Her name is Kandy G Lopez. New Jersey born. South Florida based. Afro-Caribbean American artist. And she builds portraits entirely out of yarn and spray paint on hook mesh. From a distance it looks like a painting. Up close you see every thread. Every decision. Every witness. Her work has sho

He came to party. And plan. Derrick Adams is a Brooklyn-born multidisciplinary artist whose We Came to Party and Plan series centers Black joy as a political act. Because it always was. Black people couldn't always assemble freely. So when they gathered, something was always being built, a p

The mother who taught you that joy was something you deserved. The mother whose home always had people in it. The mother whose taste was always ahead of its time. Send this to her before someone else does. Dear Black Art is a monthly envelope introducing you to one Black artist whose work des

Her name is Natalie Osborne. Tulsa raised. Chicago trained. Painter. Graffiti, fashion, and art history, all of it living in one face. Her subjects don't ask for your attention. They already have it. What makes her special isn't just the work even though it's that for some people,

Swipe to meet three Black women who made some of the most important art you haven't seen yet. Sherry Shine stitches Black history into fine silk quilts, hiding Underground Railroad codes in the fabric. Each piece is a message hiding in plain sight. Qualeasha Wood tufts internet culture in

Her name is Megan Lewis. Baltimore born. Palette knife. Bold color. Black women centered in every single piece, not as background, not as decoration, but as the whole point. That cropped eye in slide 3? Looking back at you like they already know something you're still figuring out. Dear B

Who came to mind when you read these? Augusta Savage built a harp out of Black voices rising. Charles White painted Black dignity when the world refused to see it. Elizabeth Catlett carved strength into every line. John Holyfield paints Black joy like it deserves to fill the whole sky.

Do you recognize this? Jacob Lawrence painted one of the greatest migrations in American history one panel at a time. Documenting where we came from and how we got here. The Migration Series is 60 panels. Each one a chapter. All of them together a story that belongs to us. #blackart #black

Something old. Something new. Something bold. Six Black artists worth knowing by name. #blackart #blackgirllemon8 #blacktok #arthistory #arteducation

Arms up if you've ever felt this free. Black artists have been painting joy, celebration, and liberation for centuries. Arms raised in worship, in dance, in victory unbothered. This is what joy looks like in Black art. Finish the sentence: I feel happiest when _______. ◖ Henry Lee

Thinking about a long weekend... WATER. MY GIRLS. OUR HATS. What else do we need? Better yet where are we going? South Carolina maybe? Jonathan Green's art makes you want to pack a bag and go. His beautiful Gullah Geechee coastal scenes are alive with warmth you can almost feel and taste