Underground Tree Studios

Dawn Tree

Dawn Tree is a professional abstract surrealist artist and owner of a creative marketing agency, Underground Tree Studios. She obtained a B.A. in Journalism and a Minor in African and African American Studies from the University of Oklahoma in 2007.  

Her love and focus on her art career has led her to hold artist residences, for instance, contribute to many art exhibitions and even publish a book. In 2019 Tree published a graphic art history book entitled Tulsa’s Black Wall Street: A Modernized Revelation. The book takes her graphic art history composed of archived photos from the largest race massacre in history that took place in Tulsa, Oklahoma and her imagination and explained in a digestible and truth telling way.  

Justice is a resounding theme in most if not all the work Tree creates.

A majority of her works are on wood, combining various mediums of paint & materials from aerosol, latex acrylic, gold leaf and found branches, feathers, shells and more.

Pieces are intended to provoke thought of community, humanity, spirituality and connections of present and past. They often use bright colors that contrast with each other; allowing you to interpret and see many perspectives within one.

Greenwood Joy Experience

This is reflective of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Black Wall Street, Greenwood District, the respected artist Dawn Tree will take up the space of the Greenarch Building on historic Greenwood Ave. for a breathtaking art show combining visual artworks, film, animation, and sound. This adventure will invite the visitor to reflect on what joy feels like while dissecting issues plaguing the black community. The Greenwood Joy Experience is a 1-hour immersive experience that reconnects visitors to themselves, the Greenwood legacy, and humanity.

Viewers can engage with The Greenwood Joy Experience virtually on May 29 at noon via Facebook Live. The project can also be viewed in person at the GreenArch Building, 10 N Greenwood Ave, Tulsa, OK on May 5, May 22, May 31, and June 19.