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Art Fact #40 Horace Pippin
A self-taught American artist with an oeuvre (collection) magnified by the use of multiple subjects, compositional strategies and themes....

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May 3, 20243 min read
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Art Fact Friday #39 Kevin Beasley
An artist acclaimed for installations and sculptures made of found materials including clothing, sports equipment, and personal...

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Apr 26, 20242 min read
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Art Fact Friday #38 Karon Davis
An American sculptor and multimedia artist who installations magnify matters of the history of race and violence in the United States. By...

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Apr 19, 20243 min read
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Art Fact Friday #37 Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
An artist whose works are characterized by a use of color, composition, gesture, and directions of the light. Found images, memories,...

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Apr 12, 20243 min read
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Art Fact Friday #36 Dawoud Bey
An artist recoginized for engaging and compelling portraits, the artist investigates formal and material methodologies which creates...

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Apr 5, 20243 min read
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Art Fact Friday #35 Jordan Casteel
An american figurative painter, with a commitment to social justice and serious devotion to art practice. Through portraiture the artist...

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Mar 29, 20243 min read
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Art Fact Friday #34 Hank Willis Thomas
An artist who produces art pieces in a multitude of media including sculpture, screen-printing, neon, mixed media, and installation art....

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Mar 22, 20242 min read
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Art Fact Friday #33 Toyin Ojih Odutola
An artist widely recognized for drawings and works on paper using mixed media. This artists works explore the flexibility and...

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Mar 15, 20242 min read
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Art Fact Friday #32 Njideka Akunyili Crosby
A Nigerian-born visual artist who navigates the cultural terrain between their adopted home in America and their native Nigeria. The...

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Mar 1, 20243 min read
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Art Fact Friday #31 Julie Mehretu
An Ethiopian American visual artist, whose work is characterized by large scale multi-layered abstract paintings. The artist shows the...

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Feb 23, 20243 min read
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Art Fact Friday #30 Mickalene Thomas
A mixed media artist working in paint, collage, photography, videography , and installation. Using intricate compositions in an effort to...

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Feb 17, 20242 min read
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Art Fact Friday #29 El Anatsui
A Ghanaian sculptor with an achievement-packed career living and working in Nigeria. The artist is highly recognized in African History...

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Feb 9, 20242 min read
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Art Fact Friday #28 Amy Sherald
The artist best known for the portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama and for a 2020, Vanity Fair cover featuring murder victim Breonna...

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Feb 2, 20242 min read
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Art Fact Friday #27 Bisa Butler
An award winning African American textile artist known for vibrantly stunning larger than life sized quilted portraits that immerse...

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Jan 26, 20242 min read
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Art fact Friday #26 Keith Knight Jr
Highly regarded as one of the funniest cartoonists and musician known in America. The artist created several comic strips, best known...

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Jan 19, 20242 min read
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Art fact Friday #25 Yinka Shonibare
An Interdisciplinary artist noticed for use of Western art history and literature to examine contemporary cultural and identities. By...

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Jan 12, 20242 min read
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Art Fact Friday #24 Philemona Williamson
A nationally renowned contemporary artist recognized by vibrantly colored, dynamic paintings. The artist contemporaries included...

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Jan 5, 20242 min read
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Art Fact Friday #23 Jean-Michele Basquiat
One of the more influential and successful African-American artist of the 1980s. Seen as a celebrity, represented by major blue-chip...

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Dec 29, 20232 min read
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Art Fact Friday #22 Deborah Willis
An artist, author and curator pioneering research focused on cultural histories. With a multifaceted professional career as an art...

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Dec 22, 20232 min read
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Art Fact Friday #21 Charles W White
African American painter, printmaker, and teacher. An important figure in the Chicago Black Renaissance. The artist completed murals in a...

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Dec 16, 20232 min read
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