Tadias Magazine

Above: L.A.-based artist Shepard Fairey created the
now-ubiquitous graphic of Obama, who wrote to him,
“Your images have a profound effect on people.”
(Photo: Jay L. Clendenin, LAT)

By Tadias Staff

Published: Saturday, September 6, 2008

New York (Tadias) – Some of the most striking posters of the 2008 elections are homemade by artists who embrace Barack Obama’s quest for the White House. And now comes a fundraising group exhibition featuring 28 Artists for Obama. The show takes place at the International Visions Gallery in Washington D.C. from September 3 to September 27. Opening reception is scheduled for Saturday, September 6 (6:30 – 9PM).

According to its website, International Visions Art Gallery is designed to advance cultural understanding through art: “Our mission is to exhibit and promote multi-cultural original work by national and international artists, International Visions presents visual art exhibitions and special cultural traditions in dance, music, theater and the literary arts. The Gallery’s goal is to become a link between people, cultures and beliefs.”

The following artists will participate in the show:
ALEX BAY, ADAM ABDALLA, ADGER COWANS, ALONZO DAVIS, BETTY MURCHISON, BILL DORSEY, CLAIRE MCARDLE, DAVID CARLSON, FRANK SMITH, GEORGE KOTCHEV, HELEN ZUGHAIB, JAMES PHILLIPS, JOE RUFFIN, KEVIN COLE, LEONARD DAWSON, LISA WILLIAMSON, LOUIS DELSARTE, MICHAEL PLATT, OTIS MOTLEY, PETER ROBINSON, PRESTON SAMPSON, RICHARD DANA, RON WALTON, SHELLEY MILLER, TAFA, TIM DAVIS, ULYSSES MARSHALL, and VICTOR HOLT.

For more information contact: Juliana Takaki, gallery assistant, 2629 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington DC 20008, 202.234.5112, www.inter-visions.com