Black female artists

Whether you’re a diehard fan of Spike Lee’s original 1986 film, She’s Gotta Have It, or you watched the new serialized version of the film this weekend, it’s clear that Nola’s relevance remains intact. In the new Netflix series adaptation, unapologetic Black female sexuality takes center stage, but this time it’s for a new generation.

10 Black Artists to watch this year; from painters to sculptors, mixed media to illustration there is something for every collection.

Painted Portraits

It’s no secret that the art market has historically been a white male-dominated domain. According to Artnet, more than $196.6 billion has been spent on art at auction between 2008 and the first five months of 2019. Of this, work made by women accounts for just $4 billion—around 2 percent. Even lower on the totem pole…

Her racially-charged work has caused controversy in the US. What does she have in store for her Turbine Hall commission? We meet the artist in her Brooklyn studio

This week I took some time to work on making sure the art I'm seeing in my instagram feed is from a diverse group of artists (I followed some hashtags like #blackartists and #blackgirlartshow to make sure I continue to see new-to-me artists on my feed, and did some intentional searching around to find artists to follow). In the process I found some new favorites! Here are ten of my favorite Black artists, some old favorites and some that were new to me.* Pamela Phatsimo SunstrumInstagram…

On three decades of her black feminist art and what has changed since the early 1980s.

Learn about Alma Thomas: 1891-1978 - the first African American woman to have a solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Acrylic and Charcoal on Canvas 152.4cm x 121.9cm 2022 Artist: Johnson Eziefula #johnsoneziefula