Black Women Gallerists on Growth and Going Global
Black women gallerists are continuing to sit at their own tables within the art ecosystem, and they’re inviting Black...
Carrie Mae Weems Makes History as First Black Woman to Win Prestigious Hasselblad Photography Prize
Carrie Mae Weems, one of the most influential artists working today, has added another accolade to her storied...
‘Her Life Was Her Art’: Five Essential Works By Pioneering Feminist Artist Carolee Schneemann
Few artists have had as radical an impact on feminist thought and art than multimedia and performance artist...
Long-Unseen Painting of Jamaican Man Is Identified as Rare Richmond Barthé Work
A painting of a Jamaican man that has been hidden away from public view for years has been...
Valerie Maynard, Artist Who Explored the Complexities of Identity, Dies at 85
Valerie Maynard, a sculptor and printmaker whose works ambitiously sought to chronicle the nuances of the Black experience,...
Shehan Karunatilaka wins Booker prize for The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
Judges described the Sri Lankan author’s second novel as a ‘rollercoaster journey through life and death’ and praised...