Mr. Prince will give an artist talk on Thursday, September 28th, at 5:30 p.m., sponsored by Oobah's Deli. Both events will be held at the Windham Art Center, 866 Main Street, Willimantic and are free and open to the public.

Of his West Indian beginnings, Mr. Prince says, "You wake up in the morning, and the sun is all bright, nature is overwhelming." In his work, Mr. Prince uses remnants of old wood and materials that have had a life of their own before they became sculpture. He believes that they carry with them an energy, a spirit that imbues the sculpture with a life of their own. Rather than releasing the energy of the form only from stone, he began, in 1981 to also use discarded wood materiel, transforming it into the power of the animals he creates. 

His forms are never static, and seem to gracefully move, slither or soar as a dancer might. Indeed, Prince's own experiences as a dancer in his youth adds to the authenticity of the movement. Bringing this raw force into the gallery setting promises to fill the space with an energy creating a celebration of the beauty and worship of nature. 

Mr. Prince came to the United States in 1957 to make art but quickly learned that our country at that time, did not embrace artists of color. In spite of this struggle, Mr. Prince was able to study at the Art Student's League in New York with some of the most important American sculptors of the day, William Zorach and Jose De Creeft.  Mr. Prince worked in Massachusetts, Vermont,  and in Harlem, New York teaching young people, until he was offered a position at the Rhode Island School of Design, where he taught until his retirement.  Mr. Prince has exhibited extensively, receiving numerous awards and commissions.

He is also the author of, Carving Wood and Stone: An Illustrated Manual (NY: Prentice Hall, 1981). His sculptures can be found in numerous private and public collections; this exhibition includes older work as well as some new work that has not been exhibited previously.

Hawk, 2006 wiid assemblage, mixed media