Self Taught Visionary African American Artist

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Reginald K. Gee Self Taught African American Artist Creates Visionary Black Folk Art

Reginald K. Gee is an emerging self-taught artist who works with craypas on brown paper grocery bags and acrylics on canvas. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has touted Reginald K. Gee as a "budding genius ... an artistic wunderkind." His creations have also been described as "stunning, complex visions" -- with contemporary subject categories... including romance, music, entertainment, fantasy, landscapes and more

Reginald broke into the art world after showing a few pieces at a Milwaukee-area outdoor arts festival in 1986. Soon after submitting slides of his work to Dean Jensen, then an art critic for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Gee held his first exhibit in 1988 at Jensen's Gallery.

In recent years, Mr. Gee has participated in dozens of shows, including Souls of Black Folk, Folk Fest, The Outsider Art Fair, The National Black Fine Arts Show, and the Chicago Black Art Expo. Most recently, Mr. Gee was invited to participate in "In The Spirit Of Martin," a Smithsonian traveling exhibition set for 2002. Mr. Gee's work has been also been highlighted by the American Lung Association.

In a review of Mr. Gee's debut show, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel raved: "The work looks like, and is perhaps more authentic than, the garden variety of funky imagery ... Gee's pictures are full of undigested cultural and psychological fragments that float together in surprisingly engaging ways. This may be the last form of tribal art -- derived from pop culture and art magazines."