Just Lookin’ Gallery
Welcome to Just Lookin’ Gallery
We greatly appreciate all your kind words over the last 28 years as our website has often been your introduction to the gallery. We hope you love our new site even more. With over 2,000 pieces of art and sculpture to show, we believe the changes will make navigating the site and discovering art even more fun. It will continue to grow as we showcase the amazing works of over 30 years of artist exhibitions. In addition, we will also include our experiences from 11 wonderful years at the National Black Fine art show. As always, your feedback is important to us. Please enjoy your visit and email us any comments and suggestions.
Contemporary Artists
Russell R. Lewis
In a time of computer-generated art through downloadable applications, there is nothing that compares to the soul, passion, and desire of the human spirit & the human experience.
Preston Sampson
Preston Sampson is a colorist whose use of mediums include canvas, mixed media, pulp painting, encaustics and printmaking. His work has found expression with audiences domestically as well as abroad, in…
Gilbert Young
Gilbert Young, a prominent African American artist, left an indelible mark on the art world through his compelling and thought-provoking works. Born in 1937, Young’s art often delved into themes of civil rights, social justice, and…
Legacy Artists
George Nock
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Percy Martin
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Cal Massey
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Artist Spotlight
Charly Palmer
Charly Palmer was born in 1960 in Fayette, Alabama and raised in Milwaukee. He relocated to Chicago to study Art and Design at American Academy of Art and School of the Art Institute. As a graphic designer and illustrator, he ran a successful design studio with a Fortune 500 clientele. As an instructor, he has taught design and illustration and painting at the post-secondary level at Spelman College among others. He was recently the first African American guest lecturer at UCLA and awarded Visiting Fellow in Race and Ethnicity, under the auspices of the Mellon Practitioner Fellowship, effective September 1, 2020 through April 30, 2021 at Brown University.
Charly Palmer was born in 1960 in Fayette, Alabama and raised in Milwaukee. He relocated to Chicago to study Art and Design at American Academy of Art and School of the Art Institute. As a graphic designer and illustrator, he ran a successful..