Eve France
Eve France is an independent, New York City-based jewelry designer. The collaborative designs of Artistry Across Borders feature France's signature chain mail, enhanced with authentic African beads. France, whose chain mail mesh bathing suit appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, has sold her jewelry in Saks Fifth Avenue and through independent fine art jewelry stores across the United States, and internationally. Her jewelry has been featured in the holiday catalogues of Neiman Marcus and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. For more information about Eve France click here.
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Joyce J. Scott
Joyce J. Scott is one of the most significant and influential female artists working in Baltimore today. Sculptor, printmaker, installation artist, performer, quilter, storyteller, and educator. Joyce draws from influences as wide-ranging as her media: from African and Native American experiences to art history, television, popular American culture, religious traditions, politics, and contemporary urban street customs. Her art reflects her take on all aspects of American popular culture, her ancestry and the immediate world of her neighborhood.
received a myriad of commissions, grants, residences, and prestigious honors from several institutions including the National Endowment for the Arts. In 2016 she was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship. |
Hlengiwe Dube
Hlengi, was only 12 years old when she first cemented her love affair with art and the world renowned African Art Centre in Duran, South Africa. She sold her first beaded necklace to the Centre, where it remains as part of their collection. Today Hlengi’s life as an artist revolves around showing other artists and crafters from rural and urban areas that as long as they can work with their hands they can earn a living.
Consequently, she has changed the lives of many South Africans and increased their economic opportunities. Hlengi is proud to continue to contribute to the preservation of African cultures, customs, and traditions and to the understanding of Ubento, which roughly translates to “human kindness”. |