
Fetauring William Hawkins, HYDEON, Martín Ramírez, Leopold Strobl, John Tursi, Bill Traylor, Grant Wallace, Adolf Wölfli
Featuring Anthony Coleman, King Nobuyoshi Godwin
SAGE (Supporting Artistic Growth and Entrepreneurship) Studio & Gallery is a non profit studio and gallery space in east Austin that provides artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities the materials, space, and support to produce, exhibit, and sell their artwork. It is SAGE's mission to nurture and amplify the voices of artists with disabilities, so that they may meaningfully engage with the social, economic, and creative life of the community.
King Nobuyoshi Godwin (b. 1991)
King Nobuyoshi Godwin (b. 1991) lives and works in Raleigh, North Carolina. Godwin began painting at the age of 22. His paintings often depict elements of the natural world—underwater creatures, birds, trees—juxtaposed with the synthetic vibrance of neon colors. His works range in size from small, single-subject paintings to large paintings that capture entire narratives. Regardless of their physical size, Godwin's work is incredibly detailed. Godwin has autism and a form of synesthesia, a condition in which the perception of one sensory experience triggers another. For Godwin, numerical synesthesia means that numbers are connected to feelings and experiential stories.
Godwin creates his work in three stages, first laying down a bright base coat, and then painting the subject, usually an animal or plant. When he paints, Godwin uses a complex system of colors and numbers to express how he is feeling. Finally, Godwin uses Japanese paint markers to fill his canvas until every inch is covered with numbers and he has achieved a kaleidoscopic effect that is both beautiful and highly meaningful. Godwin then names each work, producing wonderfully specific titles like, "The tree is having a wonderful day because friends are together '99'" and "The elephant is having an okay day because it feels a bit stiff '55.'"
Godwin has been named one of one of Raleigh Magazine's "New Influentials" and his work has been featured in Raw Vision Magazine. He had a solo exhibition, The Artist Is Having a Good Day, at SAGE Studio & Gallery in 2021 and in 2022 SAGE represented him at his debut at the Outsider Art Fair in New York City.
Anthony Coleman (b. 1969)
Anthony Coleman (b. 1969) was born and raised in Philadelphia. A self-taught artist, he began drawing his unique portraits at a young age. Fueled by his desire to create, Coleman drew on whatever scrap of paper he could find, cutting out each finished figure and carrying it in his wallet wherever he went. Coleman's distinct style combines the color and mood of cartoons from the '70s and '80s, with his keen eye for portraiture. An extremely prolific artist, Coleman has drawn hundreds of portraits, each expertly capturing the distinctive characteristics of his subjects through his own personal style.
Coleman has recently exhibited his art in group shows at BREACH, Miami, La LUZ de JESUS GALLERY, L.A., SPACE 1026, Philadelphia, as well as four group shows and a solo show, Call Me Tony, at SAGE Studio. In 2022, SAGE represented Coleman in his debut at the Outsider Art Fair in New York City.
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916 Springdale Road Bldg. 2 #103
Austin, TX 78702
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