“Memorabilia”
Sisterhood
Event Type:
OpeningEvent Type:
ExhibitThursday, September 24, 2009 6:00pm - Saturday, October 10, 2009 4:00pm
Opening September 24, 20098:00 pm - November 15, 2009
Gallery Talk October 12, 20093-4:30 pm
“Memorabilia” Recent works by Makeba Kedem-DuBose
Makeba Kedem-DuBose grew up in what she likes to refer to asa female tribe, in a public housing project on the near West Side of Chicago.She is a product of the Catholic Church and school system and, under thedirection of a Jesuit priest, Father James Hasse, himself an artist, shedeveloped her passion for painting. He taught her the basics of art, arthistory and various techniques. Makeba’s painting style reflects the mentor’sinfluence, African based ancestral practices from her maternal Grandmother andthe Judeo-Mystic practices of spirituality from her Father.
Her work speaks to viewers on a spiritual level. Makeba’smission is to pull viewers in, and move the reference point from which they seethe world outside of themselves, thus enabling them to recognize themselveswithin her vision of family and oneness. She views her art as a tool to assistin connecting the human race for the ultimate purpose of peace.
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