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PUBLISHER’S MESSAGE
Soul Satisfying Stories From The Black Gallery World
The very interesting and soul satisfying stories of Black gallerists continue in this, Pigment International’s second issue of the Black Gallery Guide +, and we never tire of learning them. Our cover story is about Bill Hodges Gallery in Chelsea. The New Jersey native’s instinct for what the market was missing has been his north star in the fine art business. Running galleries in New York’s most prestigious neighborhoods, he barged into the main stream and never left. But Hodges’ legacy is ensuring that Black artists are acquired by museums commiserate with what they’ve given to our art history, including works by Norman Lewis featured on our cover.
And the beat goes on at Brooklyn’s Dorsey Fine Art Gallery, where Naima Wood, Lawrence P. Dorsey’s granddaughter, is providing a platform for artists to share their creative process and engage with the community, just as he did. Wood takes her stewardship seriously knowing the giants who have exhibited there, including Elizabeth Catlett, Jacob Lawrence, Faith Ringgold, Otto Neals and James Denmark. Even the street outside the gallery bears his name, and its clear she plans to make him proud.
We’re debuting this issue just in time for Spring Art Week in the city of Chicago. The Other Art Fair and EXPO Chicago will welcome artists and galleries from across the world including some of the Black owned galleries showcased in our guide. Please patronize them. This issue boasts even more Black gallery listings, and we hope you keep the info coming, because there are lots more stories to be told.
Patricia Andrews-Keenan Publisher
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Chelsea-based gallerist Bill Hodges clearly and unequivocally states his greatest challenge. Getting the great Black artists practicing between the 1950s - 1970s into museums. Think Romare Bearden, Augustín Cárdenas, Elizabeth Catlett, Eldzier Cortor, Sam Gilliam, Jacob Lawrence and Norman Lewis. He feels that the museum community has ignored the works of these artists, and none figures more prominently in his mission than Lewis. Hodges’ first exhibition, in 1993, featured the work of Bearden and Lewis. It came about because of his time selling Lewis’ work in partnership with Lewis’ widow, Ouida, beginning in 1991. She was interested in selling Lewis’ work in Japan, and Hodges took on the challenge. Realizing that being a resource within the art community came, in part, from being a reliable presence, representing a stable of artists, he opened his first establishment in ‘gallery row,’ along Manhattan’s 57th Street. Hodges was the only Black owner on the famous stretch, remaining there for 20 years before moving to his current location in Chelsea. He became a private art dealer in 1979 and has been a collector since 1976.
The New Jersey native, and Rutgers grad, majored in history and political science. He also took classes under artist Camille Phillips. “She told me I could get photos from (James) Van Der Zee for $25, and he’d sign them for me, so I went to see him. He lived at 7 Canal St. around the corner from Norman Lewis.” And so began the life of an art collector.
Mindful of his teacher’s budget coming out of school, he found his way to 84th Street and ParkeBernet (PB 84) Auctions. Familiar with Lawrence and Bearden, he also immersed himself in works by white artists, including those by Robert Motherwell, which he could pick up for $50 - $200.
“Selling those lithographs and serigraphs gave me enough money to begin purchasing drawings and watercolors,”
Hodge says, and so began the career of an art broker.
Hodges always had an entrepreneur’s grasp of what the market would bear. “I’d have an idea and then research it to see what gaps in the market needed to
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be filled,” he offers. “This was the approach I took in selling Norman Lewis. Here was a great artist who, very early on, was doing abstraction. So why was he not collected by museums?”
Hodges calls Lewis a genius in his catalog Norman Lewis: Shades of Blackness (8 November 2021 – 29 January 2022), Hodges says, “You have to absorb the painter’s work over time and read the work.” His epiphany of the strength and power of a Lewis work came with Journey to An End. He’d viewed the work many times, but in this instance, he was looking down onto the painting and saw it was a man being chased by shapes of white hooded figures; it was clear he had been set on fire. Hodge committed to acquiring and promoting the artist’s works, a mission he continues today.
Hodges’ legacy is the work of the icons he has placed in museums, providing works for shows, as he did for Procession: The Art of Norman Lewis (September 17, 2016 – January 8, 2017) at the Chicago Cultural Center and the many credits for
work he has garnered in prestigious auction catalogs including Swann Auction Galleries.
