Spelman and New York University graduate Calida Rawles, is an artist who proudly utilizes her work as a form of commentary on the black experience, which is highlighted in her recent work that “employs water as a vital, organic, multifaceted material, and historically charged space.” Rawles uses water in her artistic expression as a signifier […]
The history of South Central, Los Angeles, is more than just the place where Lauren Halsey grew up; its robust culture is also a large influence in her work that celebrates the Black experience and how it has evolved throughout the decades in the community and penetrated by outside sources. The Yale graduate’s artistic vision […]
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, artist Ebony Patterson is abundantly clear on who she is and what she wants her work to represent, with an unapologetic confidence that makes her work feel all-encompassing. “I aim to elevate those who have been deemed invisible/un-visible as a result of inherited colonial social structures, by incorporating their words, thoughts, […]
Quiana Parks doesn’t restrict herself to the confines of one singular art form. Instead, she infuses her artistic creations with a variety of sources that exude the vibrancy of her African American and Jamaican heritage. Regularly using “a dynamic blend of oil pigment sticks, charcoal, and pencil on paper and canvas,” Parks’ art showcases the […]
New York-based watercolor painter Christine Miller is committed to “exploring how anti-Black propaganda and stereotypes permeate American life” through her work, and her voice as a Black woman in the art world is needed now more than ever. Miller, who holds a degree in Fine Art and Geography from Hunter College and a degree in […]
Lauren Younge is an abstract artist who loves to share her work and knowledge with others. She was teacher for four years in St. Louis before deciding to pursue her art career full-time and “is drawn to abstract art because it allows her to express herself more freely.” The foundation allowed her to embrace her […]
Explore the inspiring journey of Tatianna Mack as she curates exhibitions that celebrate Black voices and storytelling through art.
Is art just art, or does it always stand for something more? Hello Beautiful speaks with the contreversial artist about his latest work.
Basquiat's painting "Untitled," was purchased by Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa during a high-stakes bidding war at Sotheby's.
Cliffannie Forrester is going places. This young, Black female is only 18 and already has a painting hanging in the New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
"The Circle of Mothers Project," embodies their love, pain and sacrifice, but also the impact that systematic racism has on Black families.
In the midst of key events like The Global Poverty Projects’ Global Citizen Festival in New York’s Central Park and the Congressional Black Caucus Weekend in Washington, D.C., the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation gathered over 300 guests from the young New York art scene for their annual Gold Rush Awards. The Saturday evening event, held at Littlefield in Brooklyn, […]
