The Jon Onye Lockard Foundation

Honoring and preserving the legacy of Detroit painter and educator Jon Onye Lockard

Mission Statement

The Foundation promotes and supports African American Culture through the visual arts. Using the West African principle of Sankofa as a guide, the Jon Onye Lockard Foundation seeks opportunities to encourage the inter-generational exchange of ideas between youth, elders and community.

Vision Statement

The intent of the Foundation reflects the philosophy and wisdom of educator and artist Jon Onye Lockard to preserve, promote and inspire African American Culture and History through the visual arts. 

FOUNDATION BOARD

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Dr. Ed Jackson, Secretary
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Derrick Humphries, Legal Counsel
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Mieko Preston
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Leslie Kamil, Wife, President and Chair

BOARD MEMBERS

The board consists of family, former students and close
friends dedicated  to upholding Jon Lockard's legacy.
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Dr. James Lee, Vice Chair
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Willis "Bing" Davis
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Carlton Lockard, son
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Jade Lockard, granddaughter
"We all look back, but do we look forward?"

Jon Onye Lockard