Hodges stresses that the artists working today stand on the shoulders of these giants just as Bearden, Lawrence, and Lewis stood on Robert Duncanson’s shoulders.
“For the most part they stuck together, watched out for, and assisted each other, because the struggle was real,”
And that’s why he continues his crusade, a selfstyled, cogent, Don Quixote on a righteous quest on behalf of Black artists.
Image: Interior Gallery and Gallery Director Navindren Hodges.
The gallery is located at 529 W 20th St #10E, New York, NY 10011.
See Bill Hodges Gallery in Booth 458 at Expo Chicago 2024, April 11 - 14, 2024.
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ALABAMA
Gallery 157* www.gallery157.com
ALASKA
The Venue* www.facebook.com/ venuefairbanks
ARIZONA
Bella Fine Art www.bellafineart.com
Onyx Art Gallery* www.onyartevents.net
ARKANSAS
Hearne Fine Art www.hearnefineart.com
CALIFORNIA
Art + Practice Exhibition Space* www.artandpractice.org
Artfully Spaced Gallery at Copies Plus* www.artfullyspacedgallery.com
Ashara Ekundayo Gallery* www.asharaekundayogallery.com
Aziz Gallerie* www.azizgallerie.com
Band of Vices www.bandofvices.com
Betti Ono www.bettiono.com/Betti Ono
Burnt Oak Gallery www.facebook.com/ burntoakgallery
Crenshaw Dairy Mart Art Center* www.crenshawdairymart.com
Dominque Gallery
www.dominiquegallery.com
Galerie Lakaye* www.galerielakaye.com
Gallery 90220* wwwgallery90220.com
Ghost Gallery Los Angeles* www.ghostnewyork.info
Jac Forbes Gallery www.jacforbesgallery.com/ jacforbesgallery.com
Jenkins Johnson Gallery* www.jenkinsjohnsongallery.com
Jonathan Carver Moore Art Gallery* www.jonathoncarver.com
Joyce Gordon Gallery* wwwjgordongallery.com
M. Hanks Gallery* www.mhanksgallery.com
Nous Tous Community Gallery IG: noustousla
Paulson Fontaine Press www.paulsonfontainepress.com
Rele Gallery* www.rele.com
Residency Art Gallery www.residencyart.com
Saints* www.saintsunion.com
SWIM Gallery* www.swimgallery.com
The Compound Gallery www.thecompoundgallery.com
The Creative House* www.thecreativehouse.org
Thelma Harris Art Gallery www.thelmaharrisartgallery.com
Thinkspace Projects* www.thinkspaceprojects.com
Jenkins Johnson Gallery www.jenkinsjohnsongallery.com
CARIBBEAN
Black Pony Gallery www.blackponygallery.com
Cane Roots Art Gallery * www.canerootsartgallery.com
Galerie Monnin www.galeriemonnin.com/artists/
Olympia Gallery www.theolympiagallery.com
Readytex Art Gallery www.readytexartgallery.com
14°N 61°W espace d’art contemporain www.14n61w.org
Frame Centre Gallery www.framecentregallery.com
Gallery Alma Blou www.galleryalmablou.com
The Current Gallery - Nassau Bahamian Art Gallery Baha Mar
www.thecurrent.bahamar.com
TERN Gallery www.terngallery.com
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Anacaona www.artessere.com/art-places/ anacaona
Aux Couleurs Locales www.claude-henry.fr
REM Project www.remproject.gallery
Gallery OCA www.galleryoca.com
COLORADO
ILA Gallery
IG: ila_gallery_
Art By Golden www.artbygolden.com
Ana’s Art Gallery www.anasartgallery.com
Siege Galllery* www.siegegallery.com
CONNETICUT
Wabi Gallery* www.wabigallery.com
DELAWARE
Taino Studios* www.artbytaino.com
The Sold Firm* www.thesoldfirm.com
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
11:Eleven Gallery
www.11elevengallery.com/ allartwork
Art of Noize www.artofnoizedmv.com
Arts in Color by Satarra Leona* www.artsincolorcuratorial.com
Chela Mitchell Gallery* www.chelamitchellgallery.com
Homme Gallery
www.homme.gallery
International Visions Gallery & Consulting*
www.invisionarts.com
Mehari Sequar Gallery
