JUST-U.S.
Not Just for U.S. But JUSTICE for ALL
Owens Daniels and Perviz Heyat
Exhibition Dates: February 2, – March 1, 2025
Reception and talk February 23rd 2-4 pm.
DADA Gallery Hop: Friday, 7, 7-9 pm
Throughout history artists have used their creative strength to draw attention to the divisive socio-political conditions of its community. Through a variety of two-and three- dimensional media, artists utilize their art to critique the power structures of culture, religion, and human rights. JUST-U.S. is a provocative exhibit by two artists that use visual arts and mixed media to examine this topic in different ways.
Owens Daniels uses photography and text to examine the lives of everyday people who choose to use their voices to create dialogue, build bridges, and promote cultural exchanges about these critical issues. Perviz Heyat works in the neo-expressionist style of painting to depict elements of social injustice and restriction of basic human rights and freedom, which leads to crime and imprisonment, affecting families in ways that create a vicious cycle of crime through future generations.
Owens Daniels’ photographic career started at the U.S Army Photographic School of Cartography, learning the basics of photography and photo printing. In addition to his formal training, he continues to work as a freelance photographer with a distinctive and intimate photojournalistic signature style in visual storytelling which has led to various opportunities that include Artist in Residences, Fellowship of American Art, Public Art Installations, and Grants and varied other commissions.
Perviz Heyat is a multimedia artist and a professional photographer, currently lives in Winston Salem, NC. Originally from Istanbul, Turkey, he received classical training from Professor A. Sumer of the Istanbul Academy of Art. He moved to the United States in 1982 and has exhibited his work in numerous locations in Virginia, Washington DC and New York. He moved to Winston-Salem in 2011 and started experimenting with new styles and discovering new techniques. He has been a member of Artworks Gallery for several years and exhibits regularly.
This exhibition is free and open to the public.