Ms. Afrika Abney, Professional Visual Artist and Art Consultant- Branding Blog

    Donated the painting shown in the above photo. Additionally, I gave away the clothing articles and jewelry shown in the photo above. Photo at Bell from 1991 - 1993. Graduated from Bell in 1993.   Donated the painting shown in the above photo. Additionally, I gave away the clothing articles and jewelry shown in the photo above.  Photo at Bell from 1991 - 1993. Graduated from Bell in 1993.   I began my journey in visual art at a young age, drawing stick figures and painting shapes when I was 5 years old. My passion for art led me to study at prestigious institutions like the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop and the Corcoran, where I honed my skills under the guidance of talented mentors. Throughout my career, I have showcased my art, donated pieces, conducted workshops, and shared my story as a professional visual artist. I believe that art is a powerful expression of life, capturing thoughts, experiences, and traditions in a unique and impactful way.

As an expressionist,I am generous, compassionate, and family-oriented. I am honest and trusting. I dislike disagreements and believe in God. Expressionism's typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas. Expressionist artists sought to express meaning or emotional experience rather than physical reality.  "Expressionism originated in Germany in the early 20th century. It is a difficult movement to define as it seems to overlap with many of other movements (Cubism, Surrealism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism). No wonder art history can be so confusing to an outsider with the vast number of “isms”. Expressionism, artistic style in which the artist seeks to depict not objective reality but rather the subjective emotions and responses that objects and events arouse within a person. The artist accomplishes this aim through distortion, exaggeration, primitivism, a

  In 2021, I have implemented over 30 new strategies. As a professional visual artist and art consultant, I would say that I have received numerous feedback on my effective strategies. Each strategy was uniquely different for each event that I provided and offered services. During the pandemic which began on March 9, 2020, I provided and offered all of my services online. I had to ensure that each service that I provided was effective and successful. This was challenging for me because I was used to providing services for in person events hosted by Esther Productions, Inc.  I had to completely revamp all of my services online as a result of the restrictions and precautions revolved around the pandemic.    I provided services for the following events that were hosted by Esther Productions, Inc. Among them include 2nd Annual Discovering Me..Without You Essay Contest Winners Announced which took place on February 6, 2021; The Power of Poetry In You which took place on February 13, 2021; W

" Winston Kennedy, an artist and art historian, is professor emeritus from Howard University, Washington, DC. There, he taught printmaking, art management and photography, and other courses for 29 years. He was, during part of that time, chairman of the Art Department and director of the Gallery of Art. As an artist he has exhibited his prints in galleries and museums in the United States, South America and Europe."  I was a student when I apprenticed under the direction of Professor Winston Kennedy. I studied printmaking. 

"James Amos Porter was the first African American art historian. Born on December 22, 1905 in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Lydia and John Porter, a prominent minister in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. Porter graduated  cum laude  in 1927 with a Bachelor of Science in art from Howard University. After graduating, he became an instructor of drawing and painting at Howard, teaching for 40 years, during which he was described as a gifted and influential teacher. Porter continued his education at the Art Student League in New York City, New York under Dimitri Romanovsky. Later, he met research librarian Dorothy Burnett in Harlem and married her on December 27, 1929. They had one daughter, Constance Porter. In 1933, Porter, now an artist, received the Schomburg Portrait Prize, from the Harmon Foundation, for his piece “Woman Holding a Jug.” He continued his studies in 1935 after a fellowship from the Institute of International Education allowed Porter

 From 1987 - 1991, I studied leather as an apprentice from Mr. Marvin Sinn. During that time, I was a student at NationHouse. Unfortunately, the work that I created during that time was stolen.  Marvin Sin Leather artist, Windsor, North Carolina "Born and raised in the Bedford-Stuyvesant community of Brooklyn, New York, Marvin Sin is a cultural activist and a self-taught artist working in leather. His hobby became a lifelong passion during the Black Arts movement of the early 1970s. He recalls, “The artists I met in Harlem during that period were a great influence on me. The Weusi Artists of Harlem, the Africobra Artists of Chicago, the Black Theater Movement, the poetry, dance, fashion, and general spirit of celebrating African culture shaped my creative and political sensibilities powerfully and permanently.” He found leather to be a medium that involved drawing, painting, sculpting, and that enabled him to master a craft that was utilitarian. Deeply committed to ser

  "Prelli Anthony Williams is a Washington, DC native and product of the DC public school system. As soon as he could hold a pencil, at the age of three (his family says) he drew on any blank surfaces, brown paper grocery bags, on back of Polaroid photos, books and walls. After graduating from Eastern High School (Washington, DC) in 1975, Prelli relocated to New York City to attend the School of Visual Arts. Despite financial hardships and struggles of many Black males during that period, Williams managed to stay employed, raise a family and complete college Nine years later, receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1984 with a Major in Advertising and a Minor in Graphic Design. Prelli, A Art/Mural Director who canvassed the multi-ethnic communities and cultures of Brooklyn, The Bronx, New York City, Staten Island and Queens on three murals in the Bronx and Harlem with the assistance of students and community residents funded in part by local New York City Banki