Artist releases historic tribute to Obama

Nefertiti, a painter and printmaker who has  exhibited her works throughout the U.S. Eastern Europe, and South America via top museums such as the Museum of Fine Arts Boston,  Montclair Art Museum, Smithsonian (SITES), Studio Museum, Taipei Museum of Fine Arts, the Schomburg,   released her newest work, "Making Waves" in tribute to Presidential nominee Barack Obama on August 28, 2008.

According to Nefertititi, "Being in the moment of a living transformer, observing a political dynamo who has not only buoyed my spirit and rejuvenated my hope to more than a glimmer but also soothed the angst in my being and has allowed me to believe again that perhaps this nation’s soul will be rekindled is what moved me to create this artwork, 'Making Waves.'  Barack Obama is making waves, transforming the political landscape positively, and possibly changing the inertia that has pacified our dreams to   be a better world.    In my work, Obama's abstract face is to give the feeling of Obama’s spiritual essence as a deep thinker reflecting upon making change now and for the future. And, also, in the piece the repetition of Obama’s name reflects the hope that his message of hope and change will be our nation’s inspirational mantra, if not the world’s.

Nefertiti’s art is in the permanent collections of ARCO, AT&T, Colgate-Palmolive, Johnson & Johnson, Hampton University, N.Y.C. Health & Hospitals Corp., Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Mott Foundation, Philip Morris, Prudential, Rutgers University, Wadsworth Athenaeum, among others. And, today, her historic piece will be showcased for the world to celebrate the historic events centered around Barack Obama.

     Her work has also been recognized in numerous fine arts catalogs and periodicals,
     including the Print Collector’s Newsletter.  Two new published books between
     2000 and 2002 include Nefertiti’s art: Style Down to the Details, by Sharne
     Algotsson and Black Hair: Art, Style & Culture, by Ima Ebong.

Anyone interested in viewing or purchasing a print of "Obama, Making Waves" or other art by Nefertiti contact via blog http://nefertiti9.wordpress.com or email nefer.nefertiti@verizon.net.