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Digital Edition, Summer 2024, Visual Artists6 min read

Interview with Masela Nkolo

Introducing Masela Nkolo, a Congolese sculptor who uses oil lanterns and screwdrivers to confront his identity and heritage.

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Latest News5 min read

Creative Freedom vs. Copyright: The Legal Standoff Between Deborah Roberts and Lynthia Edwards on Collage Art

A copyright dispute between Deborah Roberts and Lynthia Edwards stirs questions on originality, influence, and creativity in the world of…

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Latest News6 min read

What Trump’s Return Could Mean for Creatives and the Art Industry

Exploring the impact of Trump’s return on arts funding, freedom of expression, and creative industries, especially for Black creatives.

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Visual Artists2 min read

Meet Allen Collins

Meet Allen Collins, a contemporary Haitian American artist with a concentration in drawing, painting, and printmaking.

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Digital Edition, Summer 2024, Visual Artists11 min read

Interview with Ashley R. Smith

Introducing Ashley R. Smith, a portraiture artist from Indianapolis who founded the Young Black Artists (YBA) movement.

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Latest News3 min read

Pace Gallery’s Loss, Canada’s Gain: Senior Art Director Christiana Ine-Kimba Boyle Makes a Bold Move to Boutique Gallery

Senior Art Director Christiana Ine-Kimba Boyle's move from Pace Gallery to Canada Gallery explores the allure of boutique spaces for…

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Digital Edition, Spring 20242 min read

Meet Deka Henry

Introducing Deka Henry, muralist based in Georgia, USA.

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Digital Edition, Spring 2024, Visual Artists9 min read

Interview with Dany Green

Introducing Dany Green, an abstract mixed-media artist from Ambler, Pennsylvania who aims to bridge the gap between the literal and…

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Digital Edition, Spring 2024, Visual Artists12 min read

Interview with Marguerite Copeland

Introducing Marguerite Copeland, a New York City-based contemporary artist whose art functions as a means of healing and transformation.

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Digital Edition, Summer 2024, Visual Artists10 min read

Interview with Godshand Owusu-Appiah

Introducing Godshand Owusu-Appiah, a metalsmith from Ghana whose work inspires the current generation to integrate ancestral values into their lives.

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Stories

Culture, Latest News, Stories5 min read

Tanya Weddemire Gallery Returns to Art on Paper

Brooklyn's Tanya Weddemire Gallery is dedicated to celebrating emerging and established artists with a focus on thoughtful curation. This year,…

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Culture, Latest News, Stories7 min read

La Foundation for the Arts Launches Young Artists Series

On Friday, August 2nd, 2024, La Foundation for the Arts, proudly launched their YOUNG ARTISTS SERIES, designed and initiated by…

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Culture, Latest News, Stories6 min read

Narrative Wisdom and African Arts

This fall, the Saint Louis Art Museum will present “Narrative Wisdom and African Arts,” an exhibition that will bring together…

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Innovative Art Gallery Promotes Art During the Pandemic

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Sight and Sound: The Science of Hip Hop’s Art Appreciation

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A New Experience in Black Art: The Black Art Expo

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Homemade Love by SoulSistahDoctah

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THERE’S A TIME 2 LAUGH by Monalisa

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Take Charge of Education and Bring Back the Arts!

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DECEMBER 21ST by John Bias

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Looking to the Future

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Thread My Needle by Erik La Prade

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Das Minsk Kunsthaus Presents Noah Davis

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Wolf-Like Teeth by Tayler Simon

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Tanya Weddemire Gallery Returns to Art on Paper

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La Foundation for the Arts Launches Young Artists Series

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Narrative Wisdom and African Arts

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LaJuné McMillian Digital Media Exhibition

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Arthur Jafa’s Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Exhibition

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Book Review: Bread and Circus by Airea D. Matthews

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African Artists’ Foundation Announces the Fourth Edition of ‘Dig Where You Stand’ in Benin​

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Explore Artwork

Simone Elizabeth Saunders

Alberta, Canada

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Simone Elizabeth Saunders’ art practice has a particular focus on rug-hooking (tufting) and punch needle. She creates large, colorful portraiture. Her textiles highlight motifs and iconography from her Jamaican heritage and engage with socio-cultural factors reclaiming power from oppressive ideologies.

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Rise Up: Encompass the Galaxy!

Artist: Simone Elizabeth Saunders
Medium: Fibre-tufting and punch needle

The imagination is a wonder. I relish in it’s magic, transforming narratives from both fact and fiction into thread bound color-bombs. With a background in theatre, I channel storytelling into the vibration of the threads. Tufting and punch-needle is a medium where I encompass my truth, I lift up my voice.

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The Messenger,
2021

Artist: Simone Elizabeth Saunders
Medium: Fibre-tufting and punch needle

I am inspired every day by the unwavering grace and dynamism of Black Sisterhood. Every day I am fueled by the joy, resilience and strength that Black women of all shades exude. To LOVE is a gift that we have in us to give and it’s a choice, everyday. To love oneself, first and foremost, and then to love those around us.. into the world.

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Cedric Michael Cox

Ohio, USA

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Cedric Michael Cox is best known for his paintings and drawings that merge surrealism and representational abstraction. Cox’s paintings catapult color into rhythmic action with abstract and recognizable images that create compositions inspired by themes in music and the natural world.

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Upward
Possibilities

Artist: Cedric Michael Cox
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

His work remains true to sharing Cox’s innermost self as his passion radiates from the canvas.

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Summer Sunset
by the River

Artist: Cedric Michael Cox
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

Working under several influences which include architecture and art history, Cox’s work ranges from the geometric, to the curvilinear, to floral-like forms, all dancing within surrealistic shapes.

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Karen Revis

New York, USA

karenjrevis.com

Karen J. Revis is an artist based in New York City who is driven by process and materials. She is a printmaker using a variety of techniques including monotypes, lithographs, etchings, linoleum cuts, collagraphs and papermaking. Her Karen J. Revis Studio portfolio comprises abstract monotypes, vibrant with color and texture.

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Man with Flowers

Artist: Karen Revis
Medium: Linocut

Flowers are a symbol of love. This piece is my celebration of Black Men.

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Sankofa Self Portrait

Artist: Karen Revis
Medium: Linocut

Sankofa is a symbol used in Akan art which expresses the need to reflect on the past to build a successful future.

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