Delectable: A Juried National Exhibition of Food Themed Art

Delectable is an exhibition of food themed artworks from across the country. This exhibition was open to all functional, non-functional, 2D, 3D, fine art, and fine craft in ALL MEDIUMS and ALL STYLES. We wanted our patron’s mouths to water as they walk around our gallery, and their hearts to be full as they think of food traditions, food cultures, and the simple fact that food brings us all together. Everybody eats!

This is a juried exhibition, and it will be co-curated by gallery manager Amanda Bradley, and exhibition juror, Eafrica Johnson.

We're doing this reception a bit differently:

Free and Open to the Public, join us at d’Art Center for the Delectable BRUNCH THEMED Exhibition Opening Reception: Saturday, June 3, 2023, 11am - 2pm!

The d’Art Center will have mimosas and brunch bites from local restaurants in celebration of this food themed exhibition! We'll also have a brunch themed silent auction, and reveal a sugar sculpture from Linda Khachadurian of Chipper Confections (https://www.purewaterfortheworld.org/2022/02/12/edibleart/)!

Participating Restaurants include: D'Egg (https://www.deggnorfolk.com), Starving Artist Cafe (https://www.starvingartistcafe757.com), Mudita Cafe & Coffeehouse (https://www.cafemudita.com), Waters Edge Winery (https://wewnorfolk.com), and a dessert table from Pownd Cakes by Jen (https://www.powndcakesbyjen.com)!

Juror Bio: Chesapeake based artist Eafrica Johnson has been painting since 2015. This self-taught artist finds interest in household objects, fruit and other common things. While painting from life with a limited color palette in oil or acrylic, she emphasizes light and shadow through simple compositions.  

Eafrica is an award-winning artist, and has shown works all over Hampton Roads in places such as Thomas Nelson Community College, Suffolk Art Gallery, Virginia Beach Convention Center, d’Art Center, and Hilton Norfolk the Main. She also participates in Juried Art Shows during the Summer such as the Stockley Gardens Art Festival which features over 130 artists from across the country.

Eafrica has been teaching Art since 2017 and is a graduate from Regent University with a Master’s degree in Education. She also received a teaching certificate from Old Dominion University and currently teaches Elementary Art for Portsmouth Public Schools.

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