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March 11th, 2022
What an HONOR to have been chosen as the COVER Story & Artist for Diversity Arts & Culture Magazine. Please Click the Web Link to read the story and browse the magazine.
In JOY...Synthia SAINT JAMES
May 24th, 2021
Thrilled to announce my New & Exciting Partnership with www.PAI.org. Please stay tuned for updates and the unveiling of the commissioned painting titled "HER Vision of Empowerment: PAI" this summer.
Kwanzaa stamp artist creates original painting to support PAI’s global advocacy for women, youth and vulnerable communities
Today, PAI announced a new partnership with celebrated and award-winning artist, Synthia SAINT JAMES. The collaboration leverages original artwork created by Ms. SAINT JAMES to increase support for PAI’s global efforts to achieve sexual and reproductive health and rights for all and tackle root causes perpetuating inequities in access to quality health care, services and support.
Ms. SAINT JAMES is a world-renowned multicultural visual artist, award-winning author and illustrator of children’s books, whose art has graced the covers of over 75 books. She is highly celebrated for designing the first Kwanzaa stamp for the United States Postal Service in 1997. Her second design was released in 2016 — a “forever” Kwanzaa stamp. SAINT JAMES is the recipient of more than two dozen awards, including the prestigious Trumpet Award, an honorary doctorate degree from Saint Augustine’s University and a History Maker Award. She is also noted for the international cover art of Terry McMillan’s book “Waiting to Exhale.” With roots in Los Angeles, CA and the Bronx, NY, and of African American, Cherokee and Haitian heritage, she currently resides in Los Angeles.
“We are honored that Synthia SAINT JAMES is putting her art and voice behind PAI’s ambitious agenda to advance gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights for women, youth and communities that have faced discrimination and disinvestment here and abroad,” said PAI President and CEO Nabeeha Kazi Hutchins. “PAI’s partnership with Ms. SAINT JAMES is a powerful representation of how the intersection of art and advocacy can drive activism, lift up voices for change and propel a movement for the fundamental right to sexual and reproductive health for all.”
Note: I'm currently licensing my painting "Juneteenth" in CELEBRATION of the Juneteenth Holiday on June 19th.
September 8th, 2016
Synthia SAINT JAMES has been sharing her gift with the world for decades. Her latest work of art is larger than life and many Los Angeles commuters see it daily on the Metropolitan Transportation Authoritys Expo Line that runs between downtown L.A. and Santa Monica.
July 14th, 2013
GREETINGS ALL.
I'm HAPPY to announce that I completed my latest painting "The Dream" which I'm sharing with you in this "sneak preview". It's my contribution to the CELEBRATION of the Historic 50th Anniversary of the March On Washington that takes place on Wednesday, August 28, 2013.
"The Dream" will be officially unveiled on Thursday, August 29, 2013 before the California State Assembly in Sacramento, CA.
"The Dream" - Oil & Acrylic on Canvas - 36x24"
Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" Speech, the painting includes several key elements:
"Little Black boys and Black girls will be able to join hands with little White boys and White girls and walk ...together as sisters and brothers"
"All God's children...singing "My country 'tis of thee...let freedom ring..."
"Blacks, Whites, Jews, Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics join hands and sing "Free At Last! Free At Last! Thank God Almighty we are Free At Last!"
I based the sky on a photograph I took one morning of an incredible sunrise by the beach. I used it in the painting to symbolize a new day, new beginnings, and a dreamlike state of mind.
The multicultural children are connected as sisters and brothers (forefront) further symbolizing a new day and furture, and the multicultural choir and audience of all faiths have joined together in celebration of FREEDOM.
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"The Dream" is one of my most important paintings. So I'm publishing it as a Limited Edition Print, and also as a Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas (in 3 sizes) so that the purchase prices will fit into all budgets as follows:
Limited Edition Print (Hand-signed & Numbered)
24x18" Pre-Publication Price= $100 Retail= $200
Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas
36x24" Pre-Publication Price= $575 Retail= $875
27x18" Pre-Publication Price= $375 Retail= $675
18x12" Pre-Publication Price= $200 Retail= $450
To place your order please call 323.993.5722 or reply to this email. You can also order from http://www.synthiasaintjames.com/gallery.html with a major credit/debit card, paypal, or paypal's "bill me later" which gives you 6 months to pay with no finance charges).
Thank YOU!!!
