directory of African American Artists

 

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• Terry Adkins (1953–2014), artist^[1]
• Mequitta Ahuja (born 1976), painter, installation artist
• Larry D. Alexander (born 1953), painter
• Laylah Ali (born 1968), painter
• Jules T. Allen (born 1947), photographer
• Tina Allen (1949–2008), sculptor
• Charles Alston (1907–1977), painter^[2][1]
• Amalia Amaki (born 1959), artist
• Emma Amos (born 1938), painter^[2]
• Benny Andrews (1930–2006), painter^[2][1]
• Edgar Arceneaux (born 1972), drawing artist
• Radcliffe Bailey (born 1968) collage, sculpture^[3][4]
• Kyle Baker (born 1965), cartoonist
• Matt Baker (1921–1959), comic book artist
• James Presley Ball (1825–1904), photographer
• Alvin Baltrop (1948–2004), photographer
• Henry Bannarn (1910–1965), painter^[1]
• Edward Mitchell Bannister (1828–1901), painter^[2][1]
• Ernie Barnes (1938–2009), neo-Mannerist artist^[2]
• Richmond Barthé (1901–1989), sculptor^[2][1]
• Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988), painter^[2]
• C. M. Battey (1873–1927), photographer
• Romare Bearden (1911–1988), painter^[2][1]
• Arthello Beck (1941–2004), painter
• Arthur P. Bedou (1882–1966), photographer
• Darrin Bell (born 1975), cartoonist
• Mary A. Bell (1873–1941)
• Dawoud Bey (born 1953), photographer^[2]
• John T. Biggers (1924–2001), muralist^[2][1]
• Sanford Biggers (born 1970), interdisciplinary
• Gene Bilbrew (1923–1974), cartoonist and fetish artist
• McArthur Binion (born 1946), painter
• Robert Blackburn (1920–2003), printmaker^[2][1]
• Thomas Blackshear
• Betty Blayton (born 1937), painter, printmaker^[1]
• Chakaia Booker (born 1953), sculptor^[2]
• Edythe Boone (born 1938), muralist
• Charles Boyce (born 1949), cartoonist
• Tina Williams Brewer, fiber artist^[5]
• Michael Bramwell (born 1953), conceptual artist
• Mark Bradford (born 1961)
• Elenora “Rukiya” Brown, doll creator
• Elmer Brown (1909–1971)
• Frank J. Brown (born 1956), sculptor
• Frederick J. Brown (1945–2012), painter^[2]
• Larry Poncho Brown
• Manuelita Brown, sculptor
• Robert Brown (c. 1936–2007), cartoonist
• Beverly Buchanan (born 1940), painter, sculptor^[1]
• Selma Burke (1900–1995), sculptor^[1]
• Calvin Burnett (1921–2007), book illustrator^[1]
• Pauline Powell Burns (1872–1912), painter
• John Bush (?–1754), powder horn carver
• Robert Butler (1943–2014), painter

C–D[edit]

• Frank Calloway (born 1915)
• E. Simms Campbell (1906–1971), cartoonist^[1]
• Allen ‘Big Al’ Carter (1947-2008)
• Fred Carter (born 1938), cartoonist
• Bernie Casey (born 1939), painter^[1]
• Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012), sculptor and printmaker^[2][1]
• Nick Cave (born 1959), performance artist
• Michael Ray Charles (born 1967), painter^[2]
• Barbara Chase-Riboud (born 1936), sculptor^[1]
• Jamour Chames (born 1989), painter
• Don Hogan Charles (1938–2017), photographer
• Claude Clark (1915–2001), painter and printmaker^[2]
• Edward Clark (born 1926), painter
• Sonya Clark (born 1967), textile and multimedia artist
• Willie Cole (born 1955), painter^[2]
• Robert Colescott (1925–2009), painter^[2]
• Kennard Copeland (born 1966), ceramic sculptures ^[2]
• Eldzier Cortor (1916–2015), artist and printmaker^[1]
• Ernest Crichlow (1914–2005), social realist artist^[1]
• Allan Crite (1910–2007), painter^[2] [1]
• Emilio Cruz (1938–2004), painter^[2]
• Frank E. Cummings III (born 1938), woodworker
• Michael Cummings (born 1945), textile artist
• Ulysses Davis (1913–1990), sculptor^[2]
• Bing Davis (born 1937), potter and graphic artist^[1]
• Roy DeCarava (1919–2009), photographer^[2]
• Beauford Delaney (1901–1979), painter^[6]
• Joseph Delaney (1904–1991)^[2]
• Louis Delsarte (born 1944), artist^[1]
• J Rodney Dennis^[7][8] painter
• Joseph Clinton Devillis (1878–1912), painter
• Thornton Dial (1928–2016)^[2]
• Terry Dixon (born 1969), painter and multimedia artist
• Jeff Donaldson (born 1932), painter and critic
• Aaron Douglas (1899–1979), painter^[2][1]
• Emory Douglas (born 1943), Black Panther artist
• John E. Dowell Jr. (born 1941), printmaker, etcher, lithographer, and painter
• David C. Driskell (born 1931), artist and scholar
• Robert Scott Duncanson (1821–1872), Hudson River School^[2][1]

