsey has exhibited his work at many galleries and institutions, including:
- Anika Dawkins Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia (2021)[6]
- Griots Gallery, Miami, Florida (2020) [7]
- Columbus Liberty Theatre, Columbus, Georgia (2019)[8]
- Mildred L. Terry Library, Columbus, Georgia (2019)[9]
- Stonecrest Library, Lithonia, Georgia, The Art of Najee Dorsey: Environmental Injustice, Visions of a Futuristic Black South (2019)[10]
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, R.D.’s Backroom[11]
- University of Arkansas Library, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Remixed: Something Ole, Sum Nu Roux (2016);[12]
- The American Jazz Museum, Kansas City, Missouri, Jazz Then and Now (2015)[13][14]
- Syracuse University, Community Folk Art Center, Resistance (2015)[15]
- The Houston Museum of African American Culture, Leaving Mississippi: Reflections on Heroes and Folklore (2015)[16]
- The Columbus Museum, Columbus, Georgia, Leaving Mississippi: Reflections on Heroes and Folklore (2014)[17]
- The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit, Michigan, Visions of the 44th Collection (2012)
Selected works[edit]
- B-4-Rosa-Here I Stand (2014)[18]
- Baby Boy (2019)[19]
- Bethlehem Steele (2015)[20]
- Captive Audience (2019)[21]
- Deacons for Defense (2011)[22]
- Harriet’s Daughter (2018)[23]
Further reading[edit]
Art and Public History: Approaches, Opportunities, and Challenges, edited by Rebecca Bush and K. Tawny Paul[24]
Cool Jobs: ‘Artrepreneur’ Uses Web to Expose World to Artists of Color [2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Najee Dorsey | South Writ Large". Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Cool Jobs: Artrepreneur Uses Web To Expose World To Artists Of Color". June 19, 2012.Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Najee Dorsey | South Writ Large".Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "THE VIBE: Founder of Black Art in America stops by". November 15, 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Najee Dorsey | 1858 Prize".Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta Art". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. via Newspapers.com. 2021-05-21. p. D1. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "Black Art". The Miami Herald. via Newspapers.com. 2020-03-15. p. 1M. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "Najee Dorsey Donates Limited Edition Prints". The Liberty Theatre Cultural Center, Inc.Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Waldock, Julie Anne. "40 foot wide mural dedicated at Mildred L. Terry library". WTVM News.Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "The Art of Najee Dorsey". DeKalb County Public Library Event.Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "R.D.'s Backroom". PAFA - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. September 15, 2017.Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Remixed: Something Ole, Sum Nu Roux | University of Arkansas Libraries". libraries.uark.edu.Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Martin, James (September 21, 2015). "Hale Woodruff Family Collection".Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Helsel, Amber. "Najee Dorsey". www.jacksonfreepress.com.Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "najee-dorsey". communityfolkartcenter.org.Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Tommaney, Susie (May 11, 2015). "Portraits of Southern Life With a Side of History". Houston Press.Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Leaving Mississippi - Reflections on Heroes and Folkfore: Works by Naj". columbusmuseum.com.Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Collage - B4-Rosa- Here I Stand". columbusmuseum.pastperfectonline.com.Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Najee Dorsey | Baby Boy (ca. 2019) | Available for Sale | Artsy". www.artsy.net.Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Najee Dorsey | Bethlehem Steele (2015) | Available for Sale | Artsy". www.artsy.net.Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Najee Dorsey | Captive Audience (ca. 2019) | Available for Sale | Artsy". www.artsy.net.Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Artist Spotlight: Najee Dorsey - Sugarcane Magazine ™| Black Art and Culture". July 7, 2017.Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Najee Dorsey".Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Bush, Rebecca; Tawny Paul, K. (2017-05-11). Art and Public History: Approaches, Opportunities, and Challenges. ISBN 9781442268456.Retrieved 29 May 2020.