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FLOYD COLEMAN

Floyd Coleman was born in Sawyerville, Alabama. He received his undergraduate degree from Alabama State University in 1960, his masters degree from the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee in 1962 and his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia. Coleman has taught art and art history at Clark College (Atlanta), Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Jaackson State University (Mississippi), and Wabash College (Indiana). From 1987 through 1998, Coleman served as Chair of the Howard University Department of Art. He is currently a professor of art at Howard University. Coleman has been featured in one hundred nineteen solo exhibitions and numerous group exhibitions. His works are in the collection of the High Museum of Art (Atlanta), Oakland Museum of Art, Howard University Gallery of Art, Hampton University Museum, Spelman College and Wabash College and private collections throughout the United States.

"Over the past 37 years, I have produced works that depicted recognizable subject matter to abstraction. In my first commercial gallery exhibition in 1963, I presented abstract figurative paintings and prints. From 1968 to 1973, I did work that dealt with social commentary, the African American struggle for basic human rights in the United States. From the mid-1970s to 1998, I explored various types of abstraction, inspired by African textiles and Jazz music. In all of my work, I have attempted to retain a rawness, a problematic quality that is thought-provoking. The works shown in this exhibition reflect my return to the figure and to issues that won't go away."

Parish Gallery primarily, but not exclusively, represents contemporary visual artists of significance from Africa and the African Diaspora. In selecting art and artists, Parish Gallery exercises high ethical, curatorial and market selection standards, catering to the spirit of social preservation and regeneration in collecting the art.

Parish Gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday, from noon to 6 pm; other hours by appointment. For additional information, contact Norman Parish at 202-944-2310.

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Jaackson is how it is spelled in the original. Do not correct to Jackson.