Art for the Soul

Exhibition Features Annie Lee and J. Anthony Brown

International Visions Gallery has partnered with Homes of Color Magazine to present Art for the Soul, a month-long gallery exhibition featuring the work of noted artist Annie Lee and the inaugural showing of comedian J. Anthony Brown’s critically acclaimed artwork. The exhibition runs from November 4-December 6, 2005 at the International Visions Gallery.

Please join us at our press conference and artists’ reception:

VIP reception Saturday November 5, 2005, 6:00-8:00pm

International Visions Gallery

2629 Connecticut Ave., N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20008

(Across from the Woodley Park Metro)

Annie Lee is an internationally and nationally acclaimed artist and gallery owner known to art collectors all over the world. Annie began drawing and painting at the age of 10 and continued to pursue her art career at The Art Institute of Chicago and the Academy of art in Chicago. Her themes are jazz musicians, singers and dancers, inspired by her love for jazz music. Her faceless figures focus on movement, and their gestures depict action and emotion that the viewer may experience. We feel joy, laughter, comfort, and even identify with these figures expressing passion and emotion. Annie is a humorist and a realist, with her style often referred to as “Black Americana.” Her work has been in Bill Cosby’s spin off show “A Different World,” Eddie Murphy’s “Coming to America” and “Boomerang.”  Annie Lee is a pioneer, a legend, a true survivor and mentor.

J. Anthony Brown is known in America for his comedic lines on stage and for being one of the co-hosts of the Tom Joyner Morning Show. He is also an actor/entertainer extraordinaire known for his wit and remarkable ability to paint images with words. Another side of Brown became apparent when sharing his artistic renderings with the public. His chalk, marker and colored pencil designs are often executed while on the air with Tom Joyner. His explosions of color and strong use of lines in his compositions take a center stage in his many sketchbook designs. Brown draws what he feels. His characters and images are considered in the art world as “naïve” and spontaneous, with an emotional and personal view of the way a thought or words, or even music makes him feel at a particular time. Brown’s sketches are fresh, inviting and true to the man who creates images for people to smile and laugh. This is J. Anthony Brown’s premier exhibition.

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About International Visions—The Gallery: The gallery has exhibited vast and wide-ranging works that express reflections of life and cultures in countries such as Australia, Zimbabwe, Russia, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, South Africa and Haiti just to name a few. Tim Davis, the gallery’s founder, has a vision for the gallery to “be a vessel of goodwill for all people who walk through the doors, and to establish through art, a milieu that inspires warm smiles and spirits."

About Homes of Color Magazine: Named one of the Top 30 magazine launches for 2002, Homes of Color is the first national publication to focus exclusively on the African-American home and homeowner. Homes of Color regularly features prominent African-American architects, interior designers, gardeners, developers/builders, artists and preservationists. The magazine is currently available on newsstands nationwide. Visit www.homesofcolor.net or call 301-352-7697 for more information.

International Visions-The Gallery                                                          Homes of Color Magazine                     

Contact: Tim Davis—Director/Owner                                                   Contact: Quintin Chatman,

Phone: 202-234-5112                                                                                 Phone: 301-352-7697

E-mail: intvisions@aol.com                                                                       E-mail: editor@homesofcolor.net

Web site: www.inter-visions.com                                                            Web site: www.homesofcolor.net

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Works by Annie Lee:

"Mama Queen"

"Preach on"

"Secrets"

"Juke Joint"

"Melody"

"CueT"



"True Love"

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Works by J. Anthony Brown:

"Head with Hat"

"Club Night"

"Happy Base Player"

"Singers"



"The Gig"

"The Lips"



"The Upright"



"Turn Right At The Corner"