A renowned painter, printmaker, and installation artist who explores themes of race, identity, and slaver
Kara Walker
A New York-based artist who combines African and Western traditions in his paintings and sculpture
Kehinde Wiley Studio | Brooklyn, NY
A self-taught Philadelphia-based artist who creates art that bridges street art and fine art
Art of Chuck Styles
A traditionally trained painter who uses a saturated color palette to depict complex skin tones
Arcmanoro Niles
A visual artist and organizer who has transformed the cultural landscape of Boston through graffiti art since 1991. Growing up in Roxbury during the Hip-Hop Golden Age, ProBlak saw the power of graffiti as a form of self expression.
Rob Gibbs
An Afro-Dominican American artist who uses a childlike aesthetic to explore identity and childhood
Eilen Itzel Mena
A contemporary Black female artist
Nina Chanel Abney
George Freeman is a self taught artist from Boston, MA that creates "fine street art" based on the black experience in America.
FromStreet2Canvas
Perhaps most widely known for her portrait of former First Lady Michelle Obama, draws on her keen awareness of art history and literature to paint noble, colorful, and subversive portraits of Black Americans.
Amy Sherald
Though she originally trained as a painter, today Bisa Butler's finished works are exclusively quilted. Unsurprisingly, the techniques she employs to create these artworks are often informed by more traditional tools of the artist. Her application of...
