Philemona Williamson: Difference between revisions

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| known_for = ''Seasons''

| occupation = Artist

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==Biography==

 

Her African-American parents were employed by a wealthy Greek family, and she grew up in their Manhattan home.

She recalls a diversity of cultures but no racism when growing up.{{sfn|The World & I|1999}}

Her father was the chauffeur and her mother the housekeeper.

She said of the environment in the home on [[Sutton Place, Manhattan|Sutton Place]] that she and her parents maintained "a kind of quiet gentility" while their employers were involved in an endless "Greek passion play."{{sfn|Farrington|2004|p=323}}

 

 

==Work and reception==

 

The paintings, in vibrant colors, may be interpreted as showing sadness or childhood innocence.{{sfn|Smith|2010}}

Her work is postmodernist, figurative art in which she explores her private identity.

She has said, "I do not make 'black art'. If my work bridges racial gaps, it is because I am sharing a part of myself and I happen to be black. My paintings are about my fascination with color and shape."{{sfn|Farrington|2004|p=323}}

 

 

Her ''Folktales from Around the World'' (2003) is a set of four glass mosaic murals at the Glen Oaks Campus School in Queens.{{sfn|June Kelly Gallery|2010}}

Her work is held by the [[Sheldon Museum of Art]] in [[Lincoln, Nebraska]]; the [[Mint Museum]] in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]; [[Hampton University]] museum in [[Hampton, Virginia]]; Mott-Warsh Art Collection, [[Flint, Michigan]]; Reader's Digest Art Collection and AT&T.{{sfn|June Kelly Gallery|2010}}

==Exhibitions==

 

Williamson's work has been displayed in many group and individual exhibitions in locations such as [[State University of New York at Old Westbury|SUNY College]] in [[Old Westbury, New York]]; the [[John Michael Kohler Arts Center]] in [[Sheboygan, Wisconsin]], the [[African American Museum (New York)|African American Museum]] in [[Hempstead (village), New York|Hempstead, New York]]; the [[Queens Museum of Art]] in New York City, the [[Montclair Art Museum]] and the [[Bronx Museum of the Arts]] in New York City.{{sfn|Towson University}}

Selected solo exhibitions:{{sfn|June Kelly Gallery|2012}}

*1989: Wenger Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

*1990: Paintings, June Kelly Gallery, New York Fine Arts Gallery, Southampton College of Long Island University, Southampton, New York

*1993: Inaugural Exhibition, Flushing Council on Culture & Arts, New York

*1993: Selected Paintings, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

*2009: Philemona Williamson Exhibition, curated by Bertha Gutman, Delaware County Community College, Media, PA; brochure

 

==References==

'''Citations'''

'''Sources'''

{{refbegin}}

|title=Philemona Williamson

|author=ArtSlant

|title=Philemona Williamson Lecture

|author=CBS Baltimore

|date=2004-12-30|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-516721-4}}

|author=Harpers Magazine

|title=Williamson, Philemona

|author=Jersey Arts

|title=Philemona Williamson

|title=Strong, Colorful Surreal Paintings by Philemona Williamson at June Kelly Gallery |date=November 13, 2010

|author=June Kelly Gallery

|title=Philemona Williamson

|author=June Kelly Gallery |year=2012

|date=2003-03-01|publisher=Pomegranate|isbn=978-0-7649-2447-7}}

|author=Mutual Art |title=Philemona Williamson (American)

|title=Artwork: Seasons (Philemona Williamson)

|work=NYC Subway

|last=Rosenfeld |first=Robbie |year=2007

|title=Philemona Williamson "Fractured Tales"

|last=Smith |first=Alexa

|date=2 October 2010 |work=NYC Art Gallery Exhibits

|title=Philemona Williamson: Half-Remembered Dreams

|date=February 1999

|author=The World & I

|author=Towson University

|title=PHILEMONA WILLIAMSON: NEW WORK

{{refend}}

 

 

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