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Charles Norman Mills
Charles N. Mills studied art at The Art Career School of Commercial Illustration in New York and also at the Brooklyn Museum of Fine Art. His works have been exhibited at various galleries throughout the New York area.
The Tru-can Art Gallery in downtown Brooklyn was the location of several extremely profitable exhibitions of his work. In 1969, one of his pieces won an “Honorable Mention” award at the Atlanta University exhibit of Black Artists.
He also exhibited work at Croton Council on the Arts in Croton-on-the Hudson, New York, and had a one-man show of his art at Brooklyn College in Brooklyn, New York. He worked for many years in the field of Medical Illustration and has designed and illustrated medical books and texts.
He taught Pen & Ink Techniques and Pastel Painting at the Brooklyn College Institute of Retired Professionals and Executive (IRPE) from 1982 to 1985. He also held the office of President of the Artist League of Brooklyn for one year. He completed an 8’ x 9’ mural for the David Chavis Senior Citizens Houses in April of 1984. This c depicts great Black Americans who have contributed to their race and country.
Relocating to South Florida in 1985, he was called to an adjunct professorship position at the New World School of the Arts in Miami by Ed Love, then Dean of the Art Department. He then went on to teach at the Broward Art Guild and the Coral Springs Museum of Art
Mills has widely exhibited in and out of Florida in one man and group exhibits, starting with his first successful one-man show at Gallery Antigua in 1986. In 1991, Mills was commissioned by the City of Fort Lauderdale of the African American community of the City from the time of slave trade to the present day at the east entryway of Sistrunk Boulevard.
Mills completed a Fellowship study at the Brandywine print workshop in Philadelphia, Pa in 2001, creating a limited edition print “Melon Slices.”
He continued to work and teach prolifically into his eighties. He received the prestigioius African American Achiever’s Award in the category of Arts and Culture in April 2009. Before his death, he completed his autobiography, entitled Romancing Harlem, a Life in Love.
Mills passed away on October 20, 2009..
Links:
Grand Opening Visual Arts Exhibition Celebrates Jazz Heritage!
Together Again--Two South Florida Jazz Giants Mel Dancy and Ira Sullivan
"I am" short film presentation premiered at the 2nd Annual South Florida Jazz Summit. Watch it and be inspired.
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Letter from the Founder and President of Jazzonian: Bobby Ramirez
Attention Pro Jazz Musicians:
Join the Jazzonian Artist-in-Residence Program2011 JAZZONIAN Legacy Awards
And the winners are: Ed Bell (WLRN), Lifetime Achievement; Phyllis Fee, Jazz Benefactor; and James Chism, Jazz Volunteer.Excellence in Jazz Education
Jazzonian is very pleased to announce its 2011 Excellence in Jazz Education Award. This year's recipient is Mr. Christopher Dorsey, Band Director of the Jazz Orchestra at Dillard Center for the Arts.A New Creative Way to Experience Jazz!
Jazzonian is pleased to announce its new innovative education program called TOUCH JAZZ.
JAZZONIAN Traveling Exhibit
As part of our commitment to inspire, educate, and bring people together, JAZZONIAN is available as a traveling exhibit to local community schools, institutions and organizations seeking to create more awareness of Jazz while celebrating the rich history of this unique American art form. If you would like JAZZONIAN to be part of your special event, contact Bobby Ramirez, info@jazzonian.orgAbout Latin Jazz
Jazzonian proudly presents Latin Jazz Player: a virtual educational cultural arts initiative produced by Bobby Ramirez that is part of the Jazzonian online multimedia experience honoring the great musicians that made significant contributions in helping to shape the sound of this classic American music artform. Latin Jazz Player also serves as a quick one-stop educational guide for music students, as well as helping music teachers articulate and present Latin Jazz as part of a school music curriculum.
