George Hemphill
George Hemphill is an American art curator and dealer. Hemphill is a founding member of the board of directors for the District of Columbia Arts Center, as well as a founding member of the board of directors of FotoWeek DC. He served as vice-chair on the board of the Washington Project for the Arts and is a member of the Board of Directors for The Association of International Photography Art Dealers. He was also the Curator of Photography for the Middendorf Gallery in Washington D.C. He has edited and published several publications on art and photography, including Man Ray's Paris Portraits: 1921-39, William Christenberry: W/P, and Joseph Mills: Inner City.
In September 1993, Hemphill opened his own commercial gallery—Hemphill Fine Arts. The gallery exhibits contemporary art ranging in media from emerging to mid-career and established artists. The first gallery space was located on 32nd Street in Georgetown, but moved to the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington on 14th Street in 2004. Hemphill represents 20 artists and artists' estates from the Washington area and beyond, including , William Christenberry, , , Jacob Kainen, Renée Stout, . In addition to mounting shows of artists the gallery represents, Hemphill has gained recognition for presenting exhibitions of historically significant artwork and socially relevant subjects. Championing the works of mid-20th century African American artist, Hemphill has exhibited works from the Thurlow Tibss Collection and Barnett Aden Collection. Engaging in a range of secondary art market sales and exhibitions, Hemphill has recently emphasized the importance of the Washington Color School, including works by Gene Davis, Willem DeLooper, Sam Gilliam, Morris Louis, Howard Mehring, and Alma Woodsey Thomas.Works
