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A colorful and intricate sculpture composed of various materials, including beads, sequins, and glass. A prominent feature is a a beaded eye with a blue center and a smiling mouth below it.

Oletha DeVane. Garden. 2019. Courtesy of the artist. © Oletha DeVane

A colorful and intricate sculpture composed of various materials, including beads, sequins, and glass. A prominent feature is a a beaded eye with a blue center and a smiling mouth below it.

Garden

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Oletha DeVane
(born 1950)

Medium:
Glass, sequins, beads, clay
Date:
2019

Working across public art, sculpture, installation, and works on paper, Oletha DeVane explores materiality, mythology, identity, and transformation. Snakes, birds, saints, mermaids, and other symbols populate her work, evoking the possibility of communication between reality and otherworldly realms. She has spent decades learning, teaching, and making art about the most profound phenomena of the human condition and life’s transformative experiences.

Born in Baltimore, DeVane is a Baltimore-based interdisciplinary artist. She received a B.F.A from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and an M.F.A. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. DeVane has made an indelible mark on the Baltimore arts community through her work as an artist, educator, and arts administrator.

Courtesy of the artist BMA

Garden

Oletha DeVane
(born 1950)
Date:
2019
Medium:
Glass, sequins, beads, clay

Working across public art, sculpture, installation, and works on paper, Oletha DeVane explores materiality, mythology, identity, and transformation. Snakes, birds, saints, mermaids, and other symbols populate her work, evoking the possibility of communication between reality and otherworldly realms. She has spent decades learning, teaching, and making art about the most profound phenomena of the human condition and life’s transformative experiences.

Born in Baltimore, DeVane is a Baltimore-based interdisciplinary artist. She received a B.F.A from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and an M.F.A. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. DeVane has made an indelible mark on the Baltimore arts community through her work as an artist, educator, and arts administrator.

Courtesy of the artist BMA