Lisa Shepard Stewart – In Love With African Textiles
“I love African fabrics with every fiber of my being”, says Lisa Shepard Stewart, textile expert, fashion designer, book author, and Owner of Cultured Expressions... Read More
Art
Interested in African-American art? We feature black artists and their work, inform you about the latest museum exhibitions and you get to know the people behind the scenes.
Ozier Muhammad’s Photographs at the Keith De Lellis Gallery
In late October, Ozier Muhammad began our conversation at the Keith de Lellis Gallery in midtown Manhattan by contemplating his college years. “One of my professors suggested... Read More
Happy Birthday Tell Your Own Story Benny Andrews
🎂Benny Andrews, born November 13, 1930 in rural Plainview, Georgia, was a painter, collagist, educator and activist. From his early childhood poverty years in Plainview, Georgia, Andrews,... Read More
Dawoud Bey: An American Project — Review
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When you visit a museum or gallery to take in an exhibition, do you ponder the display process? Do you stand back and survey the... Read More
Birthday Greetings Renee Cox
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🎂Renee Cox, born October 16, 1960, is a Jamaican-American artist, photographer and activist. Renee was born in Colgate, Jamaica and raised in Scarsdale, New York. Often... Read More
Historic 1998 Photo of Renown African-American Artists
We’ve received a copy of this photo of renown African-American Fine Artists taken by Hakim Mutlaq in the 1990s at the Schomburg Cultural Center in... Read More
Birthday Greetings Archibald John Motley, Jr.
🎂Archibald John Motley, Jr. , born October 7, 1891, was a visual artist. He studied painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago... Read More
Happy Birthday Faith Ringgold
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🎂Faith Ringgold, born October 8, 1930, is a painter, writer, and artist who created beautiful art and also served as a teacher in the New... Read More