Artwork by Aberjhani along with books by him will be available for purchase as part of his participation in Local Author Day on March 24, 2024, in Lafayette Square in the city of Savannah, Georgia (USA). Much of the artwork on display for the event will reflect themes explored in his books on Savannah.

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FAA Member Uses Writing Platform To Shine Spotlight On Different Artists

March 11th, 2024

FAA Member Uses Writing Platform To Shine Spotlight On Different Artists

Well-known as both an artist and a writer, Fine Art America member Aberjhani recently used his talents to shine a spotlight on fellow artist Rocky Bettis with an article titled: Reinterpreting Shakespeare’s Face, The Second Coming of Artist Rock Bettis. The article, said Aberjhani, was as much a surprise to him as it became to visitors to his Bright Skylark Literary Productions website.

“I liked the idea of writing an article about Mr. Bettis’s new art exhibit when I heard about it,” the author-artist said, “because we met once before, during the pandemic, when his work was on display in a carport in a backstreet lane in downtown Savannah. I wrote a short blog piece about that encounter, and now four years later I was being told his work was hanging in a major coffee shop gallery. That’s pretty amazing.”

In a way, this recent article has become part of a tradition for Aberjhani Art Association. He has in the past composed articles, essays, poems, and...

FAA Artist Supporting Suicide Prevention Awareness With Free EBook Download Sept 9-12

September 8th, 2023

FAA Artist Supporting Suicide Prevention Awareness With Free EBook Download Sept 9-12

In support of Suicide Prevention Week 2023, FAA artist Aberjhani, who is also a member so the Savannah Art Association, is making his novel Songs from the Black Skylark zPed Music Player available as a free Kindle eBook download from September 9-12, 2023. Because of its serious themes and sometimes disturbing literary images, the book is recommended for readers aged 17 years and older and can be downloaded on the given dates here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C934GCTQ .
“For anyone asking why I opted to do this, the answer is simple,” said Aberjhani. “The mental health crisis represented by rising suicide rates over the past decade is something I believe should concern everybody. I’ve addressed it before in poetry and other forms of creative expression, and I’m doing it now with SONGS because it’s what I’m able to offer at this time.”

The artist-author-poet has composed some of the most popular contemporary life-affirming passages found on social media,...

FAA Artist Book On Pandemic In Top 10 Of Two Amazon Kindle Bestseller Categories

June 20th, 2023

FAA Artist Book On Pandemic In Top 10 Of Two Amazon Kindle Bestseller Categories

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA (USA)--The book titled These Black and Blue Red Zone Days, by Fine Art America and Savannah Arts Association member Aberjhani, made its debut in Amazon’s Kindle eBook Store in the top 10 of two categories for titles presented free of charge for a limited time. (The book is currently available as a free download until end of day June 21, 2023 at: https://www.amazon.com/These-Black-Blue-Zone-eBook-ebook/dp/B0C88CHLNV/ )



Following its global release on June 15, 2023, These Black and Blue Red Zone Days landed at number 6 on the list of top free eBooks in the category for letters and essays; and at number 1 in the category for social theory.



A major part of the narrative running throughout the letters, stories, and poems that make up These Black and Blue Red Zone Days is how the artist-author depended on his individual creativity and inspiration provided by fellow creatives online to help him cope with the COVID-19...

Radio Programmer And Artist Team Up For Heritage Project

April 2nd, 2023

Radio Programmer And Artist Team Up For Heritage Project

Legendary radio program director Theron “Ike” Carter has joined creative forces with FAA and Savannah Art Association member Aberjhani on a cultural heritage project documenting Carter’s extensive experience, and knowledge, of African-American music.

Well-known to listeners of Savannah State University’s WHCJ Radio, Mr. Carter is a retired director of the station and a former president of the Coastal Jazz Association. Aberjhani is both an innovative visual artist and co-author of the Choice Academic Title Award-winning Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance. The two creatives have been quietly working on the music heritage project for more than a year and recently launched a GoFundMe Page at this url: https://gofund.me/7f16f250

“For decades,” said Aberjhani, “Ike Carter has been like this hidden treasure of knowledge and stories about African America’s musical traditions. People in southeast Georgia have benefitted from that in the form of his diverse...

2023 Color Of The Year Announcement Inspires Tribute To FAA Artist

December 10th, 2022

2023 Color Of The Year Announcement Inspires Tribute To FAA Artist

When he received the announcement that the Pantone Color Institute had selected as its color of the year a tint described as Viva Magenta 18-1750, artist and author Aberjhani thought it was a tribute to popular Fine Art America artist VIVA Anderson. He later learned there was no connection between the two.


However, certain characteristics used to describe the color matched many of his reflections on Anderson’s art. That was reason enough, he decided, to create his own tribute to the artist on FAA at url: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/viva-magenta-skies-with-ruby-red-apple-heart-aberjhani.html?newartwork=true .


