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DAWN WILLIAMS BOYD​:                    ABOUT THE ARTIST 
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 PHOTO: Ron Witherspoon
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With Covid Scream at opening reception for

The Tip of the Iceberg at Fort Gansevoort Gallery NY, September 22 - November 19, 2022

Photo: Iyabo K. Boyd

  • I was born in Neptune, NJ and reared in Atlanta, GA.

  • I am Piscean.

  • I am the elder child of two elder children.

  • I have one sibling.

  • My parents were educators in the Atlanta Public School system.

  • I attended local parochial elementary and high schools.

  • My family attended West Hunter Street Baptist Church when it was still on West Hunter Street.

  • I earned my BFA (studio) from Stephens College, Columbia, MO. in 1974.

  • I'm married to artist Irvin Wheeler.

  • We moved from Denver, CO back to Atlanta in 2010.

  • We have three smart, well-spoken, talented, beautiful children and six grandchildren.

  • I retired from my job with a major air carrier in 2009.

  • I have been active in three Black visual artists collectives - ULOZI and Sankofa Art Collective in Denver, CO (1989 -2010) and AAFTA - African Americans for the Arts (2011 - present) in Atlanta, GA

  • I am represented by Fort Gansevoort Gallery (NYC).

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With American Gothic at the Opening Reception for

Dawn Williams Boyd: Woe at Sarah Lawrence College 

September 21 - December 4, 2022

Photo: Fort Gansevoort Gallery NY

For inquires please contact Fort Gansevoort Gallery at: gallery@fortgansevoort.com

©Dawn A. Williams Boyd 2023. The rights to use the words and images on this website are reserved exclusively for the artist. They may not be used for any reason without the artist's expressed and written permission.

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