Barbed Wire and Picket Fences

April 9 - May 5, 2016

6-8pm

Featuring the artwork of Charlotta Janssen and Phillip Thomas.

Meet celebrated German American artist, Charlotta Janssen at the opening night of her solo exhibition, “Barbed Wire and Picket Fences” featuring her unique mixed media collage work.

In 2009, the first black president of the United States was sworn into office. This historic event was a catalyst for German American artist, Charlotta Janssen, to visually thank participants of the civil rights movement for their work and dedication that made this moment possible. Janssen specifically honors the Bus Boycotters from 1956 and Freedom Riders from 1961.The artist’s goals are to transport the viewer back to this moment in time, to create a living history and bring awareness to a collective consciousness where segregation seemed normal and fighting it was a daunting task.

Read the New Yorker article on Civility

Watch Charlotta Janssen share her creative process and talk to Oprah about what inspired her to paint canvases of the Freedom Riders

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24" x 30" / 61 x 76.2cm
Acrylic on Canvas

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20" x 24" / 50.8 x 61cm

Law of Unattraction

28" x 22" / 71.1 x 55.9cm
Oil on canvas

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36" x 24" / 91.4 x 61cm
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The Road Anywhere

24" x 20" / 61 x 50.8cm
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20 x 20 in, 50.8 x 50.8 cm

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28 x 22 in, 71.1 x 55.9 cm

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28 x 22 in, 71.1 x 55.9 cm

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16" x 20" / 40.6 x 50.8cm
Oil on linen

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39" x 47" / 99.1 x 119.4cm
Oil on linen

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20" x 14" / 50.8 x 35.6cm
Oil on panel

Surrender

30" x 24" / 76.2 x 61cm
Oil on canvas

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24" x 20" / 61 x 50.8cm
Oil on canvas covered panel

A Spirit Ignites

20" x 16" / 50.8 x 40.6cm
Oil on ACM

Embers at Dusk

14" x 11" / 35.6 x 27.9cm
Oil on ACM

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20" x 16" / 50.8 x 40.6cm
Oil on linen

Firelight for the Long and Dark Journey

24" x 20" / 61 x 50.8cm
Oil on linen

Carry the Fire

18" x 14" / 45.7 x 35.6cm
Oil on linen

Keep a Little Light Burning

14" x 14" / 35.6 x 35.6cm
Oil on linen

In Bloom

12" x 12" / 30.5 x 30.5cm
Oil on ACM

Nocturnal Reverie

36" x 24" / 91.4 x 61cm
Oil on canvas

Murmuration

12" x 16" / 30.5 x 40.6cm
Graphite, ink, and acrylic on toned Stonehenge paper

The Light of the World

14" x 11" / 35.6 x 27.9cm
Graphite, ink, and acrylic on toned Stonehenge paper

Work Boots (Nike SB High Infinium)

24" x 24" / 61 x 61cm
Oil on canvas

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