Shirley Woodson Reid is a visual artist, educator, mentor, and art collector who is known for her figurative paintings of African American history. Some of her works from the last sixty years are ...

Faith Ringgold. Faith Ringgold is an African American artist, author, and activist who worked on narrative quilts, paintings, and children’s books about race, gender, and social justice.

A San Antonio artist is shining light on the strength and power of African American women in new exhibit called “Essence and Style: The Afro-Centric Woman.” ...

The artist Africanus Okokon was born in the United States. His dad is Nigerian and his mom is Ghanaian. In his new exhibit, Okokon uses recycled and reclaimed objects to explore his American ...

Queer|Art has revealed the winner of the fourth annual Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists, Golden. The Brooklyn-based visual artist will receive a $10,000 cash grant ...

Artist Faith Ringgold, well known for her story quilts depicting African American experiences, has died. She was 93. Her death was confirmed by her assistant Grace Matthews, who said Ringgold died ...

The Nigerian-born visual artist particularly loves to paint Black women. “I’m in Nigeria; Black women are all I see. I love to paint our culture, our fashion and our hairstyles,” she said.

Portrait of American artist Faith Ringgold as she poses in front of one of her paintings, 1999. (Photo by Anthony Barboza/Getty Images) Her presence was valued by Black women in the arts, and her ...

A painting by South African artist Marlene Dumas has sold for R245 million at auction, setting a new record for a living ...

A 12-foot-tall sculpture of a lady, perceived to be an African American woman has been erected at the center of Times Square. The sculpture titled Grounded in the Stars, was recently sighted by ...