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.

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.

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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.

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.

Kerry James Marshall (born 1955) addresses Black history and culture in his art. His painting “Past Times” sold for $21.1 million, setting a record for living Black artists. 6. Jacob Lawrence ...

An exhibit of artwork by the late Black folk artist Helen LaFrance — a native of Graves County, Kentucky, who became famous for her memory paintings depicting life in the ...

Folk art is often referred to as visionary, self-taught or outsider art; experts don’t agree on a single descriptive term or even on what is, or isn’t, included in the category.

Weekend Read Rediscovering Traditions: Putting folk arts, crafts at the forefront Wooden dolls painted in a crimson-red or saffron-yellow sari with a black hair bun are a traditional craft of ...