Tim okamura

Tim Okamura [Canadian painter 1968- ] Website: timokamura.com/ Oil and collage on canvas, 60 x 72” “I Love Your Hair,” was selection of “The Outwin 2016: American Portraiture Today” exhibition for the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. (March 2016 - Jan. 8, 2017) This is a copyright work for educational purposes only.

Artist Tim Okamura (born 1968 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a contemporary Canadian painter living in New York who paints urban portraits of the life, style and community of his fellow Bushwick residents.

Tim Okamura set out to capture the remarkable spirit of front-line workers.

"Rosie" - Tim Okamura (Canadian, b. 1968), oil on canvas board, 2014 {figurative art strong female standing African-American black woman grunge painting detail drips #loveart} http://timokamura.com

In anticipation of Tim Okamura's upcoming solo at Yeelen Gallery, Miami this December, we take a look at his most recent portraits of empowered African-American women. We last featured the British-Canadian-Japanese artist's work in 2011, around the time of his "Bronx Brooklyn Queens" exhibition, which presented women of the NYC landscape who daringly transcend stereotype. Stylistically, his new pieces are hyper realistic yet also gestured and unconventional. Okamura's use of contemporary…

In anticipation of Tim Okamura's upcoming solo at Yeelen Gallery, Miami this December, we take a look at his most recent portraits of empowered African-American women. We last featured the British-Canadian-Japanese artist's work in 2011, around the time of his "Bronx Brooklyn Queens" exhibition, which presented women of the NYC landscape who daringly transcend stereotype. Stylistically, his new pieces are hyper realistic yet also gestured and unconventional. Okamura's use of contemporary…

Mixed media portrait paintings.

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