In the 1960s, abstract painting was a controversial style for Black artists, overshadowed by social realist works. Now, it’s claimed its place as a vital form of expression.

Abstract expressionist movements generally follow figurative movements, he said, noting the importance of the Black figure in art during the Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights and Black Arts movements.

Kansas City G.I.F.T. has worked for years to foster economic empowerment for the area’s Black-owned businesses. This year, ...

Galerie Maximilain is presenting the respected work of Black abstract conceptual artists whose work has been overlooked for decades but in the last 20 years has begun to receive the recognition ...

Spotlighting artists like Sam Gilliam, Felrath Hines and Joe Overstreet, “Innervisions” underscores the breadth of Black abstract art since the 1950s.

I was taught about Picasso and van Gogh, but I never saw myself in their work. Then I learned about Black artists during the Harlem Renaissance, and they inspired me to try abstract pictures.

In this video, I am using a simple color palette of white, black and gold! I am still working on my embellishments with the ...

Also on Feb. 22, 3-5 p.m., mixed media artist AshaAung Helmstetter will lead Black Abstract: Black Influence on Western Modern Abstract Art, in which participants will create abstract paintings ...

His answers came together in the group show "Change Is God — Take Root Among the Stars: Black Abstraction in the Midwest," now on view at Soo Visual Arts Center in Minneapolis.