www.meharisequargallery.com
Zimstone Gallery
www.zimstonegallery.com
FLORIDA
Artist With A Purpose*
www.aristwap.com
Griots Gallery
www.griotsgallery.com/contact-2/
N’Namdi Contemporary Fine Art
www.nnamdicontemporary.com
Anderson Brickler Gallery
www.andersonbricklergallery.com
Jupiter Contemporary
www.jupitercontemporary.com
GEORGIA
Arnika Dawkins Gallery
www.adawkinsgallery.com
Black Art in America*
www.shopbaiaonline.com
Corey Barksdale Fine Art Gallery* www.coreybarksdale.com
Gallery Anderson Smith* www.galleryandersonsmith.com
Hammonds House* www.hammondshouse.org
Landen Prather Fine Art Gallery* www.landenprather.com
Sabree’s Gullah Art Gallery www.sabreesgallery.com
September Gray Fine Art Gallery
www.septembergrayart.com
Sidney Carter Fine Art Gallery* www.sidneycarter.net
The Black Art Depot* www.blackartdepot.com
TILA Studios Gallery* www.tilastudios.com
ZuCot Gallery www.zucotgallery.com
ILLINOIS
345 Art Gallery www.facebook. com/345artgallerychicago
AMFM.Life www.amfm.life
Anthony Gallery www.anthony.gallery/exhibitions
Blanc Gallery www.blancchicago.com
Art West* www.artwestchicago.com
Connect Gallery* www.connectgallery.org
Faié Gallery www.faieafrikanart.com
Fortune House Art Center www.fortunehouse.com
Gallery Guichard www.galleryguichard.com
Lys Arts www.lysarts.org
Mariane Ibrahim Gallery www.marianeibrahim.com
Semicolon Bookstore* www.semicolonchi.com
*Listing resourced from The Black Curation. www.theblackcuration@gmail.com
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Agroundbreaking moment in the art world approaches as a delegation of women of color from Chicago prepares to shine during the Venice Biennale at the European Cultural Center’s (ECC) “Personal Structures” exhibition opening in April 2024.
Contemporary metal point artist D. Lammie-Hanson will showcase her works that marry the aesthetics of a century’s old technique, with her contemporary artistic vision. Hanson, represented by Martha’s Vineyard’s Knowhere Art Gallery, joins 18 female artists from Chicago’s Women’s LIVE Art Studio (WLAS), in presenting their work at the esteemed Palazzo Bembo during the Biennale. This historic gathering marks the first time such a large contingent of female artists from Chicago will exhibit together on this prestigious international platform. Hanson and WLAS will be showing work in two separate sections of the Personal Structures’ exhibition which has as its 2024 theme Beyond Boundaries.
Jennifer Warren, Kristen Williams, Kudzai Mutasa, Lois Stone, Marissa Kendrick, Minnie Watkins, Natalia Virafuentes, Reisha Williams, and Rhonda Gray.
Additionally, Chicago-based Pigment International® is a media partner to the ECC. Pigment International is a Black woman-led, multi-media art platform and magazine publisher working to amplify the voices of artists of color. Pigment International produced a special edition of their magazine profiling the award winning exhibition The Afro-Futurist Manifesto: Blackness Reimagined mounted by Galerie Myrtis for the ECC in 2022.
This collective effort stands as a testament to the rich diversity and creative prowess of Chicago’s artistic community, showcasing the city’s depth of talent and cultural significance on the global stage.
The WLAS collective artists exhibiting are Martha Wade, Dana Todd Pope, Candace Hunter, Dani Galleri, Gretchen Jankowski, Hyero, Jaudat Rahmani, Jennifer Hodges, Jennifer Turner,
The European Cultural Centre (ECC) presents its 7th edition of the “Personal Structures” under the theme Beyond Boundaries, April 20th - November 27th, 2024.
