Current
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BLACK FIELDS: Crops Cultivated By Africans Who Were Enslaved; Cotton, Tobacco, Rice, and Sugar
Metalpoint by Marjorie Williams-Smith 19 Sep - 30 Nov 2024 Hearne Fine Art is honored to present this artistic narrative that juxtaposes the magnificence and beauty of these four crops with the burden of forced labor upon enslaved Africans that ultimately assured the realization of the American dream of those for which the oppressed so heavily toiled. This exhibit is... Read more -
A Prophecy to the Church
Photocollages by Tsélane Coe-Bell 19 Oct - 30 Nov 2024 “Artists live and work within a complex framework . . . to stand out from the crowd requires great courage and individuality. These qualities may provide success in the short term, but only those endowed with a depth of vision, and who use art, not as an end in itself... Read more
Past
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The Tarrence D. Corbin Protégé Project
Malachi Clark. Kevin Cole. Joseph Norman. Robert Rich. 27 Aug - 14 Sep 2024 In collaboration with the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Department of Art and Design, Hearne Fine Art is honored to host The Tarrence D. Corbin Protégé Project, an extraordinary exhibition and testament to the enduring power of artistic inspiration and the boundless potential of human creativity. This showcase... Read more -
Love Again 2024
19 Jul - 19 Sep 2024 Love at first sight is a personal experience and a common theme in creative works: a person or character feels an instant, extreme, and ultimately long-lasting romanticattraction for a stranger upon first seeing that stranger. Many art collectors have used the same sentiment to describe their interactions with a particular... Read more -
Sunrise is Coming After Awhile | Phoebe Beasley
30 Apr - 8 Jun 2024 About Sunrise Is Coming After Awhile / Limited Editions Club Well, son, I’ll tell you: Life for me ain’t no crystal stair. It’s had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor—Bare. But all the time I’se been a-climbin’ on. –From... Read more -
A Shared Vocabulary | Textiles by Alice Aida Ayers
10 Apr - 13 Jul 2024 A SHARED VOCABULARY Preview Reception: Thursday, April 25, 2024 Artist Reception: Friday, April 26, 2024 Artist Talk: Saturday, April 27, 2024 | Virtual Via Zoom | Register here “You are the soul of the soul of the Universe, and your name is Love.” ― Rumi A shared vocabulary is... Read more -
Building Generational Wealth
Selected works from the primary & secondary market 24 Feb - 17 Apr 2024 Read more -
A Breath of Fresh Air: Fired Clay Sculpture by CHUKES
20 Oct 2023 - 24 Feb 2024 This body of work reflects time during the pandemic I spent in involuntary creative isolation. The world was on shutdown as the precious air we breathed was no longer safe. Isolation from our loved-ones was further hidden by the sterile masks that filtered our air and left us faceless. I... Read more -
New Forms: Black Male Portraiture through Afro-Futurism
Etchings by Perrion Hurd 8 Sep - 17 Nov 2023 'New Forms' is an exploration of Black male identity and spirituality through the powerful medium of portraiture, infused with the visionary lens of Afro-Futurism. In my art, I aim to transcend boundaries and reimagine the narrative surrounding Blackness. Each portrait serves as a mirror, inviting viewers to delve into the... Read more -
Remembrance: Kennith Humphrey (1964-2023)
1 Sep - 1 Nov 2023 Artist Kennith Humphrey of Vicksburg, Mississippi, gained national and international recognition, and therein realized his dream as a professional painter. Asked to describe his art and the style in his paintings, he explained, “I don't call them paintings, I call them 'sketches' because they capture a fleeting moment. My art... Read more -
GRATITUDE | HFA Celebrates 35 Years with Frank Frazier
Assemblages, Mixed Media & Watercolors 22 Jun - 31 Aug 2023 Hearne Fine Art commemorates 35 years of presenting the foremost collection of works by local, regional, national, and international artists of African descent. As a longstanding fine art establishment and trustee of Black art, we are GRATEFUL for our patrons, volunteers, and our artists. THANK YOU for 35 years of... Read more -
FACES | Alice Aida Ayers & Anyta Thomas
13 May - 9 Jul 2023 ALICE AIDA AYERS My work is textile art, which I describe as collage art quilts. I use a combination of ethnic fabrics, recycled materials, repurposed fabrics, found objects, embroidery and applique. The process is a layering of fabric for the design as an applique’, similar to a regular quilt. Fabric... Read more -
Love, Again
13 May - 17 Jun 2023 Read more -
Kevin Cole - Where Do We Go From Here? II
