Born in Birmingham, Ala., Everett Spruill's exposure to museums and classical music at an early age would prove to have a great influence on Spruill's artistic development. A self-taught artist, Spruill graduated in 1976 from Berea College in Kentucky where he studied business management. Spruill is most known for his early collages and works on paper, including his "Old School Jazz and Blues Series," which features colorful mixed-media collages of the fathers and legends of jazz, America's unique art form.
For more than 20 years, Spruill has collected and created works of art. The artist is considered one of central Florida's biggest influences on African-American art. He designed and created art for two of Walt Disney World's Black Heritage Celebrations and currently conducts art workshops for central Florida youth. Artist Statement: "As a self-taught artist, my style and techniques are the result of extensive experimentation. I always focus on the importance of drawing, composition and balance, coupled with my own sense of color and design. "Most of my creations begin with my own photographs and/or several thumbnail sketches. I try to create a dialogue with the viewers of my work by using my own mixed media visual language with bold colors and rich surface textures. My images are also enhanced with patterns and handwritten social commentary to further communicate with the viewer. My goal is to create images that are ethereal, thought-provoking and spiritual…"
For more information, call 407-292-3183 or 407-754-6133; e-mail EverettSpruill@bellsouth.net; visit www.everettspruill.50megs.com .
AWARDS - SHOWS
1. Commission- 1998 University of Central Florida - Diversity Poster.
2. Commission- February 1998 Walt Disney Worlds Black Heritage Poster
3. Commission- February 1997 Walt Disney Worlds Black History Poster
4. Commission- October 1997 Disney's Pleasure Island Jazz Festival Poster
5. Commission- March 1997 Lucent Technologies Annual Conference Logo Design.
6. Commission- 1997 UCF McKnight Center, Program/Poster Design.
7. Commission- 1996 Orlando Housing Authority/Mural Design.
8. Commission- 1993 Mural Design-City of New Smyrna Beach- Babe James Center.
9. Commission- 1993 Mural Design- Orlando Fights Back-Ethnic Art Gallery Community Mural Project
10. Commission - 1995 Mural Project -Evans High 9th Grade Campus.
11. Publication - 2000 January Issue, Black Enterprise Magazine - 2000 Calender Sponsored by Walt Disney World Resorts.
12. Publication- 1999 Featured Artist-Channel 21- Community Forum,
13. Publication- 1999 Winter Issue, O Arts Magazine-"The State of Black Art" - Featured Artist.
14. Publication- October 1999 Issue, Black Family Today Magazine-Featured Artist.
15. Publication- 1998 Atlanta Black Arts Festival Souvenir Book, Design for Walt Disney Resorts Advertisement.
16. Publication- December 1996 Issue, Black Family Today Magazine- "The Art Around Us"- Featured Artist.
17. Publication- December 1996 Issue, Black Family Today Magazine- Featured Artist.
18. Publication- March 1999 Issue, Black Family Today Magazine-Featured Artist.
19. Juried Exhibition- 2000 Zora Hurston Festival of Arts,Eatonville, Fl.
20. Juried Exhibition- 1999 Zora Hurston Festival of Arts, Eatonville, Fl.
21. Exhibition- 1998 National Black Arts Festival, Atlanta Ga.
22. Exhibition- December 1999 Eatonville Town Hall, Eatonville, Fl.
23. Juried Exhibition- 1997 Osceola Center for the Arts, Kissimmee, Fl.
24. Exhibition- 1995 Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, Fl- Art After Dark "An Exploration of Ethnic Art".
25. Juried Exhibition- 1994 Osceola Center for the Arts, Kissimmee, Fl.
26. Juried Exhibition- 1993 Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Bch,Fl.
27. Juried Exhibition- 1992 Zora Hurston Museum of Art, Eatonville, Fl.
28. Publication- Dec.2000 - Jan.2001 Music Issue ,O! Arts Magazine- "Cover and article illustration"- O-Town Jazz.
29. Commission- 2002 Designed Mentors Award - Central Florida YMCA
30. Award- 2002 Best of Show Award - Devereux Annual Arts Festival Orlando, Florida
31. Commission 2001 - YMCA 150th Anniversary Poster Design- Miami-Dade County, Florida
32. Commission 2003 Harambee Poster Design & Book Cover
Central Florida YMCA - Y Achievers Program
33. Exhibition- 2002 Epcot Annual Food & Wine Festival- Walt Disney World, Florida
34. Exhibition- 2003 Epcot Black Heritage Celebration- Walt Disney World, Florida
35. Exhibition- 2003 Wells'Built Museum of African American History & Culture, "The Inventors of Jazz" Orlando, Florida
36. Juried Exhibition- 2003 Osceola Arts Festival, Kissimmee, Purchase Award-
37. Commission - 2004 "B.ONE" Jazz Band of Orlando, FL.- Debut CD cover design.
38. Exhibition- 2004 One Man Show - Steinway Piano Gallery - "The Spice of Life"- Recent Works by Everett Spruill
39. Exhibition - 2005 Orlando City Hall - " Journey through Obstacles".
40. Juried Exhibition - 2005 Celebration Spring Art Festival, Celebration, FL
41. Juried Exhibition - 2005 Maitland Art Festival, Maitland, FL
42. Juried Exhibition - 2006 Lakeridge Winery Art Show, Clermont, FL
43. Juried Exhibition - 2006 Sunfest Fine Art Festival, West Palm Beach, FL
44. Publication - 2006 Onyx Magazine- Featured Artist
45. Exhibition/Lecture - 2006 Webster University, Orlando, FL
46. Exhibition - 2006 Casselberry City Hall, "Artists of African Descent" Casselberry, Fl. |
