Exhibit features works of African American artists, Feb. 3-April 9, Campus Center

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The exhibit is curated by Lamerol Gatewood and features artists Danny Simmons, Gail Shaw-Clemons, Garry Grant, and Lisa Corinne Davis.

Students looking at hung paintings in exhibit.
UH Hilo students view selections from art exhibit, “The Metaphysics of Abstraction III.” Photo by Raiatea Arcuri for UH Hilo Stories.
The Department of Art at the University of Hawaii at Hilo is presenting an art exhibit in celebration of Black History Month. "The Metaphysics of Abstraction" is on display from Feb. 3 through April 9, 2020, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the East wing of the Campus Center Gallery. The exhibit is curated by Lamerol Gabewood and features artists Danny Simmons, Gail Shaw-Clemons, Garry Grant, and Lisa Corrinne Davis.
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The Department of Art at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo is presenting an art exhibit featuring the works of four celebrated African American artists.

Launched at the start of Black History Month, “The Metaphysics of Abstraction” is on display Feb. 3 through April 9, 2020, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, third floor of the UH Hilo Campus Center.

The exhibit is curated by Lamerol Gatewood and features artists Danny Simmons, Gail Shaw-Clemons, Garry Grant, and Lisa Corinne Davis.

The following are four of the works on display at the exhibit, photos by Raiatea Arcuri:

Colorful abstract painting.
Danny Simmons, Untitled, acrylic on paper, 2019.
Geometric shaped print in pastel colors.
Gail Shaw-Clemons, Harmony, monotype, 2019.
Two prints in a single frame. Left is orange hued, right is blues.
Garry Grant, The Ruins of Mogador (left) and Tassort of Mogador (right), mixed media on handmade paper, 2019.
Geometric shapes, squares layered on each other, oranges and blues.
Lisa Corinne Davis, Foundational Sham, acrylic on paper, 2019.

For more information, contact Michael Marshall.

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