OUT OF AFRICA: drawings & paintings of Indira Bailey

OUT OF AFRICA Drawings and Paintings by

Indira Bailey

November 3 - December 2, 2012 curated by Mary Z

73 C Pine Street Montclair, NJ 07042 973.746.8737 73seegallery.com

Indira Bailey, Essex County Teacher of the Year and New Jersey Teacher of the Year Finalist will be exhibiting her new artwork “Out of Africa” based on her two Fulbright-Hayes Scholarships to Morocco (2011) and South Africa (2004).

Ms. Bailey teaches Commercial Illustration for Essex County Vocational Schools in Bloomfield, NJ. Indira received her BFA in Illustration/ Communication Design from Pratt Institute and MA in Educational Leadership from Kean University.

Bailey’s work demonstrates her pride, talent and her genuine interest in showing her experience as an African American woman and her travels abroad in a positive light.

Indira’s body of work covers several mediums: graphite, charcoal, acrylic but mainly oil on canvas. Even as a child, Indira knew she wanted to be a successful artist. Her goal was to illustrate the experience and daily life scenes of African Americans in a realistic and enjoyable venue. Ms. Bailey’s has exhibited artwork throughout the tri-state area.

Indira is currently working educational products and has a free online newsletter “Indira” featuring art history and art lessons.

on the cover: The Market: oil on canvas, 36� x 24�

$3000

Captions on the art work are courtesy of Ms. Bailey.

When the original work in the exhibit is not available please note that many are available in signed and numbered limited editions. Paintings are masterfully reproduced on canvas. Graphite drawings are reproduced on the highest quality museum archival paper.

Please contact the Gallery by phone at 973.746.8737 or email gallery@73seegallery.com with yor inquiries.

South Africa

iSangoma, Zulu name for healer and diviner in the Nguni society. An iSangoma a well respected elder in the community. She is neither a witch or doctor, but functions as a spiritual consultant. Families consult the iSangoma to find out their reasons for misfortune, sickness or mishap by ancestral spirits. She is a Zulu priest.

iSangoma oil on canvas NA - On loan from Plainfield Public Library

Lady in the sky wrapped colorfully in her blanket and head scarf.

Lady in the Sky oil on canvas, 20” x 24” $800

In my travels to a village in Emmaus Valley close to Lesotho, I visited their program for early childhood in a small one-room building. The Kwasi Zulu Natal University Children’s Education Partnership in Winton, South Africa sponsors this program. Classes started at 9am and ended at 12pm once a week. Each mother attends school with their child and continues teaching exercises at home.

Mother & Child oil on canvas, 24” x 30” Original NA Limited Edition Canvas Giclee $600

Rainbow Baby is a child who lives in Emmaus Valley, South Africa.

Wrapped babies strapped on their mother’s back in colorful blankets is still an African tradition. In July, we think of hot summer days but in South Africa it is their winter.

Rainbow Baby oil on canvas, 20” x 24” $600

Three men on a journey through, “A Valley of a 1000 Hills”, in Zululand.

Zululand is located between Durban and Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

Valley of a 1000 Hills oil on canvas, 20” x 24” Original NA Limited Edition Canvas Giclee $400

Women looking on at the villiage festivities as they huddle to keep warm in the winter time of South Africa.

Looking On graphite, 19 1/2� x 23� $2400

The Blue Jacket is a little girl with her daily chore of carrying water. In her village of Emmanus Valley there is no running water or electricity.

The Blue Jacket oil on canvas, 24� x 30�

Original NA Limited Edition Canvas Giclee $600

On the street corner of Johannesburg stands a woman holding her sign begging for help. “Please help me no nothing I’m suffering God bless you.”

Help Me graphite, 17” x 22” $1800

Zulu Dancer II entertaining the visitors in Hluhluwe, South Africa at the Kwa-Zulu

Zulu Dancer II oil on canvas, 12” x 24” $400

Zulu Man sitting in a hut with his tools and gear ready for the day.

Man in Hut graphite NA - On loan from Malik Abdur-Razzaq

Zulu Dancer I entertaining the visitors in Hluhluwe, South Africa at the Kwa-Zulu

Zulu Dancer I oil on canvas, 12” x 24” $400

Skool Girls are four young girls at the Human Skool in Frasenburg, South Africa, standing outside taking their afternoon break.

Skool Girls oil on canvas, 30� x 24� $2500

Women looking on at the villiage festivities as they huddle to keep warm in the winter time of South Africa.

Three Boys in the Field graphite, 20� x 18�

Original NA Limited Edition Giclee $250

Despite their environment in a village of Emmanus Valley, South Africans still have time to enjoy and celebrate life.

Celebration oil on canvas, 40� x 30� $4000

ISangoma is a traditional Zulu diviner whose main function is to heal and protect the people in the community. An iSangoma contacts the ancestral spirits and other important religious functions. An iSangoma initiate is called a “thwasas” who wears red, symbolizing the transformation process that the apprentice is undergoing. The initiate symbolic death is one’s old self and the rebirth of a new iSangoma. A part of the rites of passage is wearing white medicinal clay on skin symbolizes bravery, power and protection against negative forces.

initiation oil on canvas NA - On loan from Plainfield Public Library

Many children still do not have enough money for food or to take care of themselves. These two young boys act as mimes to make their daily living on the streets in Durban.

Young Mimes graphite, 21� x 29� $2000

PHOTO NOT AVAILABLE

Training Day graphite NFS

Morroco

Nomadic Berber mother and child.

The Sahara oil on canvas, 16� x 20� $400

The Market oil on canvas, 36” x 24” $3000

Zaynah oil on canvas, 24” x 36” $4000

The Miner is a man who is taking a break from the deep whole in the Sahara Desert.

The Miner graphite, 11� x 14� $300

We are also offering this timely and special Indira Bailey limited edition:

Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow”, is about our ancestors and the road they paved. “Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow”, is about the road we are currently on. “Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow”, is about the road of our future.

Yesterday, Today &Tomorrow giclee, 16” x 23” $200

To place an order or make an inquiry: Please contact 73 See Gallery at 973.746.8737 or email us at gallery@73seegallery.com.

Your print/giclee order will be printed and available to pick up or be sent to you at the close of the show.

Orders made after the close of the exhibit will be available for pick up or delivery within 10 business days.

We look forward to hearing from you.

fine Art

& art reproductions 73 See Gallery invites you to stop by the gallery or visit us online. We offer original art for the serious collector and the highest quality limited edition fine art reproductions on museum archival paper or canvas to enhance your home or business environment. We are expanding our representation of artists and as our collection grows so should the frequency of your visits. we look forward to seeing you soon

Golden King, Mary Z, mixed media on wood, 2010, tribute

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73 C Pine Street Montclair, NJ 07042 Catalog 4 Š 2012