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Click on the link below to hear I HAVE A DREAM:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smEqnnklfYs
July 13th, 2013
ATELIER SAINT JAMES
P.O. Box 27683
Los Angeles, CA 90027
323.993.5722
For Immediate Release
14th July 2013
In Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the March On Washington
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the historic March On Washington, international award winning artist Synthia SAINT JAMES has just completed a painting titled The Dream inspired by the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.s I HAVE A DREAM.
Assemblywoman Cheryl Brown has arranged for the official unveiling of The Dream, one of SAINT JAMES most important paintings to date, before the California State Assembly at the State Capitol Building in Sacramento, California on Thursday morning, August 29, 2013.
The Dream has already been described as awesome, beautiful, phenomenal, inspirational, memorable, exciting, and in the words of one of her collectors; You captured the spirit of the 50th anniversary so well. The Dream is truly a masterpiece.
The Dream is already in production for release as Limited Edition Prints and a Limited Edition Giclees on Canvas. Art World News, an international art trade magazine, will be featuring the painting in their upcoming article on the 50th anniversary of the March On Washington.
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#Synthia SAINT JAMES is a world renowned multicultural visual artist, an award winning author and or illustrator of 17 childrens books, and author of an autobiographical art marketing book, 3 poetry books, a book of affirmations, and a cookbook.
She is also a popular speaker and architectural designer who has garnered numerous awards over her forty plus year career, including the prestigious Trumpet Award, and a Honorary Doctorate Degree from Saint Augustines University (where her Fine Art Institute is located). She also serves as an Ambassador for Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
She is most celebrated for designing the first Kwanzaa Stamp for the United States Postal Service in 1997, for which she received a History Maker Award, and for the international cover art for Terry McMillans book Waiting to Exhale. But very few know that her artwork has been featured internationally in several embassies in the Art in Embassies Program since the 1990s.
SAINT JAMES, a highly commissioned artist, continues to create artwork for individuals and for corporations. Coca Cola USA, Maybelline, Essence Communications, Glendale Memorial Hospital, and Barnes & Noble represent a mere sampling. Her most celebrated collectors include Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr., Alice Walker, Glynn Turman, Brenda Russell, Regina Taylor, Charles Fuller and Jenifer Lewis.
Awards created by Synthia SAINT JAMES include the We See You Award, the Mosaic Woman Award, and The Lifetime Achievement Award especially created for His Excellency Nelson Mandela from Africare in 2010.
Dr. Synthia SAINT JAMES is currently booking speaking engagements, master classes, short term artist-in-residencies, and exhibitions for her 2013-2014 tour, which includes colleges, universities and other venues both nationally and internationally.
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February 9th, 2013
NAFISSAH ART COLLECTIBLES
New York, New York
For Immediate Release
9th February 2013
World renowned visual artist Synthia SAINT JAMES returns to New York City for an exclusive Fine Art Salon hosted by Nafissah Art Collectibles. Several artworks from her latest Haitian Series will be included in the vast array of artworks to be offered. The event will be held at a private venue in Manhattan on Saturday, March 16th from 2-6pm.
Synthia SAINT JAMES is a world renowned multicultural visual artist, a award winning author and or illustrator of 17 childrens books, and author of a autobiographical art marketing book, 3 poetry books, a book of affirmations, and a cookbook, who began her career in New York City in 1969.
She is also a popular speaker and architectural designer who has garnered numerous awards over her forty plus year career, including the prestigious Trumpet Award, an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Saint Augustines University (where the Synthia SAINT JAMES Fine Art Institute is located), the Women Who Dared Award, and a recent recipient of ACColades: A Salute to Women Who Inspire Us Award.
Her autobiographical book Living My Dream: An Artistic Approach to Marketing was nominated for the 2012 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work-Instructional, and it has already been utilized as a learning tool in universities.
She is most celebrated for designing the first Kwanzaa Stamp for the United States Postal Service in 1997, for which she received a History Maker Award, and for the international cover art for Terry McMillans book Waiting to Exhale. Included in her most celebrated collectors are Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr., Alice Walker, Glynn Turman, Brenda Russell, Charles Fuller, Regina Taylor and Jenifer Lewis.
For Media Inquiries Please Contact:
Lailah Greene, Nafissah Art Collectibles - nacframing@aol.com - 917.517.6478
Synthia SAINT JAMES - synthia@synthiasaintjames.com - 323.993.5722
For More Information on Synthia SAINT JAMES www.synthiasaintjames.com
February 9th, 2013
7th February 2013
I was GIFTED today with my second interview with an INCREDIBLE woman that I now call my sister/hermana and FRIEND...Josefa Salinas. You'll hear our conversation on Sunday, February 10th starting @ 7:25am. But to not miss a moment tune in or log on Hot 92.3 FM no later than 7:20, or better yet hear her interview with the Urban League at 7am Pacific Time - 10am Eastern Time.
