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A deep-blue-toned painting of a figure with a dark face, many necklaces, and an elaborate headdress that radiates outward in shades of blue and black, resembling a sunburst or aura. A depiction of Earth is positioned below the figure’s face.

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

A deep-blue-toned painting of a figure with a dark face, many necklaces, and an elaborate headdress that radiates outward in shades of blue and black, resembling a sunburst or aura. A depiction of Earth is positioned below the figure’s face.

Mawumoongoddess

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Art Object Info

Oletha DeVane
(born 1950)

Medium:
Wood, acrylic, glass, beads, rope, and resin on wood panel
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

Mawumoongoddess

Oletha DeVane
(born 1950)
Date:
2019
Medium:
Wood, acrylic, glass, beads, rope, and resin on wood panel

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