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BAIA Talks :<\/h1>\n

Karen and Sharon Mackey of Mackey Twins Art Gallery talk about up coming NY show<\/h1>\n

In this episode of BAIA Talks, Najee has a candid conversation with the sisters of Mackey Twins Art Gallery, Karen and Sharon. They discuss their upcoming April 20th New York show, Intellectual Property : Art & Politics,<\/em>\u00a0how they got into the art industry,\u00a0<\/em>and the importance of collecting art.<\/p>\n\n

Mackey Twins Art Gallery<\/h1>\n

Intellectual Property : Art & Politics<\/h1>\n

\u00a0April 20, 2018 – The Interchurch Center, New York, NY<\/h3>\n

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Some of the work to be featured at\u00a0Intellectual Property : Art & Politics…<\/em><\/p>\n

‘Golden’ by TWIN<\/span>\"\"<\/a><\/div><\/figure>
‘Tea Cup Fishing’ by Ruth Miller<\/span>\"\"<\/a><\/div><\/figure>
‘Trilogy’ by Xenobia Bailey<\/span>\"\"<\/a><\/div><\/figure>
‘Unstoppable’ by Charly Palmer<\/span>\"\"<\/a><\/div><\/figure>
‘Untitled’ Magno Laurauente<\/span>\"\"<\/a><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n\n

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Karen Mackey Witherspoon and Sharon Mackey McGee, or “The Twins” as they are affectionately called, started as art collectors but soon realized that artists of color were not significantly represented or adequately supported in the larger community.\u00a0 In that pursuit, the mission was born and\u00a0 The Mackey Twins Art Gallery opened in\u00a0 2004.<\/p>\n

The mission of the Gallery is to develop communities of collectors, saturate homes and businesses with fine art, educate, and teach non-collectors how they can invest in collecting fine art.<\/p>\n

As the Vice President of Government, Community, and Cultural Affairs at The City College of New York, Karen serves as the chief liaison with elected officials, government agencies, and community leaders.\u00a0 In addition, her office is responsible for events management at the premier performing arts and cultural center of campus.<\/p>\n

Sharon is the Executive Director of Continuing and Professional Studies, also at The City College of New York, where she oversees professional development, certification, and implementation of innovative programs and outreach.<\/p>\n

In spite of their individual professional demands they maintain a commitment to service and see their “art” work as a “calling”, hence their slogan – Driven, Guided and Directed by the Spirit.<\/p>\n

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