Artist Feature Archives • Young Black Artists

Community, Wealth, & Success: Leah Niara Thinks Outside The Self

January 13, 2020

Leah Niara is the owner of GlamHaus Designs, a graphic design company in Baltimore, Maryland that provides consulting and graphic design services to business…

Embracing Purpose With Artist and Entrepreneur Gerda Boateng

December 24, 2019

Scrolling along the Instagram feed of painter and entrepreneur, Gerda Boateng, you are met with a few distinct features: the colorful and lush watercolors,…

For the Sake of Knowledge, A Conversation With a MultiDisciplinary Artist

December 16, 2019

Who is IV Max? During the day he works as a full-time freelance product designer crafting experiences for clients. During his time off, he’s…

For Painter and Pen Artist Sharidyn Barnes It’s All About The Convo

December 2, 2019

Sharidyn Barnes has been drawing since her junior year of high school, using mainly pen and charcoal. She went from majoring in painting as…

Dig Until You Hit The Root: Multimedia Artist Eunice Adounkpe Finds Her Core

November 25, 2019

Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to win the lottery? Maybe there’s disbelief at first, followed by shock and then overwhelming…

Summer Walker Is Over It: Artists Aren’t Playing Games with Mental Health

November 20, 2019

It’s no question that the subject of mental health has been one of the biggest topics in 2019. More people are admitting their struggles…

Meet Kiarra, An Eco-Consious Painter Giving New Life To Recycled Wood

November 19, 2019

Eco-friendliness is no new concept, but if you’ve been even slightly conscious over the past couple years, you may have noticed a barrage of…

How Detroit Artist Waleed Johnson Balances His Painting Career With An Engineering Day Job

November 13, 2019

Choosing to invest time and money in your art takes courage. As a young black girl and daughter of immigrants growing up in the…

History, Love, & People: Photographer Rashod Taylor Keeps All Three Connected

November 12, 2019

Being from a small town in the Midwest, you don’t always come across people who are unapologetic about their creativity. People who dream bigger…

How NYC Poet Morye’J Spits And Spells R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

November 11, 2019

“What does survival look like? A brown woman. God.” And so begins one of many beautiful, arrow-to-the-heart-and-soul poems by New York’s own Morye’J, also…