Parish Gallery is pleased to present The Washington DC Area Chapter of the National Conference of Artists (NCA) celebrating the organization’s 50^th Anniversary.  This exhibition will honor Dr. Margaret Burroughs who is the living founder of NCA and will open on Friday, September 18^th with an opening reception from 6:00 to 8:00 pm running through October 13, 2009.  

The National Conference of Artists is the first national volunteer and professional organization in continued existence, founded in March 1959 by Dr. Burroughs.  Devoted to the creation, promotion and education of art by African American Fine Artists the membership consists of all levels of fine art – masters, emerging and beginning artists whose art has made significant contributions to national and international art.

With this exhibition we hope to bring greater exposure to our local fine artists, celebrating the lives, accomplishments, fine art and history of our past and present members, during the period of 1959 to 2009. 

The following artists to be included in this exhibition are:  Ana Maria Allen, Kwabena Ampofo-Anti, Daniel T. Brooking, Gloria A. Bradley, Dr. Margaret T. Burroughs, Dr. Floyd Coleman, Dr. David C. Driskell, Dr. Sandra M. Epps, Claudia “Aziza” Gibson-Hunter, Margo Humphrey, Larry B. Joseph, Gloria C. Kirk, Serinity Knight, Roy Lewis, Evangeline J. Montgomery, F. Magruder Murray, Bruce McNeil, Norman Parish, Donte Player, Rachel Pope, Amber Robles-Gordan, Malia Kai Salaam-Steeple, Emma Smith, Frank Smith, George “Shomari” Smith, Willard Taylor, Derreck Vaughn.