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Synthia SAINT
JAMES Self-taught Artist/Author, Synthia SAINT JAMES was born in 1949 in Los Angeles, California. Her professional career as an artist began in 1969 in New York City where she sold her first commissioned paintings. Today she is an internationally recognized fine artist. You'll find her work on over 60 book covers (including books by Alice Walker, Terry Mc Millan, Iyanla Vanzant and Julia Boyd), and on several licensed products.
50 commissions for major organizations, corporations and individual collectors, including The House of Seagram, Brigitte Matteuzzi's School of Modern Jazz Ballet (Geneva, Switzerland), the Mark Taper Forum, The Los Angeles Women's Foundation, Kayser-Roth/Maybelline, Essence Magazine's 25th Anniversary, The American Library Association, UNICEF, Dance Africa, The Girl Scouts of the USA's 85th Anniversary, Attorney Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr., and The United States Postal Service, who commissioned her to create the first Kwanzaa Stamp, made available on October 22, 1997 with the first issue day ceremony at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles. The Kwanzaa Stamp has been reissued as a 37 cents stamp. She has also completed commissions for Coca Cola for "The Lady of Soul Awards", for the American Dance Legacy Institute in honor of Donald Mc Kayle's Ballet "Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder", the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, in honor of the late Congressman Julian Dixon, Children's Institute International, Crystal Stairs, Maryland's Human Resource Department, the International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters, in tribute to the 12 Black Fire lost in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, and for many other non-profit organizations. She has 13 Children's picture books currently on the market, three of which she wrote, "The Gifts of Kwanzaa" and "Sunday" (A Parents Choice Silver Honor Book) published by Albert Whitman (&) Company and "It's Kwanzaa Time" (a lift the flap book) published by Simon & Schuster. She received a 1997 Coretta Scott King Honor for her illustrations in "Neeny Coming, Neeny Going" published by Bridgewater Book and 4 activity books co-authored with Bunny Hull, published by Dream A World. She also has 2 books of poetry and prose, "Girlfriends" published by Peter Pauper Press and "Can I Touch You: Love Poems and Affirmations" an audio book, and a multi-cultural cookbook "Creative Fixings from the Kitchen" published by Persnickety Press. SAINT JAMES architectural designs include a 2'8"x150 foot tile mural for Ontario International Airport, 6 elevator doors for the East End Complex in Sacramento, CA, 3 stained glass windows for the West Tampa Library, Tampa, FL, and a 4x7 foot tile mural for Cowan Elementary School. She also created a original 3x6 foot painting for Glendale Memorial Hospital in Glendale, CA. She has received numerous awards for her outstanding contributions to children's books and other humanitarian activities. Synthia SAINT JAMES, now a highly sought out keynote speaker and presenter, would be a welcome addition to your conferences or other events.
Exhibitions (Partial List)
Commissions and Posters (Partial Listing)
Collectors (Partial List)Coca Cola U.S.A. , Essence Communications, The House of Seagram, Alice Walker, Carl Gordon, Glynn Turman, Charles Fuller, Richard Pryor, Danny Glover, Jenifer Lewis, Museum African American Art, Tampa Fl, Monterey Bay Blues Festival, Attorney Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr., Fran Bennett, Charnele Brown, Art Evans, Paula Kelly, Ysaye Barnwell, Tavis Smiley, Yolanda King, The Riordan Foundation and The Law Firm of Gibson, Dunn, Crutcher LLP. InterviewsPeriodical Interviews (Partial): About Time Magazine, January/February, 2002 Celebrity Home, Fall 2001 Los Angeles Times "Kids Reading Corner", February 2001 Los Angeles Times Valley Edition, December, 2000
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Synthia SAINT JAMES
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