This image is part of a weekly series that The Root is presenting in conjunction with the Image of the Black in Western Art Archive at Harvard University’s W.E.B. Du Bois Research Institute, part of ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica— Visual Artist Natali Daley-Grünenfelder speaks through her pieces by highlighting the beauty of African women with a major focus on helping others to develop a positive outlook on ...

Following the murder of George Floyd, Portland painter Sadé DuBoise was inspired to create a series of social justice posters to hand out at the protests in and around Portland. “When Black people see ...

An exceptionally rare 17th-century painting featuring a Black woman and a white woman side by side has gone on public display for the first time at Compton Verney, a historic manor in the English ...

It is the crack of dawn in downtown Johannesburg, and Patrick Seruwu, a migrant from Uganda, is just starting work in his art studio at August House. Dressed in an apron, he begins splashing paint on ...

A self-portrait by South African artist Alexis Preller and a piece from postcolonial Moroccan painter Mohamed Melehi described by Sotheby’s as “career-defining,” will lead a sale of modern and ...

Where are all the beautiful, powerful, black-skinned females from mythology and history? They were erased by Western art, argues Sophia Smith Galer. Clash of the Titans was one of the most popular ...

Ten paintings embodying the beautiful dreams of African youths made their debut on Wednesday at the very first art exhibition on China Space Station. Taking the launch of these youth's dreams into ...

Non-fungible tokens provide an unprecedented space for African creators to share their stories and traditions with the world, but awareness of varying copyright laws is essential, explains Isabella ...