Opening at Lucile Parker Gallery: “Evolution as an Artist”

The Lucile Parker Gallery at William Carey University is hosting an exhibit of work by Johnnie Maberry called “Evolution as an Artist.” A tribute to Black History Month, the show will be open Feb. 4 – March 6.

Maberry is a native of Jackson and professor emerita at Tougaloo College. During her 31-year tenure at Tougaloo, she mentored hundreds of students, some now renowned artists and art educators. She believes that helping students develop their creative gifts is just as fundamental to scholarly development as reading, writing, science, and math.

For more than 15 years, Maberry served as organizer and director of the Tougaloo Art Colony – a haven of shared knowledge and new techniques for artists, art educators, and hobbyists. She was also chair of Tougaloo’s Art Department, curator of Tougaloo’s Art Collection, and co-director of the college’s Institute for the Study of Modern-Day Slavery.

Maberry is a first-generation college graduate and passed her love of learning on to her family. Her four children earned bachelor’s degrees, and three went on to earn PhDs. Four of her 10 grandchildren are undergraduates at Northwestern University, Jackson State University, Tougaloo College, and Coahoma Community College.

The public is welcome to visit the Lucile Parker Gallery at no charge. Regular gallery hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The exhibit can also be viewed by appointment; call Ed Ford at (801) 755-4052.