Beginning November 2024 I started having Open Studio Hours, and now I get to do it with friends! Please come see us and check out our latest artistic creations. I’ll have a cup of my Mystic Moments Artist Series blend by LEAP Coffee Roasters to share with you! Hope to see you soon.
"We Believed in the Sun" at Oklahoma Contemporary /
Article by Greg Horton at 405 Magazine
“We Believed in the Sun,” an installation featuring Oklahoma City artist Ebony Iman Dallas and Pennsylvania artist Ron Tarver will run through Sept. 20 at arts center Oklahoma Contemporary, 11 NW 11th St. Curated by Christina Beatty and Pablo Barrera, the exhibition features new and previous works by Dallas, as well as photographs and mixed media by Tarver, a Guggenheim Fellow, and Pulitzer Prize winner (Philadelphia Inquirer).
Both Dallas and Tarver have deep roots in Oklahoma. In fact, Tarver’s father was a photographer in the state for decades, and his son uses the elder Tarver’s photographs of Fort Gibson from the 1940s and 1950s as part of the show, whose name comes from a Clara Luper quote: “I came from a family of believers. We believed in the sun when it didn’t shine. We believed in the rain when it wasn’t raining. My parents taught me to believe in a God I couldn’t see.”
The entire article may be read here.
Black Wall Street x Wilson Basketball Conversation /
The Black Wall Street x Wilson collab is inspired by the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre. Through the eyes of Eddye K. Allen, Tyler James, and Ebony Iman Dallas, it explores the past, present, and future of the Greenwood District, a.k.a. Black Wall Street.
Tulsa Race Massacre: 100 Years Later /
Debuted on OETA and PBS May 31, 2021. “Greenwood Imagine” featuring Greenwood Art Project artists Tony B, Ebony Iman Dallas, and Derrick Tinsley is featured in this documentary.
'WE BELIEVED IN THE SUN' OPEN AT OK CONTEMPORARY THROUGH AUGUST, SUMMER CAMPS AVAILABLE /
Article and photos by Perrin Clore Duncan
Oklahoma Contemporary’s newest exhibition, We Believed in the Sun, celebrates the enduring legacy of the Civil Rights movement in Oklahoma City. The exhibition, which opened in the Mary LeFlore Clements Oklahoma Gallery on May 6, features the work of Ron Tarver, an Oklahoma-born, nationally recognized artist and recent awardee of the 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship in photography, and Ebony Iman Dallas, an emerging artist based in Oklahoma City. Both artists share their powerful, difficult and liberating personal narratives of the Black experience in Oklahoma through their work.
Entire article may be read here.
Local Rapper Brings Art To New NE OKC Grocery Store /
By Ashley Holden. The original article may be viewed here.
‘Through Art, I Hope That We Can Make One Tulsa’ New York Times Article /
I have the pleasure of collaborating with Anthony C. Brinkley and Derick Tinsley on “Imagine,” for Greenwood Art Project. Our project was mentioned in this article. The full article may be read here.
Oklahoma painter Ebony Iman Dallas tells often-overlooked stories with her art /
Through Her Father's Eyes, Artist Finds Her Way Home /
The Oakland Post areview of “Through Abahay’s Eyes” by Wanda Sabir may be read here.
Ebony Iman Dallas’s ‘Through Abahay’s Eyes’ (‘Through My Father’s Eyes’) at Joyce Gordon Gallery through June 30 /
SF BayView article written by Wanda Sabir may be read here.
Transitions on Traditions Interview w/Greg Bridges /
KPFA NPR’s Transitions on Traditions interview about Ebony Iman Dallas’ “Through Abahay’s Eyes” solo exhibition.
Two Minute Documentary on Ebony Iman Dallas /
Please click to view a short documentary by Jordan Martin highlighting the inspiration behind my art.
Patience Rewarded /
Ebony Iman Dallas weaves family history into vivid images. Story by Sara Cowan in the January 2019 issue of Oklahoma Today magazine.
Featured Artist of the Month with Stage IV /
Ebony Iman Dallas was named the October 2018 Artist of the Month by Stage IV organization in San Francisco, CA. Stage IV is “a global network of leaders who champion for creative arts therapy, integrative medicine, patient advocacy, and healthcare innovation. Inspired by founder Amy Li’s Stage IV cancer journey and the pursuit of super happiness.”
Please click here to learn more.
405 Magazine: The Art of Ebony Iman Dallas: Acrylics, Africa and understanding /
Click here to read article by Greg Horton of 405 Magazine.
Tapestry Podcast with founder Laura Stringer and May Co-host Ebony Iman Dallas /
Tapestry Podcast with Laura Stringer and co-hosts Ebony Iman Dallas and Lawrence Naff:
May 27, 2018: http://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-yfzvv-924619
Tapestry Podcast with Laura Stringer and co-host Ebony Iman Dallas:
May 14, 2018: http://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4enby-91c41b
'Living Oklahoma' interview on OKC FOX 25 over 'Through Abahay's Eyes' solo exhibit /
Click here to view.
Oklahoma artist Ebony Iman Dallas traces history, heritage 'Through Abahay’s Eyes' /
By Brandy McDonnell, Features Entertainment Reporter for The Oklahoman
Click here to read online.
OKC artist Ebony Iman Dallas traces her father's history back to Africa with exhibit 'Through Abahay’s Eyes' /
Waano & Words: Ebony Iman Dallas - Discovering My Somali Heritage /
In this episode of Waano & Words, we sit down with Ebony Iman Dallas to explore her journey of discovering her Somali family, her Somali heritage. Its an amazing story of perseverance, patients and eagerness to find her Somali family which she never knew. She shares some Words with us about the experience and offers Waano (advice) on exploring who our parents are/were and how this is relevant to us today.