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Featured Prints
“Print Coming Soon”
— The Sankofa Tractor
A man returns to the field where memory never ages.
On this rusted tractor, he does what the heart has always known:
go back, and alter the moment that shaped him.
Coming first week of December.
The Artist
Joel Flippen, also known as Dr. Dewsumn, is an award winning artist based out of Hampton, Va who specializes in contemporary surrealist character portraits.
Selected Artist, Where We Meet — Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (Virginia MOCA), Oct 1, 2025–Jan 11, 2026
Featured among leading Hampton Roads artists in the museum’s final exhibition before its relocation.
Exhibiting Artist, PLAYTIME: Toys and Art — Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center, Hampton, VA (Apr 12–Aug 23, 2025)
Showcased three major works: Patience Escapes the Sandstorm, Two Octobers and Her Offerings, and Avatars for the Savant Sisters.
Juror’s Choice Award Winner, Virginia Artists Exhibition — Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center (Sept 2022).
Exhibiting Artist, HAL Members Exhibition — Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center (Feb 2022).
Exhibiting Artist, Small Works Exhibition — Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center (Dec 2017).