Image: The Essence of a Colorful Woman (O) © by D. Lammie-Hanson
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When you enter Dorsey’s Fine Art Gallery, if you look up just a bit above the doorway, there is a wooden sculpture perched on the wall partition. Lawrence P. Dorsey bought it on one of his trips to Africa, and when he opened his eponymous galley in 1970, he placed it there. His granddaughter, Naima Wood, says it is there to provide good energy and protection for the gallery.
One of New York City’s oldest independently Black-owned art galleries, it is nestled in the heart of Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighborhood. The intimate gallery offers art enthusiasts a place to explore and appreciate a wide range of artistic styles and mediums by both seasoned and emerging artists of the African Diaspora.
Dorsey was a passionate art collector and curator with a keen eye for talent. His vision for the gallery was to create a space where artists could exhibit their work in a supportive and welcoming environment. Under his stewardship, the former frame shop became a beloved gathering spot for artists of the era, including Elizabeth Catlett, Jacob Lawrence, Faith Ringgold, Otto Neals and James Denmark. Dorsey was dubbed “The High Priest of Arts” for his respected commitment to promoting Black art and Black artists. A bust of Dorsey by Neals, attesting to his revered status, holds pride of place in the gallery.
Dorsey’s legacy continues through Wood who grew up in the gallery and was mentored by her iconic elder. Today, the second generation legacy holder curates shows that reflect current trends in contemporary Black Art. Warm and engaging, she steadfastly maintains the gallery’s revered reputation of being a community hub for Black art presentation, education, and celebration. After all, the street is named in her grandfather’s honor - Lawrence P. Dorsey Way.
Upon her grandfather’s passing in Oct 2007, a group of artists and art collectors began managing the gallery. Sculptor Neals was among them, and for fifteen years, they continued to host exhibitions, art workshops, and manage the annual holiday art auction benefit. Woods assumed management of the gallery in August of 2022, spending months developing the new vision and renovating the space.
Otto Neals: Watercolors was the first exhibition the newly minted gallerist curated after the renovation process.
“It helped lay the foundation for the type of exhibitions the community could expect to see in the gallery,”
she said. At 93, Neals still serves as an art advisor and continues to support Wood as she navigates her new role.
In addition to its exhibitions, Dorsey’s Fine Art Gallery also hosts various events and artist talks, providing a platform for artists to share their creative process and engage with the community. With its thoughtfully curated exhibitions and welcoming atmosphere, this gallery offers a unique and memorable experience for all who appreciate the beauty and power of Black art.
The gallery is located at 553 Rogers Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11225
Image: Left - The High Priest of Arts, 1989, bronze sculpture by Otto Neal, photo by Devorah Crable. Right Naima Wood with her grandfather Lawrence P. Dorsey.
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The Woodshop Art Gallery
www.thewoodshopartgallery@ gmail.com
Women’s Live Artist Studio www.womensliveartiststudio.com
KENTUCKY
E&S Gallery www.eandsgallery.com
Kula Gallery* www.ilovekula.com
LOUISIANA
Baldwin & Co.* www.baldwinandcobooks.com
Benoit Gallery*
www.benoitgallery.com
KAWD Art Gallery
IG: kawdartgallery
LaBelle Galerie www.abellegallery.weebly.com/ about.html
New Orleans Art Bar* www.nolaartbar.com
Stella Jones Gallery www.stellajonesgallery.com
Terrance Osborne Gallery
www.terranceosborne.com
MARYLAND
Galerie Myrtis Fine Art & Advisory
www.galeriemyrtis.net
Overdue Recognition Art Gallery
www.overduerecognition.com
The Gallery About Nothing (TGAN)
IG: thegalleryaboutnothing
Serengei Gallery*
www.smgti.com
Waller Gallery
