Latest News in Black Art features news updates and developments in the world of art and related culture Valerie Cassel Oliver. | Photo by Travis Fullerton, Courtesy the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Awards & Honors Valerie Cassel Oliver is receiving the 2022 Audrey Irmas Award for Curatorial Excellence from the Center...
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From the Archives: Knoxville Museum of Art Explores ‘Intellectual Exchange’ Between Artist Beauford Delaney and Writer James Baldwin
From the Archives: On View: ‘In the Medium of Life: The Drawings of Beauford Delaney’ at The Drawing Center in New York Explores Centrality of Drawing in Artist’s Practice
From the Archives: On View: ‘Be Your Wonderful Self: The Portraits of Beauford Delaney’ at Michael Rosenfeld Gallery in New York City
From the Archives: Georgia O’Keeffe Made 5 Portraits of Beauford Delaney, 1 is For Sale at Christie’s
‘Kerry James Marshall: The Histories,’ Largest-Ever UK Exhibition of the Artist Includes New Paintings Exploring Role of Black Africans in Transatlantic Slave Trade
‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style’ Showcased Rich History of Black Dandyism, Fashion Liberation and Imagination
Tale of Two Paintings: Ernie Barnes Made Two Versions of His Famous ‘Sugar Shack’ Painting. One is Owned by Eddie Murphy, The Other Sold at Auction for $15 Million
A Year of African American Art: New 2026 Wall Calendars Feature Works by Faith Ringgold, Alma Thomas, and Many Others
On View: ‘Danielle McKinney: Tell Me More’ at Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University is Painter’s First U.S. Solo Museum Exhibition
Moving On Up: 24 Museum Curators and Art Leaders Who Took on New Appointments in First Half of 2025
Alma Thomas Way: Washington D.C., Street Where Famous African American Artist Lived is Now Named in Her Honor
Culture Type: 16 Best Black Art Books of 2024
From the Archives: Beginning in Late 1950s, African American Painters Known as ‘Highwaymen’ Captured Florida’s Natural Landscapes
From the Archives: National Portrait Gallery: Titus Kaphar and Ken Gonzales-Day Explore ‘UnSeen’ Narratives in Historic Portraiture