The Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University’s latest exhibition, “Dear Mazie,” features art inspired by the life and work of Amaza Lee Meredith, a Lynchburg native who was an artist and a Virginia State University educator.
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ICA at VCU’s ‘Dear Mazie’ spotlights the work of Amaza Lee Meredith
Amaza Lee Meredith had no formal training in art or architecture due to the harsh reality of life under the Jim Crow era as a Black woman. Nevertheless, Meredith left her legacy as an art educator at Virginia State University, the first known Black woman to work as an architect and an accomplished artist.