www.wallergallery.com
ZIMSTONE Gallery*
www.zimstonegallery.com
MASSACHUSETTS
Alison Wells Fine Art Studio & Gallery*
www.alisonwells.com
Art For the Soul Gallery*
www.art4thesoul.org
Knowhere Gallery www.knowhereart.com
Cousen Rose Gallery
www.cousenrose.com
The Ethelbert Cooper Gallery of African & African American Art* www.coopergalleryhc.org
MICHIGAN
E’lla Beaute’ & Art Gallery* www.artbyellawebber.com
Irwin House Detroit* www.irwinhousegallery.org
Blackbird Gallery
www.blackbird-gallery.com
Fel’le Gallery*
www.thefellegallery.com
Muse GR*
www.musegr.com
Norwest Gallery
www.norwestgallery.com/
Sherwood Forest Art Gallery* www.sherwoodforestart.com
MISSOURI
ERG Gallery* www.erg.gallery
10th Street Gallery* www.10thstreetgallery.com
NEVADA
Left of Center Art Gallery www.leftofcenterart.org/
NEW JERSEY
Akwaaba Gallery* www.akwaabagallery.com
NEW MEXICO
Aaron Payne Fine Art www.apfineart.com
Dane Wells Gallery* www.danewellsgallery.com
NEW YORK
Art Lead Her (NY) www.artleadher.com
Dorsey’s Fine Art Gallery www.dorseysfineartgallery.com
Bill Hodge Gallery www.billhodgesgallery.com/
Black Gotham Experience www.blackgotham.com/#2
Black Wall Street Gallery www.bwsgallery.com
Calabar Gallery www.calabargallery.com
Cierra Britton Gallery www.cierrabritton.com
Cindy Rucker Gallery www.cindyruckergallery.com
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Essie Green Galleries www.essiegreengalleries.com
Ghost Gallery New York* www.ghostnewyork.info
Ground Floor Gallelry* www.groundfloorbk.com
Hannah Traore Gallery* www.hannahtraoregallery.com
Heath Gallery
www.heathgallerynewyork.com
Housing*
www.housing-art.info
Jenkins Johnson Gallery
www.jenkinsjohnsongallery.com
Julia Seabrook Gallery
www.juliaseabrookgallery.com
June Kelly Gallery
www.junekellygallery.com
Kvasnevski Schwartz Projects* www.info@ksprojectsnyc.com
Kente Royal Gallery
www.kenteroyalgallery.com
Long Gallery
www.long.gallery
Mackey Twins Art Gallery
www.mackeytwinsartgallery.com
Medium Tings
www.mediumtingsbk.com/about
Nicole Vassell Gallery*
www.nicolevallell.com
Peg Alston Fine Arts
www.pegalstonfinearts.com
Regular Normal*
www.regularnormal.org
Richard Beavers Gallery
www.artsy.net/partner/richardbeavers-gallery
info@richardbeaversgallery.com
Scott Bleu Studios* IG: scottbleustudios
sk.ArtSpace*
www.skartapace.com
Skoto Gallery
www.skotogallery.com
Storage Art Gallery*
www.storageartgallery.com
Superposition
www.superpositiongallery.com
The Bishop Gallery* www.bishoponbedford.com
The Spot for Art*
www.thespotforart.com
Tripoli Gallery
www.tripoligallery.com/exhibitions
Welancora Gallery
www.welancoragallery.com
We Buy Gold*
www.webuygold.wtf
NORTH CAROLINA
BLKMRKT*
www.blkmrktclt.com
Dupp & Swat www.duppandswat.com
Noir Collective AVL LLC* www.noircollectiveavl.com
Triangle Cultural Art Gallery LLC*
www.triangleculturalart.com
OHIO
Deep Roots Art Experience* www.deeprootsexperience.com
Edward A. Dixon Gallery* www.eagallery.com
Framed Gallery www.framedgallery.net
OKLAHOMA
Black Wall Street Gallery* www.bwsgallery.com
OREGON
greenHAUS* www.greenhausgallery.com
Northwest by Northwest Gallery www.nwbynwgallery.com
PENNSYLVANIA
Moody Jones Gallery* www.moodyjonesgallery.org
Muse Gallery www.musegalleryphiladelphia. com
Boom Concepts www.boomuniverse.co
Rush Arts Philadelphia www.rushphilanthropic.org
The Spit Haus www.thespitehaus.com
Urban Art Gallery* www.urban-artgallery.com
SOUTH CAROLINA
Gallery Chuma www.gallerychuma.com
Jonathan Green Studios* www.jonathangreenstudios.com
Neema Gallery
www.1stdibs.com/dealers/neemagallery/shop/
TENNESSEE
Joysmith Art Gallery* www.thecollectionshop.com
Art Village Gallery IG: artvillagegallery
*Listing resourced from The Black Curation. www.theblackcuration@gmail.com
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Nestled in Southeast Wisconsin, seconds away from Lake Michigan, Mahogany Gallery is a beacon of contemporary fine art, showcasing masterpieces from renowned artists like Jamaal Barber, Brad Lee, Candace Hunter, Rosy Petri, Jerry Jordan, Mutope Johnson, Nate Austin, Rosemary Ollison, Della Wells, and more.
