"Our visitors need to recognize themselves and their culture in our galleries," said William R. Valerio, CEO of the Woodmere ...

Minot painter Patricia Walker, 83, may only have begun exploring art later in her life but her efforts have developed a surprising following among local art lovers. “My first painting – and I ...

The American Folk Art Museum is staging the first U.S. museum survey of the Afro-Brazilian artist. Madalena Santos Reinbolt, O sol, a lua e as estrelas (The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars), 1974.

In the Twin Cities art scene this weekend, three exhibits highlight the Black experience through printmaking, music and migration. Woodcut prints illustrate racial violence; paintings, sculptures, ...

They will be celebrated, and the images will be shared by many." From Africville: The Paintings of Edith MacDonald-Brown is on at the MSVU Art Gallery (166 Bedford Highway) in Halifax until April 26.

No Black model got a Vogue cover in the US until 1974. She became the first and changed history Inside the B-17 Flying Fortress US stock markets fall again as Trump calls Fed chair ‘a major loser’ ...

The legendary folk artist and activist is the subject of an exhibit that highlights many facets of her artistry, from her performance at the 1963 March on Washington to her paintings and poems ...

An art dealer says a painting by the husband of renowned folk artist Maud Lewis sold Sunday for $5,500, with part of its attraction being that he falsely signed his wife’s name to his work. Maud ...

Art & Exhibitions Rare 17th-Century Painting of Black and White Women Debuts After Export Ban The highly unusual painting reveals 17th-century anxieties over immorality, vanity, and foreign influence.

Folk artist Bruce Peterson, aka Brother Bruce, lives by the motto, "Make something cool every day." His Fabulous Freak Show opens Jan. 3, 2025, at the Cobra Room.

From fanged cats and all-seeing ravens to anthropomorphized botanicals and disembodied faces, Michael McGrath ’s uncanny works nod to the symbol-rich, flat compositions of folk art or “naïve” painting ...

The Billy R. Allen Folk Art Collection, named for a founding board member, has grown to include more than 500 objects. Black folk art is the subject of a major exhibition about once a decade.