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Religion in the Arts and Contemporary Culture presents: Gallery Talk with artist, Samuel L. Dunson, Jr. September 23, 2015
In an exhibition of new works to be shown at Vanderbilt Divinity School, Samuel L. Dunson, Jr. presents a unique visual commentary on the problems that have arisen in communities affected by anger and distrust. Dunson explains that Meet the Fergusons is the result of a creative engagement of the turmoil that has arisen in the past year since Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson MO. These new works, states Dunson, “are not the result of an attempt to be political or controversial.” Instead, the artist considers the issues with spiritual eyes—in Dunson’s case, as an African-American Christian man and artist. Dunson wants his art to contribute to the greater discourse on human relations. Says Dunson, “I feel that my work should spark conversations.”
Samuel L. Dunson Jr. teaches studio arts at Tennessee State University. He holds an M.F.A. from Savannah School of Design.