For Black History Month, Artsy is spotlighting Black artists in our feature Black-Owned Galleries Now. As part of this initiative, ARTNOIR co-founder Larry Ossei-Mensah has selected four standout works.
“It’s a multitude of incredible artists, it was hard to narrow it down! They’re being highlighted by some incredible galleries,” the curator said.
Kwamé Gomez, My Sister deserves so much more (All the flowers in the world for her burdens, her worries), 2022
Presented by Cierra Britton Gallery
My Sister deserves so much more (All the flowers in the world for her burdens, her worries), 2022
Kwamé Gomez
Cierra Britton Gallery
“I’ve been following Kwamé for a minute, and it’s been really interesting to watch their work evolve and grow. With this piece you see a very intimate depiction between two siblings. I love that, for me, it feels like a memory, this dreamscape that the artist has created and is inviting the viewer to participate in. For me the intimacy, immediacy, and vividness really caught my eye.”
Alex Anderson, Floating Halo, 2024
Presented by Superposition
Floating Halo, 2024
Alex Anderson
Superposition
“Many of you know I am a big lover of ceramics and clay, and it is always exciting for me for ceramicists to get their due when featured in this type of initiative. Floating Halo is a piece that caught my eye: porcelain, glaze, gold luster, beautiful shape, form.…I love the iridescence of this sculpture.”
Patrick Alston, Horizons, 2024
Presented by Jenkins Johnson Gallery
Horizons, 2024
Patrick Alston
Jenkins Johnson Gallery
“Karen [Jenkins-Johnson, gallery founder] is an OG. She’s been doing this for decades, really supporting Black artists and artists of color. For me, I was struck by this work by Patrick, who’s from the BX [the Bronx] just like me. He’s an abstract painter, and a lot of the recent work has been thinking about the horizon line: sunset and sunrise. Things in nature that we take for granted. Using that as a space to create artwork that is beautiful, gestural, colorful, and really stops you in your tracks.”
April Kamunde, Afueni Mdogo Mdogo II (Small Small Relief), 2024
Presented by Afriart Gallery
Afueni Mdogo Mdogo II (Small Small Relief), 2024
April Kamunde
Afriart Gallery
“April Kamunde was a discovery—I wasn’t super familiar with her work. For me, this is one of these beautiful depictions of what it means to be in a state of reflection, of self-love. The figure in this piece is almost embracing themself, looking towards the sun, being nourished by the sun. Given how tumultuous everything in the world is right now, [it’s] a moment of clarity, reflection, and communing with nature, which is often a reminder of our humanity.”
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