Nena St. Louis
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About Nena
Nena St. Louis is a San Francisco-based sculptor, theater artist and videographer.
Artist's Statement
San Francisco Bay Guardian, July 27, 2005:
"No paper dolls"
The AfroSolo Arts Festival XII kicks off its Visual Arts Exhibition with "… And They Were Fruitful" A Dedication to the African Diaspora. The exhibit showcases artist Nena St. Louis's dynamic wood sculptures. Inspired by the Dogon sculpture of Mali, West Africa, St. Louis carves each piece by hand in intricate detail. The evocative beauty of the work can be further appreciated in St. Louis's emotional rendition of the universal struggle to survive amid great adversity - her tribute to the inner strength of African women. Through an ancient art form from a distant land, the exhibit manages to tell the story of the African Diaspora from the often silenced perspective of the women who suffered, sustained, and triumphed for generations to arrive here in America. Each sculpture is a celebration of survival and femininity - as strong and enduring as the wood they are carved from. -Kim, SF Bay Guardian
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Selected Exhibitions
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2007
San Francisco Artsfest
Epidemic Peace Imagery, (traveling since 2004 in the Midwest, ongoing
Somarts Gallery, Group Show curated by Mark Mace, San Francisco, CA
Black Artists' Expressions of Father, curated by Kheven LeGrone, Atlanta, GA
Precious Things, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY (Solo Exhibition)
Evolution, Somarts Gallery, Major Group Show curated by Glenn Hirsch, San Francisco, CA
Lacy Primitive and Fine Art Gallery, Los Angeles (gallery artists)
2006
Origins, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY (Solo Exhibition)
Krasdale Gallery, Bronx, NY
Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
San Francisco Public Library, SF, CA
Epidemic Peace Imagery, Davis, CA
Epidemic Peace Imagery, (traveling since 2004 in the Midwest, ongoing)
Lacy Primitive and Fine Art Gallery, Los Angeles (gallery artists)
2005
Sargent Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA (Solo Exhibition)
Lacy Primitive and Fine Art Gallery, Los Angeles (Gallery Artists)
Epidemic Peace Imagery (Traveling Show)
Ceres Gallery, Group Show, New York, NY
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
Somar Gallery, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Women Against Rape, Brava For Women In The Arts
2004
Off the Preserve, Napa, CA
Somar Gallery, San Francisco
2003
International Women's Day, The Presidio, San Francisco, CA
Argus (through 2004), San Francisco, CA.
2001 through 2003
Bomani Gallery, San Francisco
1997 through 2001
Primary focus was performance art. Documentation is available in the form of videotapes
Selected Collections
Shirley Leonard, Oakland, CA
Don Laffoon and Grace Songolo, Laguna Beach, CA
Dr. Leslie Whipp, Pisbo, WA
Dr. Moira Ferguson, University of Nebraska
Bart and Linda Lewis, Austin, TX and Las Vegas, NV
Marjorie Champs Johnson, Lincoln, NE
Roxanne Claire & Greg Goodman, Houston, TX
Mark Mace, San Francisco, CA
Dr. Mary Romeyn, San Francisco, CA
Keith Williams, Oakland, CA
Helen Chance Hayes, Martinez, CA
Vincent Brown, Houston, TX
Courtney Sloan, New York, NY
Dagi and Peter Teschner, Munich, Germany
Susan Mall, Marin, CA
Keith Barish, New York City, NY
Ian Hinchliffe, Oakland, CA
Dr. Richard Grossman, San Francisco, CA
Chuck Andrews, San Francisco, CA
Dennis Tuchler, St. Louis, MO
Sharon Walton, San Francisco, CA
Lori Schafer, San Francisco, CA
Dr. Louis Brown, DDS and Ms. Debbie Friedlander, Boston, MA
Elenor Denker, NY & Florida
Liz Mamorsky & Mel Knox, San Francisco, CA
Dr. Howard Rubin, M.D., San Francisco, CA
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