Ted Ellis

John Lewis :He Shed His Blood

2020

Midnight Blues, 2020

Battery Most, 2020

After reading about the Civil War in an Ebony Magazine Encyclopedia series, Gray illustrated the heroism of the black soldiers who fought in the Civil War. The all-black 54th Regiment of Massachusetts fighting unit, has been the most mentioned fighting unit, bit there were other units if black soldiers that fought in the War Between the States. In "Blue and Gray", Gray depicts a battle scene between the black regiment, the Massachusetts 54th, and a confederate regiment against the backdrop of enslaved blacks work in the cotton field. The collection of available works artist Johnnie Lee Gray is handled exclusively by Neema Fine Art Gallery, an art gallery featuring phenomenal works of art by phenomenal Southern African American artists. Artist, Johnnie Lee Gray was born in Spartanburg County, South Carolina in 1941. In his early years, Gray demonstrated artistic talent, painting & drawing as a way to express his emotions & depict his surroundings. Working alongside his grandparents in the fields of their sharecropper farm, & later as a carpenter, textile mill worker, & house painter, Gray learned early on to use the materials of his milieu to create works of art that drew on his memories & experiences as a black American man. After graduating from the county’s segregated Lincoln High School in 1960, Gray enlisted in the Army, where he served for seven years, including an 18-month volunteer tour of duty in Vietnam. As a Vietnam Veteran and self-taught artist, Gray’s work illustrated his experiences in the military as an African-American and the participation of black people in the history of the American and world landscape. Described as “visionary” “outsider” artist, the patterned shapes, visual texture, vibrant palettes and repetitive forms showcased in his paintings are recognizable characteristics of his historical narratives. The PBS television series, The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow...

Next to My Cows, 2017

Resurrection, 2015

Noland Anderson is a self taught portrait artist who strives to create works of art that are a celebration of people of color. Represented by Neema Fine Art Gallery, he is known for ...

Heartbreaker , 120x90 cm

Micheal Zarowsky is a Canadian painter working in acrylic, watercolour & pastels. His impressionist landscapes show distinctive ways of seeing & conveying the world's beauty. Zarowsk...

Pylons Marching 1 and 2, 2017. Acrylic and ink on paper. 302 x 215 mm each Nicky Marais is a Namibian artist, educator and activist who lives and works in Windhoek. Marais is well-k...

Anita Amani Dorp - "Rhino". Amani Dorp has been fascinated by the perfection and grandness of nature since her childhood, which as the source of art is always the starting point for...

Rob writes: "As a child of the 70s, I was raised by TV and movies. This pop culture upbringing shaped my sensibilities as an artist. As a result, my paintings are a carnival of theat...

Prakash Karmakar – Untitled 36 x 30 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Canvas 2008 ( Unframed & Delivered ) Karmakar is best known for his landscapes and nudes, which are g...