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ArtTalk – James Dupree
James Dupree’s work is filled with intense color, lots of hues. It grows out of his personal sense of color. James’ art treads the line between politics, culture, and fine art. What lies beyond the viewer’s initial aesthetic impression are poignant messages on race and class. As a master of his craft, the intentionality behind his work is supported by the intersection of his expression of color, form, and unparalleled technique. Paired with Dupree’s ardent activism as a stronghold within the Philadelphia community for the last forty years, this artist and agitator carefully impacts all that he touches.
Dupree holds a BFA from the Columbus College of Art and Design, an MFA from the University of Pennsylvania, and has attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art and Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine. He has taught at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, University of Pennsylvania, and Crewe and Alsager College in England.
James Dupree owns and operates two Contemporary Fine Art galleries, in Lambertville and Philadelphia. His work is in the collections of Philadelphia Museum of Art, California African American Museum, The Schomburg Center in NYC, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and Patti LaBelle.
This ArtTalk is guest produced by Mary Flamer, Chair of PMCA Art Show, with the support of Jean Mihich.
Photo Credit Jay Garrison, 2022
Hosted By:
Laura Womack
Laura hosted her own syndicated show in Virginia before joining WAMU in Washington, D.C., where she also contributed to NPR. Laura became involved in the arts while living in Singapore, where she worked as a docent and developed an interest in textiles. Today, Laura is a weaver and president of the Phillips’ Mill Community Association.
