Danny Simmons "Wheels within Wheels"
Tabla Rasa Gallery
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Wheels within Wheels, an exhibition of abstract expressionist paintings by Danny Simmons, will open with a reception for the artist on September 29, 2010 from 6:00 - 8:30 PM, and will run through Saturday, December 4.
ABOUT DANNY SIMMONS
Daniel "Danny" Simmons, Jr. is an abstract-expressionist painter whose artwork is shown nationally. The Brooklyn Museum, Chase Manhattan Bank, Deustche Bank, the United Nations, and the Schomburg Center for Black Culture all show his work as part of their collections.
Mr. Simmons is the Chairman of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). He sits on the Board of Directors for the Brooklyn Bridge Park, the Brooklyn Public Library, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM).
Older brother of hip-hop impresario Russell Simmons and rapper Joseph Simmons ("Reverend Run" of Run DMC), he is the founder and President of the Rush Arts Gallery. In addition, Simmons converted part of his loft in Brooklyn into the Corridor Gallery. Along with his brother Russell, Simmons established Def Poetry Jam, which has enjoyed long-running success on HBO. He received a Peabody Award for TV and a Tony award for the Broadway version of Def Poetry. Simmons is also the founder and Vice-President of the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, a non-profit organization.
In 2004, Simmons published Three Days As The Crow Flies, a fictional account of the 1980's New York art scene. He has also written a book of artwork and poetry called I Dreamed My People Were Calling But I Couldn't Find My Way Home.
Simmons is the son of Daniel Simmons, Sr., a truant officer and black history professor who also wrote poetry, and Evelyn Simmons, a teacher who painted as a hobby. He earned a degree in social work from New York University and a master's in public finance from Long Island University. He began painting after he realized he was burnt out from his job with the Bureau of Child Support.
Simmons is an avid collector of African art and comic books.
[Image: Danny Simmons "In Hot Pursuit" oil on paper - photo credit Mark Blackshear]
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from September 29, 2010 to December 04, 2010
Opening Reception on 2010-09-29 from 18:00 to 20:30