Tokie Rome-Taylor is an interdisciplinary photo-based artist who explores themes of time, spirituality, and identity. She earned her B.A. in Art Education from Morris Brown College, followed by a Master’s and Specialist from Lesley University in Curriculum and Technology. Her practice investigates the cultural, spiritual, and familial histories of African Americans in the South, reflecting […]
New Acquisitions: 2023-2024
Over the past year, we’ve been adding new artwork to our collection that features a diverse range of emerging and established artists, including Tawny Chatman, Victor Seach, Ellen Powell Tiberino, Angela Pilgrim, Taha Clayton, Kahlil Robert Irving, Basil Kincaid, Tyler Ballon, Fabiola Jean-Louis, Robert Carter, and more. The foundation is excited to introduce these voices and […]
Shifting Time: African American Artists 2020-2021
A book that explores how over 70 contemporary African American artists responded to the emotional and cultural challenges presented by the COVID pandemic and social justice movements over the 18-month period between March 2020 and July 2021.
New Acquisitions: 2021-2022
We’ve been steadily collecting new artwork over the past year and a half from a range of emerging and established artists, including June Edmonds, Kohshin Finley, Otto Neals, Charles Searles, YoYo Lander, Michael Kelly Williams, Greg Breda, Carl “Dingbat Smith”, Henry Bannarn, and more. Browse some of these acquisitions here.
New PFF Loan: “Creating Community: Cinque Gallery Artists”
There are a handful of people who have devoted their careers to the preservation and celebration of African American art history. One of the greatest championing voices behind this work is Susan Stedman, guest curator of “Creating Community: Cinque Gallery Artists” at the Arts Students League of New York. As the art world’s interest in […]