Upon His 71st Year: The Life of The Outsider Artist

Akin Duro's Life in Art

This Saturday, April 7, 2012, Prof. Dana C. Chandler, Jr. will celebrate 71 years of life . Those years have been full of accomplishments and on our next show, we will discusss Chandler's beginnings as a artist and his rise to international renown as one of the world's most controversia, political activist visual artists. You won't want to miss this show! Called "controversial", a "Black Power Artist", "activist artist" and "Outsider Artist", Chandler, 70, was born in 1941 in Lynn, MA. He is best known for the edgy, colorful, controversial and hotly-debated artistic statements of his 1960’s-1980’s works. Chandler continues to evolve and his views, expressed on this show, provide weekly evidence of his continued development. The show is co-hosted and produced by Chandler's daughter and artist agent, Dahna M. Chandler, an award-winning former journalist. (c) 2012. The Outsider Artist, LLC and BAPsody in Blue, Inc.