Sumter County Gallery of Art

Patrick Mahoney has lived a rich life, indeed. Born in 1948 in Kansas City, he served in the Army and earned a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1975. Mahoney moved to New York City in 1975 where he made large abstract paintings and studied at the major museums such as The Met and the Museum of Modern Art. He moved to Japan for two years studying traditional Japanese…

Born and raised in Sumter, known artistically as “Jakeem Da Dream,” Dominique Hodge is an afro futuristic artist. Upon graduating from high school, he furthered his artistic knowledge by attending The Art Institute of Charleston, which exposed him to a larger world of art. It was in college that Hodge first discovered black representation in art, something he did not often see growing up. This pivotal point sparked the…