Stepping into Mahogany Gallery is immersing oneself in boundless creativity. Each piece tells a unique story, from Barber’s woodcuts to Lee’s sculptures and Petri’s textiles, captivating every art collector.
Mahogany Gallery nurtures emerging talents through its EMERGE Artist Fellowship program, empowering them to realize their visions. We offer comprehensive curation services for individual and institutional collectors. Our expert curator
guides you to pieces that resonate with your aesthetic and investment goals.
We also provide art education programs and appraisals, enriching visitors’ understanding of art’s transformative power. Mahogany Gallery offers a rich tapestry of styles and mediums, from paintings to sculptures, textiles, and prints, catering to every taste. We are committed to the arts community locally, regionally, and nationally, redefining the boundaries of contemporary art.
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Dontae Muse, also known as D. Muse, is an ‘artrepeneur coach’ dedicated to empowering artists to monetize their talents through proven branding and marketing strategies.
He has been the driving force behind Above Art Studios in New Brunswick, New Jersey, for eight years, where he serves as an artist, author, arts administrator, and creative coach.
Inspired by a childhood incident where his creative abilities were misunderstood, Dontae recognized the importance of understanding the business aspects of art. Witnessing the undervaluation and exploitation of Black artists, he aimed to break the cycle of the ‘starving artist’ by providing essential business knowledge.
With a background in business and art administration, Dontae established Above The Art Studio with his business partners,
realizing his dream of owning an art gallery despite challenges. He also founded “The Pay The Artists Club,” a virtual coaching community offering insights into copywriting, pricing, and funding for artists worldwide, emphasizing community support in the art world’s intricacies.
Dontae’s upcoming Black Gallery Art Tour, starting April 11, 2024, will showcase Black artistry at various galleries across the nation, starting in Bowie, MD, and ending in New York, promising a celebration of cultural diversity and artistic excellence.
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black gallery guide +
This Little Light Glass Art Gallery & Shop*
www.thislittlelightartglass.com
Tone Gallery* www.tonememphis.org
Urevbu Contemporary* www.urevbucontemporary.com
Woods Cut Fine Art Gallery* www. woodscutfineartgallery.com
Waterkolours Fine Art Gallery www.waterkoloursfineart.com
TEXAS
Bisong Art Gallery www.bisongartgallery.com
Daisha Board Gallery
www.daishaboardgallery.com
Gite Gallery
thegitegallery.com/site/
In the Eye of the Beholder Art Gallery
IG: eotb_gallery
Mitochondria Gallery* www.mitochondriagallery.com
Msani HOUS Fine Art* www.msanihous.com
Pan-African Connection
Bookstore Art Gallery* www.panafricanconnection.com
Pencil on Paper Gallery www.pencilonpapergallery.com
Primary Paint Party - Prime Art Gallery*
www.primarypaintparty.com
Riches Art* www.richesart.com
Wright Art Twins Gallery* www.wrightarttwins.com
VIRGINIA
The Well Art Gallery www.thewellartgallery.com
Walton Gallery* www.waltongallery.com
WASHINGTON
Arte Noir* www.artenoir.org
Ground Floor Gallery www. thegroundfloorgallery.com/contact
Loving Room diaspora books + salon*
www.lovingroombooks. community/
Martyr Sauce
www.martyrsauce.com
ONYX Fine Arts Collective* www.onyxarts.org
Wa Na Wari www.wanawari.org
Wow Gallery Experience* www.thewonderofwomen.org
WISCONSIN
Ayzha Fine Arts Gallery
