A s we enter International Black Women's History Month, Black art has always been a means of documenting and creating history ...

so portraits of African American musicians, much like other markers of status that were long denied to people of color in European-controlled territories, serve as a cultural acknowledgment of their ...

Unraveling the mystery of a pioneering American painter’s missing work Imagine discovering that a painting on your wall is a long, lost masterpiece. In two recent cases, the story centers on ...

Charles White was an American artist known for murals and prints which often portrayed African American subjects. In particular, he used printmaking as a way to communicate with a wider audience, and ...

Using their craft to create a counternarrative ... Q: How would you describe the kinds of boundaries African American art has ...

Rashid Johnson is an African-American Conceptual artist often hailed as a standard bearer for post-black art. Working in sculpture and photography, the artist employs vernacular yet culturally loaded ...

Long overlooked or stereotyped, African contemporary art is finally receiving global attention, writes Wim Pijbes, former ...

American painter Kehinde Wiley stands in front of a portrait of Alpha Condé, former president of Guinea, during the opening ...

At Camp North End this April, Michael Grant will unveil "Japofuturism," a striking blend of artwork that merges Black & ...

The thesis is simple, surprising, and undeniable: Nashville as central to African American fine art in the 20th century. Fisk University is the reason why. ByChadd Scott, Contributor. Forbes ...

To put it simply, the movement was one of a kind. As the exhibit’s curator Joyce Chung stated at its opening night, it was ...