num_pages: 144
description: Dedicated to the work of contemporary Black artists from around the world this book is an exuberant introduction to artists from Africa and of African descent for young readers. Written by award-winning Black childrens 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 Prizewinning 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 Jacksons experience as an award-winning childrens author combined with the curatorial expertise of Dr. Zoe Whitley co-curator of the groundbreaking exhibition Soul of a 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. Illustrated in color throughout
language: English
title: Black Artists Shaping the World
publisher: Thames & Hudson