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A colorful, intricately decorated sculpture resembling a bottle or vase. The sculpture is shaped like a pyramid and is covered in vibrant embroidery and beadwork. The upper part is adorned with a coiled, snake-like structure leading to a bouquet of beaded flowers at the top.

Oletha DeVane. Spring (Sohappyitsspring). 2018. Courtesy of the artist. © Oletha DeVane

A colorful, intricately decorated sculpture resembling a bottle or vase. The sculpture is shaped like a pyramid and is covered in vibrant embroidery and beadwork. The upper part is adorned with a coiled, snake-like structure leading to a bouquet of beaded flowers at the top.

Spring (Sohappyitsspring)

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Art Object Info

Oletha DeVane
(born 1950)

Medium:
Glass, wood, metal, glass beads, plastic, metal wire, sequins, fabric
Date:
2018

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

Spring (Sohappyitsspring)

Oletha DeVane
(born 1950)
Date:
2018
Medium:
Glass, wood, metal, glass beads, plastic, metal wire, sequins, fabric

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