Che Baraka

''My work is your inspiration and your inspiration is my work.[1]

Che Baraka (born 1953) is an American mixed media artist whose conceptional and abstract paintings have been exhibited across the United States.[2] Baraka was born in Chicago, Illinois. His work has been included in numerous exhibitions and collections throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico.[3]

Early life

Baraka moved to Jackson, Mississippi, when he was six. He later lived in San Antonio, Texas, and New Orleans, Louisiana.[4] In Mississippi, Baraka "was exposed to the profound beginnings of America's Civil rights movement that had began [sic] in Birmingham Alabama with the young Baptist minister, Martin Luther King."[4] Exeter Academy showed interest in the young artist and sent a scholar to recruit him.[4]

His spiritual guide and first mentor was a young civil rights activist, Jesse Morris. Thanks to him, Baraka developed his creativity and expanded his views of the world.[5]


Education

Baraka attended the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, New York, graduating with honors and a BFA.[3][4] He received an MFA in Arts Administration at New York University.[4]

References
  1. "Che Baraka". KRIEGER CREATIVE GROUP II. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  2. "Che Baraka". ArtSlant. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  3. "Weusi Artist Collective, NYC Artists". Weusi Artist Collective, NYC Artists. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  4. barakaartist. "Baraka Artist - Che Baraka Bio". BarakaArtist.Tripod.com. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  5. "Baraka Artist - Che Baraka Bio". barakaartist.tripod.com. Retrieved 2020-06-30.


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