Artists News

Black Women Gallerists on Growth and Going Global

by nsaresidency|28 March 202328 March 2023|Artists News

Black women gallerists are continuing to sit at their own tables within the art ecosystem, and they’re inviting Black people and others to join them. The nine Black women gallerists featured here are based from Harlem to Dallas, and their ages,...

Carrie Mae Weems Makes History as First Black Woman to Win Prestigious Hasselblad Photography Prize

by nsaresidency|28 March 202328 March 2023|Artists News

Carrie Mae Weems, one of the most influential artists working today, has added another accolade to her storied resume. The Hasselblad Foundation announced Wednesday that Weems was the winner of its 2023 Hasselblad Award, making her the first African American...

‘Her Life Was Her Art’: Five Essential Works By Pioneering Feminist Artist Carolee Schneemann

by nsaresidency|24 October 202224 October 2022|Artists News

Few artists have had as radical an impact on feminist thought and art than multimedia and performance artist Carolee Schneemann. Born on Philadelphia’s rural fringes in 1939, Schneemann recalled being interested in art and the body’s expressive potential even as...

Long-Unseen Painting of Jamaican Man Is Identified as Rare Richmond Barthé Work

by nsaresidency|24 October 202224 October 2022|Artists News

A painting of a Jamaican man that has been hidden away from public view for years has been identified as a work by Richmond Barthé, a key figure within African American art history. The painting, titled Seated Man in a Landscape,...

Valerie Maynard, Artist Who Explored the Complexities of Identity, Dies at 85

by nsaresidency|24 October 202224 October 2022|Artists News

Valerie Maynard, a sculptor and printmaker whose works ambitiously sought to chronicle the nuances of the Black experience, has died at 85. Her death was confirmed by the Baltimore Museum of Art, which mounted a survey of her work in...