Island Vacation By Fedrecia Hartley

Island Vacation, 2019, Mixed Media, 13 x 19 inches, Price: $500

I was moved to create a pieces from torn magazines in most of mixed media pieces.  This piece reminded my of my travels to the islands.

Fedrecia Hartley is a Brooklyn born Bedford-Stuyvesant artist.  Her work is mainly mixed-media and figurative acrylic painting. She received her MA in Studio Art from New York University. She opened Zion Gallery on the garden level of her home to showcase art of local artists. The gallery officially closed in December of 2019 so that she could focus on creating art full-time. She has raised funds for Chinesou Bakari by pairing artists with community leaders and auctioning off the art at an event called Painting it Forward. Hartley was the Director of Zion Gallery and President and Co-founder of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Artists’ Association (BeSAA).