What do you get with communal vision, creative appetite, and a love for art? A movement. A social movement that cohesively showcases Black culture, variations of current artists, and a space to empower and honor their work.
In 2019, Joshua Dingle created The Spectacular Black Girl Art Show, a series of exhibitions that began in Atlanta annually, yet since has grown in esteem nationwide throughout cities such as Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Austin, Chicago, Nashville, and New York City.
Dabs and Myla are described as a dynamic duo of artists. Originally from Melbourne, Australia the couple moved to Los Angeles, California in 2009 to take their careers to the next level. What separates this team from other artist groups is that this duo is actually a couple in love. They describe themselves as “two crazy, work-a-holic, mad dorks in a pod,” and believe that working together has only brought them closer.
Originally from England, Porreca was born to two artists. Her mother, a tombstone sculptor, and her father, a classical musician encouraged the youngster to pursue art. Growing up around the world (Saudi Arabia, Pennsylvania, and Abu Dhabi, just to name a few), the artist made a home in San Francisco for 15 years. She just recently moved to Los Angeles where she has her own art studio, but Porreca is ready to head back to the Bay with her first solo show.
Stunning murals flourish across buildings, and dazzling canvas prints hang proudly throughout the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana. The artist responsible for these outstanding works of art is Theopolis Smith III, who is more typically known by the alias “Phresh Laundry.”
Not originally from Indiana, the artist was born in St. Louis, Missouri, but frequently jumped from city to city due to his dad’s business affairs. He eventually landed in Fort Wayne, through his father’s travels and instantly fell in love with the city and its people. Before long, Smith was being commissioned to curate extraordinary pieces for the city to marvel at.
When you walk along S Tryon street in Charlotte, North Carolina the neon sign of Whitney Austin’s Gallery of Art greets you along with window displays of stunning, afrocentric paintings, drawing you in to further explore the eccentric, bioluminescent-like artwork created by Whitney Austin.
Austin didn’t always trust her intuition while on her journey to become a professional painter, but luckily for us, she landed in the soil which she could best grow and flourish, after trying many different terrains first.
Several journalists, writers, art collectors, and media experts gathered at The High Museum of Art on Thursday, December 2nd, 2021 for the preview of the world-renowned, multifaceted artist KAWS’ new exhibition. The bunch stirred with anticipation to see the unique collection of prints and relish the first-hand experience and listen to the background story of how the elusive, divinely intoxicating prints came to be. I am one of the writers who was mesmerized by KAWS' art and took advantage of the opportunity.
You are unauthorized to view this page.
Begin typing your search above and press return to search. Press Esc to cancel.