E–H[edit]

• William Edmondson (1874–1951), folk art sculptor^[2][1]
• Mel Edwards (born 1937), sculptor^[2][1]
• Walter Ellison (1899–1977), painter^[2]
• Minnie Evans (1892–1987), folk artist^[2] [1]
• Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller (1877–1968), artist^[2][1]
• Ellen Gallagher (born 1965)^[2]
• Theaster Gates (born 1973), sculptor, ceramicist, and performance artist [
• Reginald K (Kevin) Gee (born 1964), painter
• Herbert Gentry (1919–2003), painter
• Wilda Gerideau-Squires (born 1946), photographer
• Robert A. Gilbert (c. 1870–1942), nature photographer^[9]
• Leah Gilliam (born 1967), media artist and filmmaker
• Sam Gilliam (born 1933), painter^[2] [1]
• Russell T. Gordon (born 1936), printmaker^[2]
• Billy Graham (1935–1999), comic book artist
• Lonnie Graham, photographer and installation artist
• Deborah Grant (born 1968), painter
• Todd Gray (born 1954), photographer, installation and performance artist
• Leamon Green (born 1959)
• Renee Green (born 1959), installation artist^[2]
• Mario Gully, comic book artist
• Tyree Guyton (born 1955)^[2]
• Ed Hamilton (born 1947), sculptor
• Patrick Earl Hammie (born 1981), painter
• David Hammons (born 1943), artist^[2]
• Trenton Doyle Hancock (born 1974)^[2]
• Edwin Harleston (1882–1931), painter
• Elise Forrest Harleston (1891–1970), photographer
• Kira Lynn Harris (born 1963), multidisciplinary^[10]
• John Wesley Hardrick (1891–1948), painter^[2] [1]
• Jerry Harris (born 1945), sculptor
• Lawrence Harris, painter
• Marren Hassenger (born 1947), sculptor, installation, performance^[11]
• Palmer Hayden (1893–1973), painter^[2][1]
• Barkley Hendricks (1945–2017), painter
• Nestor Hernández (1961-2006), photographer
• George Herriman (1880–1944), cartoonist^[2]
• Alvin Hollingsworth (1928–2000), illustrator, painter
• William Howard (active 19th century), American woodworker and craftsman
• Bryce Hudson (born 1979), painter, sculptor^[2]
• Julien Hudson (1811–1844), painter, sculptor^[2]
• David Huffman (born 1963), painter^[12]
• Richard Hunt (born 1935), sculptor^[2][1]
• Clementine Hunter (1886/7–1988), folk artist^[2][1]

J–O[edit]

• Steffani Jemison (born 1981), performance artist, video artist
• Wadsworth Jarrell (born 1929), painter, sculptor
• Annette P. Jimerson (born 1966), painter
• Joshua Johnson (c.1763–c.1824), portrait painter and folk artist^[2][1]
• Malvin Gray Johnson (1896–1934), painter^[1]
• Rashid Johnson (born 1977), conceptual artist
• Sargent Johnson (1888–1967), sculptor^[2] [1]
• William H. Johnson (1902–1970)^[2][1]
• Calvin B. Jones (1934–2010), painter, muralist
• Jennie C. Jones (born 1968), multidisciplinary
• Lois Mailou Jones (1905–1998), painter^[2][1]
• Titus Kaphar (born 1976), painter^[13]
• Gwendolyn Knight (1914–2005), artist^[1]
• Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000), painter^[2][1]
• Deana Lawson (born 1979), photographer^[14]
• Hughie Lee-Smith (1915–1999), artist^[2][1]
• Edmonia Lewis (c. 1843–1879), artist^[2][1]
• Norman Lewis (1909–1979), painter^[2][1]
• Glenn Ligon (born 1960), painter^[2]
• Llanakila, artist, painter, digital illustrator, and digital artist
• Edward L. Loper, Sr. (1916–2011), painter
• Whitfield Lovell (born 1960), artist
• Alvin D. Loving (1935–2005) artist
• Gwendolyn Ann Magee (1943–2011), artist, quilter^[15]
• Clarence Major (born 1936), painter
• Kerry James Marshall (born 1955), painter^[2]
• Eugene J. Martin (1938–2005), painter
• Richard Mayhew (born 1934), Afro-Native American, landscape painter^[16]
• Valerie Maynard (born 1937), sculptor, printmaker, painter
• Ealy Mays (born 1959), painter
• Howard McCalebb (born 1947), artist
• Corky McCoy, illustrator
• Charles McGee, (born 1924) painter
• Charles McGill (born 1964), artist, educator
• Julie Mehretu (born 1970), painter, printmaker
• Nicole Miller (born 1982), video artist
• Dean Mitchell (born 1957), painter
• Scipio Moorhead (active 1770s), painter^[1]
• Archibald Motley (1891–1981), painter^[2][1]
• Gus Nall (1919-1995), painter
• Harold Newton (1934–1994), artist
• Lorraine O’Grady (born 1934), conceptual artist
• Turtel Onli (born 1952), cartoonist
• Jackie Ormes (1911–1985), cartoonist
• John Outterbridge (born 1933), assemblage artist^[2][1]
• Joe Overstreet (born 1933), artist^[1]