www.ayzhafineartsgallery.com
Institute for the Preservation of African American Music and Art www.i-pama.org
Mahogany Gallery
www.mahoganygallery.com
NO Studios www.nostudios.com
INTERNATIONAL
Galerie Gomis* www.galeriegomis.com
HOA - Sao Paulo Brasil www.hoatour.art
ALLWOOD MRKT - Toronto Canada*
www.allwoodmarket.com
Band Gallery and Cultural Center - Toronto Canada* www.bandgallery.com
The Run Gallery - Toronto Canada* www.therungallery.com
Worth Gallery - Toronto* www.worthgallery.ca
Addis Fine Art- Bole Atlas Ethiopia* www.addisfineart.com
Art Melanated - Paris France www.artmelanated.com
Axiom Fine Art Gallery - Paris France
www.axiomfineart.com
Galerie Carole Kvasnevski - Paris France
www.galeriecarolekvasnevski. com
Nelly WANDJI* www.nellywandji.com
Ronewa Art Projects –Berlin Germany
www.ronewa.com
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Sakhile & MeFrankfurt Germany* www.sakhileandme.com
LouiSimone Guirandou GalleryIvory Coast* www.louisimoneguirandou. gallery/en/
Hour Glass Gallery* www.hourglassgallery.com
Nike Art Gallery - Lekki Nigeria* www.nikeartfoundation.com
Rele Gallery - Lagos Nigeria* www.rele.com
132 Art Gallery - South Africa* www.132art.com
Thomarts Gallery - South Africa* www.thomartsgallery.com
Filafriques - Geneve Switzerland* www.filafriques.gallery/
Gallery Kendra Jayne PatrickBern Switzerland www.gallerykendrajaynepatrick. com
Afriart Gallery - Kampala Uganda www.afriartgallery.org
Autograph - London UK* www.autograph.org.uk
Guest Projects - London UK* www.guestprojects.com
Institute of International Visual Arts - London UK* www.invia.org
198 Contemporary Arts and Learning - London UK* www.198.org.uk
London Lighthouse Gallery & Studio - London UK*
www.londonlighthousestudio.com
Tafeta - London UK* www.tafeta.com
Signature African ArtLondon UK*
www.signatureafricanart.com
Artillery Gallery - Zimbabwe*
IG: artillerytheartgallery
HBCU ORGANIZATION
HBCU Digital Art Collection Project
www.picturethatconsultants.com/ hbcu-digitalartproject
ARTS ORGANIZATIONS
Africa Soft Power Project
heafricasoftpowerproject.com
Ashé Cultural Arts Center www.ashenola.org
Black Art in America
www.blackartinamerica.com
Black Arts Consortium
IG: BacNorthwestern
Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator (DVCAI) www.dvcai.org
Art of Black Miami
www.miamiandbeaches.com/ things-to-do/art-and-culture/art-ofblack
Romaine Art & Culture Center (RACC)
www.artincpeoria.org/romaincenter
Three Walls
www.three-walls.org/who-we-are/ South Side Community Arts Center
www.www.sscartcenter.org
Englewood Arts Collective
www.englewoodartscollective.org/ index
Georgetown African American Historic Landmark Project & Tour
www.gaahlp.org
Diasporal Rhythms www.diasporalrhythms.org
Africa International House (AIH) www.aihusa.org
MUSEUMS
Miami Museum of Contemporary Art of the African Diaspora Miami
www.miamimocaad.org/murals. html
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture* New York www.nypl.org
The Colored Girls Museum Philadelphia, PA thecoloredgirlsmuseum@gmail. com
ART SERVICES
Helendora Samuels Picture Framing, Inc. www.samuelsframing.com
Show Strategies www.showstrategy.com/
The Frame Shop www.theframeshopchicago.com
VIctory LapTrucking victorylaptruckingco@gmail.com
ART APPRAISERS
DDC Consulting Group (Chicago) ddcconsultinggroup.site
Picture That Consultants (Stamford, CT)
www.picturethatconsultants.com
ART FAIRS/FESTIVALS
2024 Culture Black Fine Art Expo
www.kbkfoundation.org/cultureblack-fine-art-expo
*Listing resourced from The Black Curation. www.theblackcuration@gmail.com
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