Love art and have a huge collection or looking to get started with your first few pieces? We have the list you need to get inspired. With help from Jonell Logan, Independent Curator and Founder of 300 Arts Project we have found the 10 Southern Black Women Artists to Watch. Jonell is a curator based in Charlotte, NC and her organization, 300 Arts Project has taken the charge to “support increased arts engagement, education, and appreciation through the presentation and investigation of contemporary art.”
According to Jonell: “Make no mistake – the Southern contemporary art scene is thriving. Women of color are one group of artists that are directly impacting American Art today. There are hundreds of amazing artists who are transforming materials to make work that is beautiful, socially relevant, or pushing the boundaries of creativity. Here are 10 black women artists from the South who are making their mark.”
10 Southern Black Women Artists to Watch
Here are a few of Jonell’s artists to watch. Be sure to share images of your art in your home using the hashtag #blacksouthernbelle and share your favorite artists for a possible feature with me at michiel@blacksouthernbelle.com
Endia Beal, Photographer, Winston Salem, North Carolina
Michaela Pilar Brown, installation artist and photographer, Columbia, South Carolina
Sonya Clark, mixed media artist, Richmond, Virginia
Ya La’Ford, installation and mixed media artist, Tampa Bay Area, Florida
Shanequa Gay, Painter, Atlanta, Georgia
Delita Pinchback Martin, printmaker and mixed media artist, Huffman, Texas
Beverly McIver, Painter, Durham, North Carolina
Deborah Roberts, mixed media artist, Austin, Texas
Amy Sherald, painter, Baltimore, Maryland
Stacy Lynn Waddell, mixed media artist, Chapel Hill, North Carolina