P–S[edit]

• Gordon Parks (1912–2006), photographer, director^[2][1]
• Cecelia Pedescleaux (born 1945), quilter
• Delilah Pierce (1904–1992), artist
• Earle M. Pilgrim (1923–1976), artist
• Howardena Pindell (born 1943), painter^[2]
• Jerry Pinkney (born 1939), illustrator^[2]
• Adrian Piper (born 1948), conceptual artist^[2]
• Rose Piper (1917–2005), painter and textile designer^[17]
• Horace Pippin (1888–1946), painter^[2][1]
• Rae Pleasant (born 1985), illustrator^[18][19]
• P. H. Polk (1898–1984), photographer
• Carl Robert Pope (born 1961), photographer^[2]
• William Pope.L (born 1955) conceptual artist
• Harriet Powers (1837–1910), folk artist^[2]
• Martin Puryear (born 1941), sculptor^[2][1]
• Patrick H. Reason (1816–1898)
• Earle Wilton Richardson (1912–1935), artist^[1]
• Faith Ringgold (born 1930), painter^[2][1]
• Haywood Rivers (1922–2001), painter
• Amber Robles-Gordon, installation artist
• Arthur Rose Sr. (1921–1995), multidisciplinary
• Bayeté Ross Smith (born 1976), photographer
• Alison Saar (born 1956), artist^[2][1]
• Betye Saar (born 1926), artist^[2][1]
• Charles Sallee (1923–2006), painter^[2][20]
• Reginald Sanders (1921–2001), visual artist
• Raymond Saunders, painter^[1]
• Augusta Savage (1892–1962), sculptor^[2][1]
• John T. Scott (1940–2007), artist
• Joyce J. Scott (born 1948), sculptor^[2]
• Lorenzo Scott (born 1934), painter
• William Edouard Scott (1884–1964), painter^[2][1]
• Charles Sebree (1914–1985), painter^[2][1]
• Ed Sherman (born 1945), photographer
• Thomas Sills (1914–2000), painter
• Gary Simmons (born 1964), artist
• Lorna Simpson (born 1960), artist^[2]
• Merton Simpson (1928–2013), painter
• William Simpson (1818–1872), portrait painter^[1]
• Cauleen Smith (born 1967), filmmaker
• Leslie Smith III (born 1985), painter
• Vincent D. Smith (1929–2003), painter and printmaker^[21][22]
• Gilda Snowden (1954–2014)^[2]
• Mitchell Squire (born 1958), American installation artist, sculptor and performance artist
• Raymond Steth (1916–1997)^[2]
• Renee Stout (born 1958), artist^[2]
• Thelma Johnson Streat (1911–1959) American painter, dancer, educator
• Martine Syms (born 1988), artist

T–Z[edit]

• Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859–1937), artist^[2][1]
• Margaret Taylor-Burroughs (1915–2010)^[2][1]
• Alma Thomas (1891–1978), painter^[2] [1]
• Hank Willis Thomas (born 1976), photographer
• Mickalene Thomas (born 1971), painter and installation artist
• Bob Thompson (1937–1966), painter^[2][1]
• Mildred Thompson (1935–2003), abstract painter, printmaker and sculptor
• Dox Thrash (1892–1962), printmaker, sculptor^[2] [1]
• Bill Traylor (1856–1949)^[2][1]
• Henry Taylor (born 1958) painter
• Morrie Turner (1923–2014), cartoonist
• James Van Der Zee (1886–1983), photographer^[2] [1]
• Kara Walker (born 1969), artist^[2] [1]
• William Walker (1927–2011), Chicago muralist
• Eugene Warburg, (1825—1859), sculptor
• Laura Wheeler Waring (1887–1948), painter^[2][1]
• E. M. Washington (born 1962), printmaker and counterfeiter
• James W. Washington, Jr. (1908–2000), painter and sculptor^[1]
• Carrie Mae Weems (born 1953), photographer^[2]
• Pheoris West
• Charles Wilbert White (1918–1979), muralist^[2][1]
• Jack Whitten (1939–2018), painter
• Kehinde Wiley (born 1977), painter
• Gerald Williams (artist) (born 1941) painter
• William T. Williams (born 1942), painter^[1]
• Deborah Willis (born 1948), photographer
• Ellis Wilson (1899–1977), painter^[2][1]
• Fred Wilson (born 1954), conceptual artist
• John Woodrow Wilson (1922–2015), sculptor^[2][1]
• Beulah Woodard (1895–1955), sculptor
• Hale Woodruff (1900–1980), painter^[2][1]
• Richard Wyatt, Jr., (born 1955), painter, muralist
• Richard Yarde (1939–2011), watercolorist
• Joseph Yoakum (1890–1972), self-taught landscape artist
• Purvis Young (1943–2010), artist