Black Artists Shaping the World
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Black Artists Shaping the World

Black Artists Shaping the World

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Sharna Jackson (Author) Zoe Whitely (Contributor)  

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Written by award-winning Black British children's author Sharna Jackson, Black Artists Shaping the World celebrates the diversity of work being produced today by Black artists from around the globe, introducing young readers to twenty-six contemporary artists from Africa and of the African diaspora. Sharna Jackson's experience as a children's author who has worked for over a decade in the cultural sector, both at Tate in London and at Site Gallery in Sheffield, is combined here with the curatorial expertise of Dr Zoe Whitley, Director of London's Chisenhale Gallery and co-curator of the landmark Tate exhibition 'Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power'. Their book features artists working in a variety of media from painting, sculpture and drawing to ceramics, installation art and sound art. Artists featured include British Turner Prize-winning painters Lubaina Himid and Chris Ofili; renowned South African visual activist Zanele Muholi; Nigerian sound artist Emeka Ogboh; Sudanese painter Kamala Ibrahim Ishag; Kenyan-British ceramicist Magdalene Odundo; African-American artists Kerry James Marshall, Faith Ringgold, Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley; performance artist Harold Offeh; and moving image artist Larry Achiampong. The result is a refreshingly contemporary celebration of Black artists at work today that will serve as inspiration to a new generation of aspiring young artists. Winner of Five Awards: * SLA Information Book Award, Judges Award Winner, Age 13-16 category 2022 * SLA Information Book Award, Children's Choice Winner, Age 13-16 category 2022 * SLA Information Book Award, Judges Choice Winner 2022 * Junior Design Awards - GOLD medal winner * Made for Mums Awards - GOLD award With 62 illustrations in colour 62 Illustrations, color
Sharna Jackson is an award-winning children's author and curator. She is the author of four books for children, including the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2020 winner High-Rise Mystery (2019) and Mic Drop (2020). Dr Zoe Whitley is the Director of London's Chisenhale Gallery and co-curator of 'Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power' (2017).
  • Contributor: Sharna Jackson
  • Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
  • ISBN13: 9780500652596
  • Number of Pages: 144
  • Packaged Dimensions: 172x240mm
  • Packaged Weight: 610
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
  • Release Date: 2021-09-30
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: Sharna Jackson is an award-winning children's author and curator. She is the author of four books for children, including the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2020 winner High-Rise Mystery (2019) and Mic Drop (2020). Dr Zoe Whitley is the Director of London's Chisenhale Gallery and co-curator of 'Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power' (2017).

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