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Jul 15, 2023 · Black women artists have played a pivotal role in challenging artistic conventions, disrupting narratives, and reclaiming spaces within the art world. This brief photo feature examines the profound contributions of Kara Walker, Faith Ringgold, Simone Leigh, Sonia Boyce, Mickalene Thomas, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye and Lubaina Himid.
Sep 16, 2022 · @IAmAmnaNawaz. Watch Episode 4 of Season 3 of Beyond the Canvas in the player above. In the fourth episode of season three of Beyond the Canvas, we feature five Black women artists who are...
May 10, 2024 · Redefining Minimalism: A new generation of Black female artists is finding creative freedom by making rigorously pared-down work. From Novelist to Pop Star: In fiction, Ali Sethi wrote about...
Apr 18, 2022 · Scores of singers followed — Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, Alberta Hunter — each turning the blues into a genre that, for a short time, was dominated by Black women. But by the...
Mar 30, 2021 · Augusta Savage, the Black Woman Artist Who Crafted an Unlikely Life - The New York Times. The Black Woman Artist Who Crafted a Life She Was Told She Couldn’t Have. At the dawn of the...
Jun 15, 2020 · Published on June 15, 2020. Much-needed awareness about the importance of celebrating and honoring the Black community is spreading worldwide, and the art industry, in particular, is a sector to watch. Many of the most acclaimed artists that deserve praise—now and always—are Black female makers.
Jan 29, 2021 · Meet Black women artists through their artwork in the National Museum of African American History and Culture collection and other Smithsonian museums!
