BlackWomenMakeArtさんのイラストまとめ

“I see myself as Sikán, since I am the observer, the mediator and the taleteller: I invent the images based on my studies and my experiences, since I am not a believer, and as I see her, I see myself.”— Belkis Ayón, (1967-1999, Cuban printmaker).
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“I do believe that the fiction of ‘blackness’ that is the legacy of colonialism, can be interrupted by the encounter with the stories that we tell about ourselves."— Claudette Johnson (b. 1959, Manchester, UK), a British drawer living in London, UK.
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Iona Rozeal Brown
Shani Crowe
Edmonia Lewis
Deana Lawson
Dineo Seshee Bopape

#5WomenArtists

Her father “almost whipped art right out of her,” but leap year baby, Augusta Savage (1892-1962) made it as one of Harlem Renaissance’s greatest artist/advocates. She poignantly captured blackness in sculpture and opened up her home to young Black artists.
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This is Maudelle Bass Weston, a prominent Antiguan dancer/model (a favorite of Beulah’s). Black models were not usually given the luxury of being named in artworks— Maudelle was. Without using preliminary sketches, Beulah’s rich, exquisite busts of Maudelle show phenomenal range.

Beulah Ecton Woodard (1895-1955) was an incredible sculptress discouraged by her family early on. When in her 30’s, she returned to making art, showing at local libraries/galleries, and was the first Black artist to have a solo exhibition at @LACMA.
https://t.co/a5HFzMuTJ0

ruby oniyinyechi amanze (b. 1982) is a Nigerian born artist based in Brooklyn making very fascinating “post colonial hybrid” drawings. Her composition hierarchy cleverly combines architecture, afrofuturism, outer space, alien phenomena, and in-between.
https://t.co/vrjm7zXCUa

Rosemary Karuga (1928), a Kenyan native based in Ireland, uses newspapers, wrappers, etc to make rich, colorful collages— her life stories. She is the first East African woman to receive a lifetime achievement award by Dublin’s African Voice Newspaper.
https://t.co/lLDKdvQgNM

“By manipulating surface of polyester prints using mixed media techniques of collage and embroidery I explore concepts of past and present-day colonialism, and notions of provenance as it relates to origin, authorship and ownership.”—Shervone Neckles, Grenadian artist based in NY

@SandieLove @blkwomenradical Lois Marilou Jones on both cover and background. 💜