NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY, DURHAM Location Jones Building 919/560-6088 Artist Chandra Cox and Charles Joyner Biography Cox, a professor at the School of Design at NC State University, received her B.A. degree from Hampton University and her M.F.A. degree in painting and drawing from Ohio State University. Joyner received his B.S. degree in Art Design from North Carolina A & T and his M.F.A. degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is currently a professor in the School of Design at NC State University. Title, date The Fabric of Life, 1997 Artwork, media Painting, acrylic on canvas

Project Description This large wall mural painted on canvas resides in the lobby of the Jones Building. The artists used imagery from the Adinkra language of the Ashanti people as a design source for the mural. Adinkra is a visual code of conduct that guides and governs the personal and collective behavior of the West African culture. The Adinkra symbolism connects the African ancestry of the past with many of the school's students and faculty of today. Pre-selection panel Melvin Carter, chairman, Art Department, NCCU; Ruth Rogers, architect, O'Brien/Atkins; Acha Debela, full professor, Art Department, NCCU; Isabel Chiquor, associate professor, Art Department, NCCU; Gloria Haynes, director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, Office of Development, NCCU; Norman Pendergraft, director, NCCU Museum of Art, upon Pendergraft's retirement, replaced by new Museum Director, Kenneth Rogers (ex-officio); Mozell Robinson, director of Administrative Services, Office of Financial Affairs, NCCU; Molton Smith, student representative, NCCU.