For Immediate Release:
March 4, 2008
Contact: Leni Stern
301-809-3068

Bowie City Hall Art Gallery
March 2008 Exhibit
Jonas “Datah” Beaubrun

Jonas “Datah” Beaubrun is a new artist to the City Hall Galleries. His artwork will be exhibited through the month of March in the City Hall Art Gallery. His work demonstrates a technique that involves combining photographs with computer graphics.

Musician, artist, poet and more, Jonas ‘Datah’ Beaubrun was born in Carrefour Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. He came to America at the age of 6, and at a very early age developed a very strong sense and craving for the arts. After graduating from Rollins
College where he received his Bachelors in Arts, he moved to the Maryland where he participated in several recording projects such as “Project: Live,” a Hopkins Center for Disparities Solutions awareness initiative. Over the years Jonas has also worked in several capacities for TRiO programs, particularly for the University of Maryland’s Upward Bound Pre-College programs. To date, he is the Coordinator of Counseling for the TriO program at Bowie State University. In addition, Jonas is also the founder of J’Siah Studios LLC, which embodies both visual and auditory arts. Lastly Jonas is also a working drummer/percussionist in the Maryland/DC/VA area.

The City of Bowie is pleased to provide local artists with an opportunity to display and sell their artwork in the City Hall Art Galleries. The Galleries are located at Bowie City Hall, 2614 Kenhill Drive, Bowie, Maryland and are open weekdays from 8:30 AM –10 PM and on Saturdays, from 9 AM to 5 PM. If you are an artist who lives in the City, in a community with a Bowie zip code, or are a member of a Bowie based Art Group and would like information about showing your work in our galleries, please contact Leni Stern at 301-809-3068 or lstern@cityofbowie.org.