Exploring Gerrymandering & Voting 16 Jan - 29 Apr 2023 Fresh off its debut at the Museum of Contemporary Art Georgia, Where Do We Go From Here? II: Exploring Gerrymandering and Voting is Kevin Cole's continued exploration into historical and contemporary tactics and policies that disenfranchise Black American voters. Hearne Fine Art is honored to present the gallery adaptation of... Read more -
Telling Stories: Illustrations & New Works by Charly Palmer
7 Oct - 31 Dec 2022 Presented in special partnership with CALS / Six Bridges Book Festival, The Clinton Presidential Center, and Little Rock School District campuses - Brady Elementary, Stephens Elementary, and Little Rock Central High School. Artist Statement: “My art is about exploring the possibilities - the possibilities of moving in a space where... Read more -
Preview: Telling Stories: Illustrations & New Works by Charly Palmer
13 Sep - 6 Oct 2022 Exhibition in conjunction with CALS/Six Bridges Literary Festival and Clinton Presidential Center Exhibition Dates: October 7, 2022 – December 1, 2022 Artist Reception - Public – Thursday, October 20, 2022, 5 pm – 7 pm Closing Artist Reception (Tentative) - Friday, November 18, 2022 Artist Talk (Tentative/In person) – Saturday,... Read more -
The Prelude: Portraits by Wade Hampton
12 Aug - 1 Oct 2022 Read more -
Love is ART
4 Jul - 31 Aug 2022 'Art is not a luxury as many people might think. It is a necessity. It documents history-it helps to educate people and stores knowledge for generations to come ' - Samella Lewis, PhD This is the caption above the inside wall in Hearne Fine Art. I was fortunate enough to... Read more -
In celebration of BASIL WATSON
22 Jun - 30 Jul 2022 Basil Watson was chosen to design the United Kingdom’s National Windrush Monument , which will stand at London’s Waterloo station. Watson was selected from a group of four artists, all of whom are of Caribbean heritage. The monument, which is backed by £1 million of government funding, will pay tribute... Read more -
Dean Mitchell | The Return
Recent Watercolors, Oil Paintings & Etchings 23 Mar - 20 Jun 2022 Award winning watercolor and oil painter returns to Little Rock with recent works Read more -
Emerging Arkansas Artists | WHEN WE SEE US
featuring Ebony Blevins (Cyanotype) | Adaja Cooper (Canvas) | Perrion Hurd (Scratch Paper Etchings) 1 Feb - 19 Mar 2022 Hearne Fine Art is proud to present an exhibition featuring the work of three emerging talents working in distinct mediums. This exhibition will take the viewer on a visual journey showcasing three different interpretations of seeing and experiencing the black figurative modern image and expressions of black life through the... Read more -
Home: Wherever the Soul Connects
A Father/Daughter Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings, and Prints 25 Sep 2021 - 1 Jan 2022 Hearne Fine Art is proud to present Home: Wherever the Soul Connects, a father-daughter exhibition of paintings, drawings and prints from artists Crawford and Louise Mandumbwa. This showing uniquely offers a debut of the dialogue between two different generations, exploring themes of the human condition and migration and depicts subjects... Read more -
BEAUTIFUL
Featuring Phoebe Beasley, Elizabeth Catlett, LaToya Hobbs, Samella Lewis, Anyta Thomas, & Marjorie Williams-Smith 17 Jun - 18 Sep 2021 Art by Phoebe Beasley, Elizabeth Catlett, LaToya Hobbs, Samella Lewis, Anyta Thomas, & Marjorie Williams-Smith Read more -
The Art of Resistance
26 Feb - 16 Jun 2021 Hearne Fine Art presents a collection of art that reflects the diversity, beauty, resilience, and tenacity of the Black experience. From slavery to present day, the very existence and survival of Black Americans is resistance. Every movement, every public and private action, and every activist in the fight to obtain... Read more -
INNOVATION | Diversity in Medium
1 Aug - 1 Nov 2020 Read more -
WADE HAMPTON - "Passages: Faces, Street, Land"
6 Apr - 6 Jun 2020 The works of Wade Hampton, accomplished visual artist, dance performer, choreographer and instructor exhibited at Hearne Fine Art. Read more -
Hearne Fine Art: 32 years of Promoting Education Through Art
1 Apr - 1 Jul 2020 Hearne Fine Art opened its doors in 1988. Since then our focus has been to promote Black art by through collaborations with experienced and emerging fine artists. We would like to thank the many collectors, dealers and the public who have supported us and traveled with wonderful journey with us. Read more -
UBUNTU: I Am Because We Are
CHUKES, Kevin Cole, Alfred Conteh & TAFA 19 Sep - 2 Nov 2019 UBUNTU is a term that originated in the 19th century by the Zulu community to describe humanity as it relates to an individual’s relationship to others. It signifies that each of us is who we are as a product of our collective relationships. Essentially, “I am what I am because... Read more