I was GIFTED on Tuesday with an interview with my favorite DJ and sister-friend, Pat Prescott on 94.7 The Wave - www.947thewave.com - and at the top of the interview found out that I am one of their Black History Month Honorees. ALL I CAN SAY IS "WOW"!!! You will find ALL - the radio interview and the honoree info on their website next week. As soon as I receive the link from Pat I'll post it online for ALL!!! ;)))
YES...even more info...;))) On Friday, February 15th tune into KTLA Channel 5 for the early morning news between 6:30-9am Pacific Time. Gayle Anderson (HAPPY BIRTHDAY lady...we share the same birthday - February 11th) has scheduled a LIVE interview from my studio featuring my art and my firefighter friends to further boost attendance for my fine art fundraiser for the African American Firefighter's Museum on Saturday, February 16th in Los Angeles. Check out the museum's website - www.aaffmuseum.org - Hope to see you there!!! :)))
Josefa, Pat & Gayle...you're ALL so COMPLETELY appreciated in my heart & soul!!!
sending you so MUCH GOLDEN light, JOY & love...
synthia
January 12th, 2013
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN FIREFIGHTERS MUSEUM
1401 S. Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90021 - 213.744.1730
For Immediate Release
12th January 2013
Synthia SAINT JAMES Fine Art Fundraiser for AAFFM
World Renowned Artist Synthia SAINT JAMES returns to the African American Firefighters Museum with her Fine Art Fundraiser on Saturday, February 16, 2013 from 1-5pm. The event will include a Conversation with the Artist from 1:30-2:15
featuring a short video on her career and a Q&A session with the audience.
SAINT JAMES deep connection to Black Firefighters began when she was commissioned to create a painting honoring the Black Firefighters loss on 9/11 for the International Association of Black Professional Firefighters immediately following the disaster in 2001.
SAINT JAMES unveiled the painting on November 11, 2001 at the memorial held for the victims and their families at a church in Brooklyn, NY. The painting, In Unity now hangs on the walls of the Vulcan Station in Brooklyn. One of the limited edition fine art reproductions of the painting is displayed on the walls of AAFFM. The In Unity prints will be available for purchase at the event.
Synthia SAINT JAMES is most celebrated for designing the first Kwanzaa Stamp for the United States Postal Service in 1997, for which she received a History Maker Award, and for the international cover art for Terry McMillans book Waiting to Exhale. Included in her most celebrated collectors are Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr., Alice Walker, Glynn Turman, Brenda Russell and Jenifer Lewis.
The AAFFM, (a Non-Profit Organization), stands as the first and so far the only free standing African American Firefighter Museum in the United States. The first floor contains vintage fire apparatus, stories and pictures of pioneering African American Los Angeles Firefighters. The Museum gallery is located on the second floor with pictures, artifacts and other memorabilia of African American Firefighters, Captains, Chief Officers and historical women fire service professionals from around the country. There is also a memorial tribute to the firefighters that perished during the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center in New York City.
***Please direct MEDIA INQUIRIES & RSVPs to***
AAFFM - info@aaffmuseum.org - 213.744.1730
Synthia SAINT JAMES - synthia@synthiasaintjames.com - 323.993.5722
January 3rd, 2013
I'm soooooooooooo THRILLED to share the 12th painting in my Haitian Series - "Ville Bonheur" - now available as a Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas at REDUCED Pre-Publication Prices on www.synthiasaintjames.com. HAPPY HAPPY New Year!!! Wishing YOU ALL that you wish yourself and MORE...
synthia;)))
May 3rd, 2012
The Child of Haiti Private Fine Art Fundraising SalonPLEASE SAVE THE DATE - Sunday, June 10, 2012 (1-5pm)
Synthia SAINT JAMES will be hosting a Fine Art Fundraising Salon to benefit the orphaned children of Haiti - Child of Haiti, Inc.
Please visit http://www.childofhaiti.org to read about the incredible work this organization has already accomplished and their building plans for the future of the children of Haiti.
We will be accepting direct donations large or small made payable to Child of Haiti, Inc. and 30% of your fine art purchases will also be donated to the organization..
Come join in the CELEBRATION of Haitian culture with tasty food, tantilizing libations and rhythmic music.
Location: Chez Synthia, Los Feliz, CA. Exact address will be supplied with your RSVP.
You can RSVP to synthia@synthiasaintjames.com or by calling 323.993.5722.
Looking forward to sharing the afternoon with YOU...;)))
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