Black Artists Shaping the World

Written by the acclaimed Black children’s author Sharna Jackson, this captivating book introduces young readers to twenty-six contemporary artists from Africa and the African diaspora. These artists work in various mediums, including painting, sculpture, drawing, ceramics, installation art, and sound art.

Among the featured artists are renowned figures such as Kerry James Marshall, Faith Ringgold, Amy Sherald (known for her portrait of Michelle Obama), and Kehinde Wiley. The book also highlights the accomplishments of British Turner Prize-winning painters Lubaina Himid and Chris Ofili, South African visual activist and photographer Zanele Muholi, Nigerian sound artist Emeka Ogboh, Sudanese painter Kamala Ibrahim Ishaq, Kenyan-British ceramicist Magdalene Odundo, Afrofuturist-inspired performance artist Harold Offeh, and moving image artist Larry Achiampong, among others.

With Sharna Jackson’s expertise as an award-winning children’s author and the curatorial knowledge of Dr. Zoé Whitley, co-curator of the groundbreaking exhibition "Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power," this book serves as an essential introduction to the work of Black artists today. It is sure to inspire and enlighten a new generation of aspiring young artists.