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Jan 18, 2005 · George N'Namdi. Art dealer and educator George R. N’Namdi was born September 12, 1946, in Columbus, Ohio; his grandfather, Rev. Langdon E. Johnson was a noted businessman and “race man” in West Virginia.
George N’Namdi is a leading art dealer, with 30+ years experience as a gallery owner. The Center continues N’Namdi’s work in the preservation of master artists and providing local artists a home for their art, including performance art and experiential theater.
- Collected Art as College Student
- Moved Gallery to Suburbs
- Hung Art Works at Mayor’s Residence
- Sources
George R. N’Namdi was born on September 12, 1946, in Columbus, Ohio. His father was a railroad man who later worked for the U.S. Post Office. “He was a very quiet, gentle person,” N’Namdi told the Detroit News. “He wasn’t one to raise his voice; he always spoke to you with logic.” N’Namdi grew up in Columbus and went on to attend Ohio State Univers...
In 1988 he moved the gallery to the posh Detroit suburb of Birmingham, which boasts a thick concentration of nationally-known galleries. “If you want to serve your artists you have to be in the art mainstream,” N’Namdi told the Free Press. In 1989 his customer mix was estimated at 60 percent black and 40 percent white; N’Namdi has skillfully mainta...
N’Namdi’s gallery flourished in the 1990s, mounting major exhibitions of African American printmaking and abstract art. He contributed and personally hung artwork for the restoration of the Detroit mayor’s residence upon the election of mayor Dennis Archer in 1994. Major museum curators sought him out as a discriminating dealer, and such institutio...
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Art dealer, educator and founder of the N'Namdi Center for Contemporary Art discusses picking the right piece and the newest brood of artists.
George N'Namdi Explains. "This is a very pivotal moment" for Detroit, says gallery owner George N'Namdi of the N'Namdi Center for Contemporary Art in Midtown. He talks in Metro Times...
George N'Namdi is a leading art dealer, with 30+ years experience as a gallery owner. The Center continues N'Namdi's work in the preservation of master artists and providing local artists a home for their art, including performance art and experiential theater.
Nov 28, 2001 · George N’Namdi, dealer-turned-visionary, educator-turned-leader of the band, has been a lifelong motivational wonder waiting to happen.
