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Kings & Queens of Art to Confront Darkness and Defy Stereotypes with a Mobile Art Gallery and Classroom

Founder Gwendolyn Garth is in the process of re-inventing the nonprofit organization Kings & Queens of Art with a project called Confronting Darkness and Defying Stereotypes. At its heart will be a mobile art gallery and classroom that will serve dual purposes: to develop, promote, and increase the visibility of the artwork of minority and marginalized artists (i.e. returning citizens […]

11(4)Winter 2022-2023

Kings & Queens of Art to Open a New Art Palace

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Greetings My CAN Family and Friends! This year Kings & Queens of Art moved into a new studio space both physically and spiritually. I am loving our new studio space at 1385 East 34th Street. I met a woodworker at Home Depot, Louis Lyons, who has joined Kings & Queens of Art, and he is helping as he grows his […]

10(3) Fall 2021

Changing Perspectives: Changing Mindsets

Author: Gwendolyn Garth

Greetings from Kings & Queens of Art. Wow! 2020 forced us here at KQOA into “changing our perspective, thereby changing our mindset.” So now we are into 2021 and much to our regret, due to circumstances beyond our control (a leaking roof), KQOA is moving from its Ashbury location in the Glenville neighborhood. But we are resilient, and we are […]

Walt Neil: Until We Meet Again

Author: Gwendolyn Garth

Greetings my fellow artists. I want to take this great opportunity to say, “Until we meet again” to a great artist and, most of all, a great friend: Walt “Wali” Neil. I met Wali, as I called him, back in 2006 upon winning second place in a Sankofa art event. In 2006, I had finally given my Self permission to be […]

KQOA is Settling Down and Into The Art Palace for 2020

Author: Gwendolyn Garth

I don’t know about you, but for me a new day and/or a new year gives me an opportunity to begin anew and so it is with Kings & Queens of Art (KQOA). As 2019 ended we expressed our gratitude to Richard Pace and his daughter, Catherine Pace, for the giving of their selves. Their generosity afforded us, KQOA and […]

Kings & Queens of Art is Spreading its Wings…Still

Author: Gwendolyn Garth

I cannot believe how fast 2019 is going. Autumn to me is such a clear sign of the things changing. Fall is my favorite season of the year—one, because it is such a vivid pictorial definition of change, and two, it is my birthday month. And as it is in nature, so it is within the All of Me. October 13 […]

Kings & Queens of Art Is Spreading Its Wings

Author: Gwendolyn Garth

Let me begin by giving CAN a high-five for being named the “Best Magazine in Ohio.” I am honored that I am a part of that at this point. Way to go: CAN! In our last article here in CAN Journal I shared how fortunate I was to have met Richard Pace and his beautiful daughter Catherine Pace of Cumberland […]

Kings & Queens of Art

Author: Gwendolyn Garth

Greetings…In collaboration with Larchmere Arts, Kings & Queens of Art we have launched “Black History Month Extended: 24 7 365” Vince Robinson and I began our commemoration of the extension of Black History Month in March with two lectures by renowned cultural anthropologist Dr. Runoko Rashidi which was held at Larchmere Arts on March 11 and 12. Dr. Rashidi presented […]

Kings & Queens of Art: A Market Place for Artists

Author: Gwendolyn Garth

Since I am new to this platform let me introduce myself and my non-profit organization, Kings & Queens of Art: Greetings, I am a native Clevelander, a multimedia artist of African descent, and I am a Community Activist. As a champion for myself and other marginalized artists I think of myself as the “Harriet Tubman of Artists” in Cleveland. As […]