African-American Art

St. Louisan De Nichols will spend a year at Harvard University looking at how to enhance and sustain the Griot Museum of Black History.

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Designer And Activist De Nichols Heads To Harvard To Enhance St. Louis' Griot Museum

Nancy Fowler

Five years after a white Ferguson police officer shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown, a black man, there is no permanent, local display of the art…

Gallery-goers mill about near the piece "Blake the Great." 6/20/18

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Damon Davis evokes 'Darker Gods' in expansive show at the Luminary

Jeremy D. Goodwin

St. Louis-based artist Damon Davis works in many forms, from visual art to hip hop records. His profile has grown steadily in recent years. He's now…

Families take photos next to a Black Panther banner at the St. Louis Science Center First Friday event dedicated to Black Panther on Feb. 2., 2018

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'Black Panther' becomes cultural moment for many in St. Louis

Chad Davis

Welcome to Wakanda, the technologically advanced fictional nation that is the setting for an upcoming superhero, blockbuster film.If you are not sure…

This photograph by Kat Reynolds is part of the Mane 'n Tail exhibition. Other artists include LaKela Brown, Pamela Council, Baseerah Khan, Abigail Lucien, Narcissister, Yvonne Osei, Shenequa, Diamond Stingily and Rachel Youn.

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Cut & Paste: Kat Reynolds explores the link between black women and beauty products

Nancy Fowler

Kat Reynolds stops by the beauty products store about as often as some people shop for groceries — about three times a month.For many women, shampoos,…

Lonnie Powell's watercolor, Southsun is one of 200 works in the All Colors exhibition.

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‘All Colors’ African-American exhibition spotlights dozens of national and local artists

Nancy Fowler

A longtime gallery owner is debuting an exhibition Jan. 13 that he hopes will draw people from all over the country to see African-American art in St.…

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African-American art helps frame a culture

Nancy Fowler

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 25, 2012 - Art can change lives. For example, “365 Days with Dad” Artist Cbabi Bayoc hopes that…