Page 8 - UF May Issue
P. 8
Goodnight has developed his own unique aesthetic -Olympics/Sports: He has been the recipient of
philosophy to document the humanity of people many achievements and awards such as receiving a
around the world. He often incorporates African commission for the 1996 Olympics, The U.S. Sports
themes and symbols to provide depths of history and Academy Artist of the Year Award in 1997, and the
culture. Goodnight and his images have been highly World Cup Soccer Poster of 1998. Goodnight was
sought after by industries and individuals as noted selected as the American Sport Art Museum and
below: Archives' 1997 Sport Artist of the Year.
--Television/Film: His images are featured in -International: Most recently, Goodnight exhibited in
television and film. His first break came in 1982 when St. Crois, US Virgin Islands in 2017. He has studied
a print was selected for "The Cosby Show" and he and traveled extensively to different parts of the
continues to receive acclaim and recognition today world, living among the people of Russia, China,
for works in Seinfeld, Arliss, Jackie Brown, The Cosby Haiti, Nicaragua, Africa and Brazil.
Show, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, the movie “Ghost” and
the Hughleys to name a few. Goodnight, who is a native of New London, CT, last
exhibited in New England in his hometown in 2009.
--Publications: Goodnight has been featured in The “Imagination to Application” exhibit at Art for
numerous publications such as Architectural Digest, the Soul Gallery will be his first 2018 show.
Ebony, Essence, People Magazine and the Boston According to Goodnight there are three objectives of
Globe. art: art should move you, it should challenge you
and it should entertain you. He says if you can
--Personal Collections: His works are amongst the create all three, then you have captured your
collections of such notables as Maya Angelou, audience, regardless of the art form.
Wesley Snipes, Samuel Jackson, Angela Basset,
Judith Jamison, Victoria Rowell, and NBA hall-of- Art for the Soul Reception is open and free to the
famer Isaiah Thomas. community. Art for the Soul Gallery is located on the
second floor of Tower Square at 1500 Main Street,
-Museums: His work has been exhibited in the Springfield, MA. For additional information contact
Museum of Fine Arts, The Museum of the National Art for the Soul Gallery at 413-231-4598 or
Center of African American Artists and the art4thesoul.org.
Smithsonian.
