Artist: Charles Anderson | Location: New Orleans, LA
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Artist: Charles Anderson | Location: New Orleans, LA
New Orleans, LA
Originally from New Jersey, Charles moved to New Orleans with a mission to bring peace to the streets of the city. From 2007 to 2011, he organized hundreds of marches, vigils, meetings, art shows and classes-all to stop the gun violence, mostly in the areas of the city that were historically the most violent. After a request to do a portrait from a mother who lost her son to violence, Charles pursued drawing portraits of victims of violence for each one of their mothers. Over the past seven years, he has expanded that mission and began to draw people who were involved in the New Orleans peace movement. He uses his art to show the positive people in New Orleans-those who have been working hard to change the lives of our young people.