“Still Standing”, Acrylic and oil stick on canvas, 30 x 30
Maria-Lana Queen is proud to have the painting, Still Standing included as part of the exhibition and exhibition catalogue, Tradition Redefined: The Larry and Brenda Thompson Collection of African American Art. This exhibition will be featured at the Georgia Museum of Art from January 30-March 27, 2011. For more information, visit www.georgiamuseum.org. The work Still Standing was part of Maria-Lana’s 2007 solo exhibition, Painted Diary II, shown at the Parish Gallery – Georgetown, Washington, DC www.parishgallery.com . In Still Standing the oblique arrangement and bright orange shout out Maria-Lana’s mantra – “my faith is the source of my strength to persevere”.
The Larry and Brenda Thompson’s extensive and diverse collection of both celebrated artist and work by artist who have been considered emerging was also featured in 2010 at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Jacksonville, FLwww.mocajacksonville.org; and, in 2009 at the University of Maryland, David C. Driskell Center for the Study of Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, www.driskellcenter.umd.edu
The Larry and Brenda Thompson’s extensive and diverse collection of both celebrated artist and work by artist who have been considered emerging was also featured in 2010 at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Jacksonville, FLwww.mocajacksonville.org; and, in 2009 at the University of Maryland, David C. Driskell Center for the Study of Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, www.driskellcenter.umd.edu