Visions of Our 44th President Barack Obama

Visions of Our 44th President is a collective sculptural show created to recognize and celebrate the historical significance of the first African American President of the United States of America, Barack Obama. Forty-four Contemporary African American Artists, renowned and emerging, are participating in the avant-garde art collaboration with the Charles H. Wright Museum of African …

The Pressure of Preserving Our Legacy

            The head curator for the national African-American museum tells The Root what goes into his job. By: Cynthia Gordy| Posted: February 21, 2012 at 12:46 AMA powder horn carried into battle by the black soldier Prince Simbo during the American Revolution. Harriet Tubman’s silk shawl — a gift from …

Sonie Joi Ruffin Visual Artist

Sonie is a contemporary fabric artist, fabric designer and writer based in Kansas City. Sonié grew up in a family of seamstresses and clothing designers. She started sewing at the age of four. Her vibrant quilts draw from a centuries old wellspring that explores humanity through the crux of the black African American experience. Sonié’s …

SOLD – Keepin the Faith by Andrew Turner

SOLD Keepin the Faith by Andrew Turner Original Acrylic on Canvas Size 48″ x 58″Approx Andrew Turner (1944-2001) was born in Chester, Pennsylvania. He was a graduate of Temple University’s Tyler School of Art. Andrew’s work has been widely acclaimed, with many solo exhibitions and participation in group exhibitions. He has taught art in grades …

Kimmy Cantrell Visual Artist

Largely self-taught, Kimmy discovered his artistic vision in high school. His art teacher, Curtis Patterson, now at the Atlanta College of Art, admired his command of clay. Kimmy’s very first piece, a clay vase, landed on display at the Atlanta Board of Education Building. Still, he never considered making art his livelihood. Instead, he studied …

Deborah Shedrick Visual Artist

              Deborah Shedrick’s art is her voice, her vacation and advocation, her passion since childhood. After receiving a Master of Science degree in psychology, she returned to her first love – art. She honed her artistic skills through workshops with other prominent artist and painting became a full-time venture …

Artist Charles Bibbs

Contemporary Visual Artist Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Internationally acclaimed artist Charles Bibbs, whose work is featured in museums, galleries, organizations, and homes of many collectors, displays a deep sense of Spirituality, Majesty, Dignity, Strength and Grace in his images, that is done in a combination of realistic and larger-than-life interpretations of contemporary subjects that are ethnically …