Need a buzzworthy piece of art? Look no further than this heartfelt candy mosaic by talented actress Uzo Aduba. Her passion for raising awareness for the global honeybee population and her upcoming role in the musical workshop of Secret Life of Bees inspired this mosaic. While Aduba's art helps ensure protection for our pollinators, the sunny color scheme is also sure to bring cheer to any environment.
Artist: Uzo Aduba
Title: Dylan’s Candy Bar Sweet 16 Candy Mosaic Created By Uzo Aduba
Year created: 2017
Medium: Candy
Signed by the artist
Height (inches): 31
Width (inches): 23
Depth (inches): 2
This piece is framed.
Description of piece: Crafted with care using Gummy bears, Jelly Beans, Licorice, and Lemon Drops from Dylan’s Candy Bar’s Color Your World.
A formidable talent to be reckoned with, Uzo Aduba is an award-winning actress whose work spans television, film and theatre. Aduba currently stars as Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren in the critically acclaimed Netflix Original Series Orange Is the New Black. Her performance has garnered a sweep of awards including the 2016 and 2015 SAG Award for “Best Actress in Comedy,” the 2017 SAG Award nomination for “Best Actress in a Comedy,” the 2015 Emmy Award for “Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series” and the 2014 Emmy Award for “Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy.” In addition, Aduba was honored as part of the show’s win in the category of “Best Ensemble in a Comedy” at the 2017, 2016 and 2015 SAG Awards.
For her Emmy wins, Aduba joined Ed Asner to become only the second actor ever to win Emmys for the same role in the comedy and drama categories. Furthermore, with her SAG and Emmy honors, she became the first African American actress to win the award in each category. She was also nominated for the 2015 and 2016 Golden Globe Award for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series, or TV Movie." The show recently returned for a fifth season last month where her character’s story does not go unnoticed. In film, Aduba can now be seen in Lionsgate and Hasbro’s My Little Pony alongside Emily Blunt, Zoe Saldana, Liev Schreiber, Kristin Chenoweth, Taye Diggs and Sia. She was recently seen in Ewan McGregor’s American Pastoral alongside McGregor, Jennifer Connelly, and Dakota Fanning. The drama is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel written by Philip Roth. Additionally, she recently appeared alongside Ellen Page and Allison Janey in Sian Heder’s Tallulah, which premiered on Netflix in July 2016 after premiering at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Also on television, Aduba appeared in NBC’s 2015 musical production of The Wiz Live! as Glinda the Good Witch. Directed by Kenny Leon and produced by Neil Meron and Craig Zadan, the production also starred Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige, Ne-Yo, Amber Riley, and David Alan Grier.
Aduba made her television debut in 2012 on the hit CBS show Blue Bloods. Before starring on television, Aduba made her Broadway debut in Coram Boy in 2007 followed by the hit musical revival of Godspell in 2011. She discovered her talent for singing at a very early age and became a classical music major at the Boston University School of Fine Arts. Work in theatre quickly followed with critically acclaimed performances at both The Huntington Theatre in Boston and A.R.T. where, under the direction of Dianne Paulus, she won the prestigious Elliot Norton Award for Best Actress in a Play. She recently made her West End Theatre debut in The Jamie Lloyd Company's contemporary adaptation of Jean Genet's The Maids. Directed by Lloyd, the play also starred Laura Carmichael and Zawe Ashton. Aduba was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Play for her work in the Kennedy Center/Olney Theater production of Translations of Xhosa. Other theater credits include Dessa Rose at the New Repertory Theatre, Turnado: Rumble for the Ring at the Bay Street Theater and Abyssinia at the Goodspeed Theatre. Past films include the independent shorts, Over There and Notes. Aduba currently resides in New York City.
Proceeds from the sale of this art will benefit Heifer International, which works with communities to end hunger and poverty by showing people all over the world how to use livestock and animals, including bees.
The Candy Mosaic Charity Auction is administered by Dylan's Candy BarN and CharityBuzz. Proceeds benefiting the individual charities will be distributed by Dylan's Candy BarN. Dylan's Candy BarN is an exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.