Urevbu is a contemporary gallery owner, painter, and published writer. While the Urevbu Contemporary Gallery in Memphis’ South Main Arts District showcases a dynamic collection of artists from Africa and the African diaspora, their Artexpo Dallas booth will focus on Ephraim Urevbu’s work.

Art served as a bridge from his past in Nigeria to his present in Memphis – the poverty and seemingly impossible cultural and familial barriers to a career in art, the hardened realities of Black life in America, the challenges of racism, and the private battle against cancer – gifting him with a unique and compassionate voice.

Urevbu is best known for his large-scale abstract expressionist paintings distinguished by his presentation of bold acrylics and heavy pallet knife technique. He is currently busy in his studio working on a new body of work that explores important social and political themes such as morality, truth, race, equal rights and social justice, largely within the context of his personal experiences and American history.

He will be showcasing his Naked Truth Project at Artexpo Dallas this year. “The Naked Truth Project started with a conversation that lead to a meeting, that inspired a dialogue. Our generation has been exposed to atrocities of war, racial strife, economic inequity. We have also witnessed movements, legislation, court rulings and civil expression that focus our attention on a world we live in and what we want it to be. The result is the naked truth project.”

The paintings presented in the exhibition for The Naked Truth, were never intended to comfort and soothe the viewer, it is the intention of these paintings to “grab you in a headlock, rough up your composure, and then proceed in short order to rearrange your sense of reality.”

“In their creation, each painting seemed to take on a life of its own, transforming me as both artist and as observer of the long history and current events surrounding justice and equality. Rearranging my own sense of reality.”

Ephraim Urevbu, Urevbu Collection will be exhibiting at Artexpo Dallas September 16-18 at Booth 116. Tickets are available here.

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Art Gallery Inc. does more than sell affordable contemporary art, they provide a platform and opportunity to share the talent of professional female artists. In fact, every piece sold at the gallery provides a channel to give back and 10% of their art sales are donated to a cause. Aside from their charitable donations, the gallery also hosts art contests, which enable women to receive visibility and new opportunities to promote their work.

“…The truth is that women have never been treated equally in the art world, and today they remain dramatically underrepresented and undervalued in museums, galleries, and auction houses. Counting and quantifying won’t solve discrimination, but statistics are useful for understanding the scope of the problem.” says Art Gallery Inc. Director, Julia Ross.

Aside from helping female artists daily, this incredible art gallery has recently donated to women shelters and homeless women during the Texas snowstorm. “We are so grateful that through art sales supporting women artists we were also able to give back and help other women in need”, says Ross.

Art Gallery Inc. also recently partnered with In My Shoes, a non-profit organization in Dallas providing community living with a safe environment that focuses on assisting women who are pregnant and homeless. The organization helps women by providing them with tools to search for jobs and parenting and budgeting tips.

Female artists can apply to become a featured artist at Art Gallery Inc. Currently, the gallery is showcasing the works of Sharon Grimes, Darya Farral, Regina Davis, Kiki Winters, Julia Ross, Kelly Gowan, Victoria Moore, Jessica M Chaix, Rosemary Riddle-Achelpohl, Jill Danahey, Daniela Pasqualini, Leslie Merrill, Lu Pearl, and Kimberly Christopher.

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