Artists
Artists
§ THE ARTS · THE PORTRAITS45 PORTRAITS
Artists.
The names the scene already knows.
45 PORTRAITSCREATORS ↗︎
§ MUSICb. 1987
Kendrick Lamar
Pulitzer-winning rapper, songwriter, co-founder of pgLang
§ MUSICb. 1981
Beyoncé
Singer, songwriter, director, founder of Parkwood Entertainment
§ ARTSb. 1986
Ryan Coogler
Filmmaker, Black Panther and Sinners, co-founder of Proximity Media
§ SPORTSb. 1997
Simone Biles
Gymnast, the most decorated in the history of the sport
§ MUSICb. 1989
SZA
Singer and songwriter, SOS
§ MUSICb. 1965
Dr. Dre
Producer, rapper, founder of Aftermath Entertainment
§ MUSICb. 1998
Doechii
Rapper and singer, Grammy winner for Best Rap Album
§ ARTSb. 1985
Issa Rae
Writer, actor, producer, creator of Insecure, founder of HOORAE
§ SPORTSb. 1981
Serena Williams
23-time Grand Slam champion, founder of Serena Ventures
§ SPORTSb. 2004
Coco Gauff
Tennis player, US Open and French Open champion
§ MUSICb. 1991
Tyler, the Creator
Rapper, producer, designer, founder of Golf Wang and Camp Flog Gnaw
§ BUSINESS1985 to 2019
Nipsey Hussle
Rapper, entrepreneur, founder of The Marathon Clothing
§ SPORTSb. 1980
Venus Williams
7-time Grand Slam champion, founder of EleVen
§ ARTSb. 1989
Quinta Brunson
Creator and star of Abbott Elementary
§ MUSICb. 1998
Roddy Ricch
Rapper and singer, The Box
§ ARTSb. 1979
Jordan Peele
Filmmaker, Get Out, Us and Nope, founder of Monkeypaw
§ ARTSb. 1972
Ava DuVernay
Filmmaker, Selma, 13th and When They See Us, founder of ARRAY
§ SPORTSb. 1984
LeBron James
Basketball player, NBA all-time leading scorer, founder of the I Promise School
§ ARTSb. 1965
Viola Davis
Actor and producer, EGOT winner
§ MUSIC1964 to 1995
Eric "Eazy-E" Wright
Rapper, founder of Ruthless Records
§ ARTSb. 1973
Amy Sherald
Painter, the official portrait of Michelle Obama
§ ARTS1980 to 2021
Virgil Abloh
Designer, founder of Off-White, Louis Vuitton menswear artistic director
§ BUSINESSb. 1988
Rihanna
Singer, founder of Fenty Beauty and Savage X Fenty
§ SPORTSb. 1989
DeMar DeRozan
Basketball player, six-time NBA All-Star, mental health advocate
§ POLITICSb. 1938
Maxine Waters
U.S. Representative, California's 43rd District
§ POLITICSb. 1970
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, the first Black woman on the Court
§ ARTSb. 1961
Mark Bradford
Artist, co-founder of Art + Practice in Leimert Park
§ ARTSb. 1998
Amanda Gorman
Poet, first National Youth Poet Laureate
§ ACTIVISMb. 1973
Tarana Burke
Activist, founder of the me too movement
§ ARTSb. 1977
Jesmyn Ward
Novelist, two-time National Book Award winner
§ ACTIVISMb. 1952
Mayisha Akbar
Founder, Compton Jr. Posse youth equestrian program
§ ACTIVISM1967 to 2026
Shirley Raines
Founder, Beauty 2 the Streetz · CNN Hero of the Year
§ BUSINESS
Joey Taylor
Founder, Neuromancer · brain-computer interfaces
§ BUSINESS
Peter Iwuh
Founder, Tykoon Sports · first Black-owned NIL agency
§ BUSINESS
Phyllis Poole
Master Electrician · Owner, Lady Electrical Company
§ ARTS
Renata Vashon
Painter · Oil portraits of the family interior
§ ARTS
Marcus Dade
Painter · Acrylic and gold leaf
§ ARTS
Inés Calderón
Collage artist · Paper, thread and the family archive
§ ARTS
Odessa Lamarr
Textile artist · Story quilts
§ ARTS
Kofi Abernathy
Sculptor · Salvage, steel and tile
§ ARTS
June Ortiz
Painter · Color field and the light of Los Angeles
§ ARTS
Dorian Moseley
Photographer · Black-and-white street portraits
§ ARTS
Yesenia Bañuelos
Photographer · Color documentary
§ ARTS
Lionel Bassett
Photographer · Studio portraits on painted backdrops
§ ARTS
Sol Arceneaux
Muralist · Public walls and youth crews