DAWN WILLIAMS BOYD: ABOUT THE ARTIST
PHOTO: Ron Witherspoon
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
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I was born in Neptune, NJ and reared in Atlanta, GA.
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I am Piscean.
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I am the elder child of two elder children.
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I have one sibling.
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My parents were educators in the Atlanta Public School system.
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I attended local parochial elementary and high schools.
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My family attended West Hunter Street Baptist Church when it was still on West Hunter Street.
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I earned my BFA (studio) from Stephens College, Columbia, MO. in 1974.
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I'm married to artist Irvin Wheeler.
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We moved from Denver, CO back to Atlanta in 2010.
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We have three smart, well-spoken, talented, beautiful children and six grandchildren.
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I retired from my job with a major air carrier in 2009.
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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
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I am represented by Fort Gansevoort Gallery (NYC).
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