Artist Talk with Curlee Raven Holton on Printmaking with David C. Driskell

©2023, Pyramid Atlantic; Artist Talk with Curlee Raven Holton on Printmaking with David C. Driskell

From the Collectors' Preview Reception of A COLLABORATION OF CREATIVITY: PRINT WORK BY DAVID C. DRISKELL. Dr. Curlee Raven Holton who curated this show talks to us about his printmaking collaboration with David Driskell.

A COLLABORATION OF CREATIVITY: PRINT WORK OF DAVID C. DRISKELL

Curated by Curlee Raven Holton, PhD.

Doorway, 2009, serigraph, 11.25 x 15 in by David C. Driskell

David C. Driskell (1931-2020) was an artist, scholar, and historian who transformed the field of African American art through his own work, his advocacy, and his scholarship. As an artist, he is known mostly for modernist paintings, collages, and prints. In 2003, he began a lifelong collaboration with Master Printer Curlee R. Holton. Together they produced over 40 creative projects with two in progress at the time of Driskell’s passing.

In A Collaboration of Creativity, Holton shares a curated grouping of approximately 30 prints he made with Driskell through the fine art publishing studio Raven Editions and The Driskell Center at University of Maryland. The exhibition showcases the artistic genius of Driskell, the printmaking mastery of Holton, and the power of collaboration.

On View: February 11–March 19, 2023; Free and open to the public. See online gallery & exhibition information here.