These exceptional contemporary African artists reach within their hearts to create art that expresses introspection and cultural heritage. In the early 1990s, contemporary African artists witnessed a considerable boom in the reception of their ...
Artist Lisa Whittington may have been born in America, but her African heritage is what fuels her provocative art. Lisa Whittington is an American-born black artist with multiple degrees and honors in fine art. ...
“I want to leave a solid legacy for my daughters,” says colorful pop art artist Tim Fowler. Over the many years of Tim’s career, this organic relationship with paint and color has developed…
"Images have the power to persuade and cajole, so I have always been drawn to using that power to communicate," says African American artist Dave McClinton. African American artist Dave McClinton owes most of ...
"I have always felt an instinctual need to create," says collage photography artist Giancarlo LaGuerta. Botswana-born collage photography artist, Giancarlo Laguerta, discovered his artistry in a country where contemporary art had little influence. ...
“The art makes the man and the man makes the art,” says African contemporary artist Theophilus Tetteh. Nii Odai has a versatile approach to art and works in diverse styles. But at its core,…