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Posts tagged with Black-Art

  1. Printmaking & stamp making with George Petsikopoulos

    Visual artist George Petsikopoulos held a three-day printmaking and stamp-making workshop at Mile End Park Art Pavilion in East London inviting parents and children to work on unfamiliar crafts. The Greek artist worked with children of all ages, piquing their curiosity; sharing with them the basics of his technique and…

  2. 60 Seconds with Tina Ramos Ekongo

    Tina Ramos Ekongo is an Equatorial-Guinean artist whose works celebrate feminism and the strength of womanhood.  The Manchester-based artist shared delicate acrylic portraits celebrating the rich diversity and cultural vibrance of African women with us. Educated at the School of Art Zaragoza, Murcia and Valencia, Spain and Sheffield Hallam University,…

  3. Murjoni Merriweather | A Love of Clay

    Our radar sits comfortably on Baltimore native Murjoni Merriweather - a sculptor who creates clay and ceramic works revolving around African-American culture. Merriweather’s work bases itself on the self-love, self acceptance and self discovery of African-Americans. Citing her influences on communities, people of colour, black bodies and black hair, the…

  4. Shawn Theodore | ‘Church of Broken Pieces’ Exhibition Précis

    By Niama Safia Sandy Shawn Theodore’s Church of Broken Pieces is a photographic exploration of the psychic, physical and technological translocation of black America.  Theodore’s photographs document the success of the movements toward plural black identities, and free, safe black digital spaces and futures - even as displacement/gentrification, socio-economic disparity…
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