Written by award-winning Black children's author Sharna Jackson, this
engaging book introduces young readers to twenty-six contemporary
artists from Africa and of the African diaspora, working in everything
from painting, sculpture, and drawing to ceramics, installation art, and
sound art.
These include prominent American artists Kerry James Marshall, Faith
Ringgold, portraitist to Michelle Obama Amy Sherald, and Kehinde Wiley;
British Turner Prize-winning painters Lubaina Himid and Chris Ofili;
renowned South African visual activist and photographer Zanele Muholi;
Nigerian sound artist Emeka Ogboh; Sudanese painter Kamala Ibrahim
Ishaq; Kenyan-British ceramicist Magdalene Odundo; Afrofuturist-inspired
performance artist Harold Offeh; and moving image artist Larry
Achiampong, among others.
Sharna Jackson's experience as an award-winning children's author
combined with the curatorial expertise of Dr. Zoe´ Whitley, co-curator
of the groundbreaking exhibition "Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of
Black Power," make this an essential introduction to Black artists
working today. This volume will serve as revelation to a new generation
of aspiring young artists.