#๐—ช๐‘๐๐ƒ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก : A collection of our favourite paintings by black artists โฃโฃโฃโฃ

๐˜‘๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ-๐˜”๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฒ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ต (1960-1988), 1st & 2nd

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Contemporary genius. Pioneer of neo-expressionism. Often focused on contrasting themes such as wealth vs. povertyโฃโฃโฃ

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๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ ๐˜•๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด – b. 1989โฃโฃโฃโฃ, 3rd & 4th

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Niles paintings often depict dark scenes with vibrant colour palettes. If you look closely, youโ€™ll notice the magical beings he hides in every piece called โ€œseekersโ€. โฃโฃโฃโฃ
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๐˜’๐˜ฆ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ž๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ – b. 1977, 5th & 6th
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Wiley is renowned for his hyper-realistic paintings of people. In 2017 he painted a portrait of Barack Obama for the Smithsonian Gallery. โฃโฃโฃโฃ

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๐˜‘๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ฆ๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ถ b.1970, 7th & 8th
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The Ethiopian-born contemporary artist creates insane multi-layered paintings of abstract landscapes. Her work often touches on themes of urban sociopolitical changes. โฃโฃโฃโฃ

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๐˜›๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜’๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ b.1976, 9th & 10th โฃโฃโฃโฃ

This Yale University grad reimagines key historic art pieces with the inclusion of a black subject. โฃโฃโฃโฃ