Columbus sent Smyre to the Capitol back in 1974 where he quickly caught the eye of longtime House Speaker Tom Murphy, who took him under his wing. His portrait now hangs near Murphy’s. Smyre became ...

The Salem Art Association commissioned Portland-based artist Jeremy Okai Davis for the contemporary paintings.

And until now, their faces were recognizable only in grainy black-and-white photographs. Davis based all but one of the portraits on those historic images. For that one, he used an image of the ...

With their second feature, writer/director Shatara Michelle Ford delivers a complex, urgent portrait of Black community, ...

On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” ...

A massive oil painting featuring two of Congolese artist Sisqo Ndombe’s haunting “cracked people” welcomes visitors to the ...

Meghan Markle has been spotlighted in a powerful new tribute celebrating Black women’s achievements, led by filmmaker Tyler ...

Bus Stop Gallery: “Black Futures in Art: The Space Between Us,” evocative exhibition featuring the striking monochromatic portrait drawings of Danis Turcaz and the compelling stone sculptures of ...

The Manitoba legislature is hosting a first-of-its-kind exhibition for Black History Month showcasing painted portraits, ...