Synthia SAINT JAMES

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artist statement

〰️ artist statement

Painting for me is like a breath of fresh air Essential - Invigorating - a Revitalizing Force With my brush in hand and inspiration from above and within I feel the smooth textures of my oil and acrylic paints As my brush glides across the canvas It takes me to new and unimagined places They shine brightly - my rainbow colors of cadmiums In bold hues of red - orange - yellow - green, and in a vibrant spectrum of indigo - purple - violet – blue I’m always amazed at what I’ve created At the end of each painting day Especially upon completion of each painting Painting for me is like a breath of fresh air…

EXHIBITIONS HISTORY

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EXHIBITIONS HISTORY 〰️

A Partial List: Inner City Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA (solo) Musee des Duncan, Paris, France (group) Modern Art Gallery, 1988 Olympics, Seoul, Korea (group) Museum of African American Art, Los Angeles, CA (three solos) Afro-American Cultural Center, Charlotte, NC (solo) House of Seagram, Park Avenue, New York, NY (solo) National Urban League, New York, NY (solo) Third World Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (two solos) Natural History Museum, Los Angeles, CA (two solos) Los Angeles City Hall, Los Angeles, CA (solo) The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA (solo) 626 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (solo) Diggs Gallery, Winston-Salem State University, W-S, NC (solo) Flatotel, Midtown Manhattan, NY (solo) Saint Augustine's University, Raleigh, NC (solo) Legacy Gallery, Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, AL (solo) History Museum of Mobile, AL (solo) Art-in-Embassies Exhibitions - Partial List of U.S. Embassy Locations: Caracas, Venezuela; Accra, Ghana; Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire; Abuja, Nigeria; Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Conga; Asmara, Eritrea; Singapore; Lome, Toga; Valleta, Malta; Juba, South Sudan.