The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art was founded 25 years ago and the mission of the museum is to uplift art by and about

Spring 2020 Theaster Gates: Black Image Corporation explores the legacy of the Johnson Publishing Company archive. Curated by artist Theaster Gates (born 1973, lives in Chicago), this

American abstract artist Mildred Thompson (1936 – 2003) spent much of her early career in Germany and France in response to the racial and gender

Amy Sherald immediately rose to international prominence when the National Portrait Gallery unveiled her portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama in February 2018 to critical acclaim. Amy

PRESENCE: Meditations on the Spelman College Collection features a selection of the Spelman College’s newest gifts and latest acquisitions. Organized by the Museum’s Curator of

In partnership with Autograph, London, the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art presented the United States premiere of Zanele Muholi: Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail the Dark Lioness.

Deborah Roberts creates visually arresting collages that encourage important conversations about girlhood, vulnerability, body image, popular culture, self-image, and the dysfunctional legacy of colorism. Combining found

Beverly Buchanan (1940–2015) produced landmark bodies of work, including cast concrete and mixed media sculptures, drawings and books, and evocative paintings and photographs. The artist explored

Artist Mickalene Thomas (b. 1971) is perhaps best known for her large-scale elaborate paintings that are adorned with rhinestones, enamel, and colorful acrylics. Combining art historical,

Black Chronicles II, an exhibition organized by Autograph ABP, London, in collaboration with the Hulton Archive, a division of Getty Images, was curated by Renée