Posts Tagged: Alaiyo Bradshaw

To purchase the book through Barnes and Noble please go to this site: Painting Poetry: Poetic Interpretations of Art Painting Poetry is an anthology of poetic interpretations of art presenting thirty poems written by Adisa ‘AJA’ Andwele and images of paintings by seventeen artists. The artists are Ras Akyem, Ras Ishi, Ras Jahaziel, Omowale Stewart, Corrie… Read more »

Alaiyo will be exhibiting in the FLATBUSH ARTISTS STUDIO TOUR “Contemporary Artists in Victorian Flatbush” Sat-Sun, Nov 15-16,11am-5pm Her location is: 570 Westminster Rd, Apt E-10 Brooklyn NY 11230 #4 on the map Facebook and Website She will be featuring her new series of fantasy, surrealist watercolors. (Click here for larger view) Please stop by her location for an open house art reception!  Chrissie Dowler, another… Read more »

In a recent workshop Alaiyo held for Parsons students on sketching the figure in space she brought in her own sketchbooks as part of shown examples. Important for students to see what you do as an artist when asking them to follow suit. In these sketchbooks she focuses her subject matter on recording various scenes from her travels, models for her illustrations and general observational… Read more »

Bright House Sports Network of Tampa and Central Florida www.bhsn.com is sponsoring an Art Sale to raise money for The Metropolitan Junior Baseball League (MJBL). All proceeds from the sale will go directly to MJBL in support of their inner city youth. You can find Alaiyo’s illustration prints on the Prints page of this site…. Read more »

Come join Alaiyo and the FAST artists this weekend for food, wine and great gift items! December 6-7, in Park Slope, Brooklyn. 502 9th Avenue from 12-6pm. See you there! Click on link for further details. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Flatbush-Artists-Studio-Tour/309055422518941?ref=aymt_homepage_panel

Alaiyo is part of an SVA MFA Illustration as Visual Essay Alumni Show. Very exciting examples of children’s books, publications, fine art, product design and more from some of the top illustrators in NYC. Well worth seeing the range of work in the world of visual journalism. (see details below) Please come to the exhibition “SVA… Read more »

MJBL-Metropolitan Jr. Baseball League http://www.mjbl.org   Metropolitan Jr. Baseball League exposes minority youths to the sport of baseball. They travel to various cities to compete, learn about the rich history of the location and the offerings of the local black college who hosts the events which includes a symposium made up of professional players, scouts, coaches, commentators,… Read more »

Exhibitions for November 15-16 FLATBUSH ARTISTS STUDIO TOUR “Contemporary Artists in Victorian Flatbush” Sat-Sun, Nov 15-16,11am-5pm Alaiyo’s location is: 570 Westminster Rd, Apt E-10 Brooklyn NY 11230 (map of all studio locations will be provided there)   You are cordially invited to an art party and annual Studio Tour in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn!  The tour is November 15th and… Read more »

Nadia Williams is the director of the Parsons Scholars Program. All of the chosen students are from NYC public schools, representing all of the boroughs.  At any given point, their students represent about 30 different public schools. -As an access program, they recognize that the issues that prevent students from pursuing college (and particularly areas such as art… Read more »

Dr. Leon was someone who found Alaiyo through their mutual connection with MJBL. (See related post for more information on the organization) The interview will be a great opportunity to talk about her background and approach to art. Alaiyo will also discuss speaking with middle school students to inspire them to pursue their artistic interest as well as the power… Read more »