Nationality American Name Synthia James | Role Visual artist Books It's Kwanzaa time! | |
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Occupation Visual artist, author, educator Nominations Coretta Scott King Award for Illustrators, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Instructional | ||
Community review jan 26 2012 synthia saint james
Synthia Saint James (born February 11, 1949) is an American visual artist, author, keynote speaker, and educator who is best known for the original cover art of the hardcover edition of Terry McMillan's book Waiting to Exhale and for designing the first Kwanzaa stamp for the United States Postal Service, which was first issued in 1997. She also designed the 2016 Kwanzaa Forever Stamp.
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- Community review jan 26 2012 synthia saint james
- Behind the Lens with Leroy Hamilton Fine Artist Synthia SAINT JAMES
- Biography
- Career
- 43rd NAACP Image Awards 2012
- References
Behind the Lens with Leroy Hamilton - Fine Artist Synthia SAINT JAMES
Biography
Synthia Saint James was raised in both Los Angeles, California, and in the Bronx, New York. She sold her first painting in New York City at the age of twenty. She currently lives in Los Angeles.
Career
Saint James had her first solo art exhibition at Inner City Cultural Center in Los Angeles, California, in 1977, the school where she studied the performing arts. In 1980, she participated in her first international exhibition in Paris, France.
She received an honorary doctorate (Doctor of Humane Letters) from Saint Augustine's University, Raleigh, North Carolina, on May 8, 2010.
Saint James tours annually to colleges, universities and other venues to lecture and conduct master classes and workshops.
43rd NAACP Image Awards (2012)
"Living My Dream: An Artistic Approach to Marketing": Outstanding Literary Work-Instructional category.
