Artists
Artists
§ THE ARTS · THE PORTRAITS21 PORTRAITS
Artists.
The names the scene already knows.
21 PORTRAITSCREATORS ↗︎
§ ARTSb. 1986
Ryan Coogler
Filmmaker, Black Panther and Sinners, co-founder of Proximity Media
§ ARTSb. 1985
Issa Rae
Writer, actor, producer, creator of Insecure, founder of HOORAE
§ ARTSb. 1989
Quinta Brunson
Creator and star of Abbott Elementary
§ 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
§ ARTSb. 1965
Viola Davis
Actor and producer, EGOT winner
§ 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
§ ARTSb. 1961
Mark Bradford
Artist, co-founder of Art + Practice in Leimert Park
§ ARTSb. 1998
Amanda Gorman
Poet, first National Youth Poet Laureate
§ ARTSb. 1977
Jesmyn Ward
Novelist, two-time National Book Award winner
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Renata Vashon
Painter · Oil portraits of the family interior
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Marcus Dade
Painter · Acrylic and gold leaf
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Inés Calderón
Collage artist · Paper, thread and the family archive
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Odessa Lamarr
Textile artist · Story quilts
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Kofi Abernathy
Sculptor · Salvage, steel and tile
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June Ortiz
Painter · Color field and the light of Los Angeles
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Dorian Moseley
Photographer · Black-and-white street portraits
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Yesenia Bañuelos
Photographer · Color documentary
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Lionel Bassett
Photographer · Studio portraits on painted backdrops
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Sol Arceneaux
Muralist · Public walls and youth crews