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Celebrating Contemporary Black Artists

By Erin Darling on February 21, 2018 in Darling Community

Last year, to celebrate Black History Month, I did a series of portraits of important black female artists.

For Black History Month this year I want to step back and let the work of black artists speak for itself. We’re making our own stories right now & I feel it’s important to share those stories so that they can shape reality. Without further ado, I will let the following 11 Black Female Artists speak for themselves:

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6 Final Portraits Celebrating Black Female Artists

By Erin Darling on March 20, 2017 in Darling Original Artwork

This is the final installment in my series celebrating Important Black Female Artists. If you haven’t already, check out Part 1 and Part 2. The above portait is out first featured artist today…

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(New Portraits) Four More Black Female Artists

By Erin Darling on March 7, 2017 in Darling Original Artwork

Last month I started a series of 15 Important Black Female Artists. Today I would like to share with you the second installment in this series, with 4 new portraits of these amazing women. To start us off is the above portrait… (more…)

Celebrating Important Black Female Artists

By Erin Darling on February 22, 2017 in Darling Original Artwork

This year for Black History Month I wanted to paint a handful of important black female artists. I thought I would maybe do one or two portraits, but the more I researched, the more I fell in love with these amazing women. I picked out 15 important artists overall, and today I’d like to share my first 6 portraits with you. (more…)