Watkins, Janet, Untitled, mixed media ceramic wall hanging, 36 x 16 x 2 inches Artist Bio: Janet Watkins is a self taught artist who began her artist journey just 5 years ago when she retired from a 30 plus year career in banking. Her work is influenced by her love of home interiors and her passion for gardening. Her first exhibit she received the Jurors Choice Award. She was recently chosen to speak at the National NCECA Convention for 2023. Her larger scale sculptor work has been exhibited and sold in New York City and many Pittsburgh Galleries including the Carnegie Museum of Art, the Univ of Pgh Art Gallery, August Wilson, MOKA Gallery, Society of Contemporary Craft BYN Gallery and the Kelly Strayhorn Gallery. Mentored by international sculptor Selma Burke at its founding, Women of Visions has sustained 40 years in the city of Pittsburgh as the only non-profit collective of African American women visual artists. Women of Visions mounts group and collaborative exhibitions, teaches classes to people of every generation, and networks to build relationships in the arts and lay community both in and outside the city of Pittsburgh. The members of Women of Visions represent a diverse range of lifestyles and artistic experiences; thus rich and varied expressions of personal, social, and political views are presented in each exhibition the group organizes. Over the course of 40 years, Women of Visions has continued to nurture and support professional and emerging women artists of color, and to bring to the general public the full richness and scope of our cultural heritage. Currently, Women of Visions is the oldest women’s organization of its kind in the country. They have experienced the years of both revolution and evolution. Now, with the country’s historic placement of a woman of color in the role of Vice President of the United States, this historic organization seeks ways to push themselves and their art to the next level. As part of their growth strategy, Women of Visions has inducted 16 new members in one year, amplified their mission with ground-breaking exhibitions, and are poised to pass on their legacy of establishing “excellence in the visual arts” to the next generation of African American women. In 2021, Women of Visions was awarded the title of “American Cultural Treasure” by the Ford Foundation and Heinz Foundation. For more information visit womenofvisionspgh.org. Merchandise will be packed and transported by the purchaser at their own risk and expense. A list of recommended shippers is on our website: https://www.conceptgallery.com/auctions/shipping/ .