African American 21st Century Art

African American 21st Century Art

Online information about African American Art from sources other than Resource Library

with an emphasis on representational art

Alisha Wormsley: The space I am in: Oracles is a 2019 exhibit at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art which says: "Alisha B. Wormsley is an interdisciplinary artist and cultural producer. Her work is about collective memory and the synchronicity of time, specifically through the stories of women of color."Also see website of artist. Accessed 6/20

The Highwaymen, a group of Florida-based African American landscape artists, from Wikipedia

In Conversation: Modern African American Art, an exhibit held June 1, 2013 to September 2, 2013 at the Peabody Essex Museum. Includes press release and media coverage. Accessed April, 2015.

Leo Twiggs: Requiem for Mother Emanuel is a 2017 exhibit at Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University which says: "In the 11 months that followed the 2015 murders at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, artist Leo Twiggs painted as a cathartic means of processing the event and responding to the what he described as "the state's most humane moment." " Also see artist's website Accessed 11/17

Making Connections: The Art and Life of Herbert Gentry, an exhibit held January, 2014 at the Boston University Art Gallery. Accessed July, 2015.

NOMAD (Narrative Odyssey Manifesting Artistic Dreams) is a five-day residency and an assemblage workshop led by artist Dominique Moody at the California African American Museum from December 1 through December 5, 2015. CAAM says "The Nomad is built on a tandem wheeled trailer and measures 8' W x 20' L, and its height from the ground to its gabled roof is 12' 6"H. The total weight is 6,350 lbs. Materials consist of wood, corrugated and patinated metal, reclaimed wood, found objects, galvanized metal, polycarbonate panels, end grain plywood, and natural cork. At 120 square feet, the Nomad has a capacity for only 6 people at a time, but it has been toured by as many as 200 people at a single event." Accessed February, 2016.

Racial Violence and Resilience: Questions and Currents in African American Art is a 2016 exhibit at the Ackland Art Museum which says: "The selection addresses pressing debates that have reverberated across campus and the nation this year, focusing on three interrelated themes: representations of racial violence, resilience, and the role of religious faith as both a justification for violence and a source of resistance." Accessed 2/17

Whitfield Lovell: Deep River, an exhibit held May 18 - October 13, 2013 at the Hunter Museum of American Art. Accessed February, 2015.

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