| N'Namdi, George | |||||||
| type | Dealer/Gallery | ||||||
| dates | 1946- | ||||||
| city | Detroit | ||||||
| state | MI | ||||||
| other cities | Columbus, OH; Chicago, IL; New York, NY; | ||||||
| sex | M | ||||||
| history | George R. N'Namdi, an art dealer and educator, was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1946. He graduated from Ohio State University in 1970 with a degree in education and later obtained his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Michigan. In 1981, he opened the Jazzonia Gallery in Detroit, and a year later launched his family-owned G.R. N'Namdi Gallery, which now includes galleries in Detroit, Chicago, and New York City. The combined works cover more than a century of art in every genre and is anchored by contemporary abstract paintings. Artists in the collection include Ed Clark, William T. Williams, Howardena Pindell, Nanette Carter, Al Loving, Frank Bowling, Hughie Lee Smith, James VanDerZee, Allie McGhee, and Barbara Chase Riboud. In recent years, N'Namdi built a $3 million dollar complex in Detroit's Cultural Center arts district. | ||||||
| decades | 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 1990-2000 2000-2010 2010-2020 2020-2030 |
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| website | https://nnamdicenter.org/about.htm | ||||||
| updated | 10/31/2024 13:33:25 | ||||||
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