“I wasn’t sure I agreed with the Pantone Color Institute’s descriptions of their chosen color as ‘audacious, full of wit and inclusive of all,” said Aberjhani, “but I was sure I often felt that way when viewing different works by VIVA Anderson are reading her inspiring comments on art created by others. There were more statements in the...

Prestigious Academic Journal Showcases Work By FAA And SAA Artist Aberjhani

August 20th, 2022

Prestigious Academic Journal Showcases Work By FAA And SAA Artist Aberjhani

Artist and author Aberjhani debuted his Silk-Featherbrush Artstyle at Fine Art America five years ago, but the newest collection his works employing the highly-original style made its debut in August in the 2022 edition of the Flannery O’Connor Review.

In addition to featuring his work on the publication’s cover, the review contains a full 9-page section which includes original images along with poetry and an artist’s statement.

“This honor is a very special one because the review is celebrating twentieth and fiftieth anniversaries,” said Aberjhani. “O’Connor’s voice is still among the most influential in American and world literature. And we were both born in Savannah, Georgia, so I welcome this opportunity to add my voice as an artist and poet to global conversations concerning the nature and significance of her writings.”

The artist, who is also a member of the Savannah Art Association, added that such conversations are particularly...

FAA Artist Celebrates Ukraine Cultural Arts Legacy

March 5th, 2022

FAA Artist Celebrates Ukraine Cultural Arts Legacy

Fine Art America artist Aberjhani, who is also the well-known co-author of Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance, encouraged the preservation of Ukraine’s cultural arts institutions and support for its artists during the current war in Ukraine with an article titled: Ukraine, Russia, and the Art of Being Human.

The article was published on the LinkedIn website and features section details of images by Ukrainian artists and photographers on FAA. Also included is one Getty image detail. It may be read at this url: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ukraine-russia-art-being-human-author-poet-aberjhani

“People always feel threatened and frustrated by war,” said Aberjhani, “but I think a lot of communities around the world are feeling particularly outraged by Russia’s extremely brutal invasion of Ukraine because it was completely unprovoked. Escalation of the war has been so rapid and destructive, and so many people have been forced to flee their homeland, that I had...

Giving Thanks For Small Things Theme Of FAA Artists New Series

November 22nd, 2021

Giving Thanks For Small Things Theme Of FAA Artists New Series

Fine Art America artist Aberjhani, whose work is currently on exhibit at the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, recently launched a new online art series titled “Finding Shelter in a Circle of Gratitude.” Although the series is making its debut just in time for Thanksgiving and the winter holidays, the artist says it is about more than that.

“A lot of the motivation behind this series came from the fact that we’ve been battling the COVID-19 pandemic for almost two years now and finally found ways to slow its spread and decrease deaths from it. Catastrophic mass casualty events always reminding us of how important little things like showing each other common courtesy, or taking notice of a beautiful sunset or sunrise, can be. The pandemic has been especially convincing.”

The individual titles of the three works in the new series are: 1) “A Bouquet of Humanity”; 2) “Existential Heartbeat”; and 3) “Meanwhile Back on Earth.” They can be found...

FAA Silk-Featherbrush Artist Makes Offline Debut In Savannah Hilton Head International Airport Exhibit

November 22nd, 2021

FAA Silk-Featherbrush Artist Makes Offline Debut In Savannah Hilton Head  International  Airport Exhibit

More than 103,400 visitors to Silk-Featherbrush artist Aberjhani’s profile on Fine Art America and at Pixels.com have discovered his vibrant collections of photography and innovative fine art digital paintings and prints. Collectors, however, interested in viewing his latest Silk-Featherbrush Artstyle paintings and photography will have to do so offline at the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport in Savannah, Georgia (USA).


Titled “In the Masters’ Style,” the exhibition is a group show organized by the Savannah Art Association (SAA), currently celebrating its 101st year as the oldest continuously-operating art association in the state of Georgia. The show opened in early July and closes September 30, 2021.


A member of SAA as well as FAA, Aberjhani has three original images in the exhibit. They include two original landscape-formatted Silk-Featherbrush Artstyle prints titled “Crimson O’Keeffe” and “Water Garden Flow”; plus, a dramatic...

SAA And FAA Artist Tackles Climate Change In New Airport Art Exhibit

November 22nd, 2021

SAA And FAA Artist Tackles Climate Change In New Airport Art Exhibit

The new “Narrative” themed group exhibit at the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport Art Gallery, curated by the Savannah Art Association (SAA), features three new works by Fine Art America (FAA) artist Aberjhani. The new show opened at the beginning of October and will remain on display at the airport until January 7, 2022.

SAA, of which Aberjhani is also a member, recently made the news for another art exhibit on the ground floor of the Savannah airport. The second exhibit was coordinated in partnership with the One Hundred Miles coastal conservation group and artwork for it depicts scenes from the state of Georgia’s 100-mile coastline. According to Aberjhani, his images in the Narratives exhibition illustrates both themes because of what they communicate about the current climate crisis and its impact on human migrations.

“Most of us know a lot of people, like Afghans and Syrians, have been driven out of heir homelands by war,” said Aberjhani. “What...

 

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