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Welcome to our new Philadelphia Black Artist Fellows!
April 24, 2024
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Jenny Donnelly Johnson
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Mural Arts Philadelphia WALL BALL 2024 Celebrates 40 Years!
April 17, 2024
By
Jenny Donnelly Johnson
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Ellen Powell-Tiberino
Ellen Powell-Tiberino was indeed a remarkable African-American artist, leaving an indelible mark on Philadelphia’s art scene. Born in 1937, her journey to becoming a celebrated artist reflects both talent and resilience. Powell-Tiberino’s artistic talents were evident from a young age, leading to a scholarship from the City of Philadelphia to…
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Wanda Payne
Wanda Payne’s journey as an artist is a testament to her dedication and talent. Born and raised in West Philadelphia, she discovered her love for visual arts at a young age. Despite receiving some formal training at Moore College of Art and the Art Institute of Philadelphia, Payne is predominantly…
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Violet Oakley
Violet Oakley, born in 1874, was a pioneering American artist known for her contributions to mural painting, illustration, and stained glass design. In the early decades of the twentieth century, she broke barriers in the male-dominated field of mural decoration, establishing herself as a trailblazer in the realm of public…
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Edith Emerson
Edith Emerson’s story is one of familial influence, artistic mentorship, and dedicated leadership in the arts. Born into a family with a rich background in both artistry and academia in Ohio, Emerson’s early exposure to diverse cultures through travel and her apprenticeship under a Norwegian painter laid the foundation for…
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Barbara Chase-Riboud
Barbara Chase-Riboud is indeed a remarkable figure in the world of art and literature. Born on June 26, 1939, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she displayed her artistic talents from a young age. After attending Temple University’s Tyler School of Art, she embarked on a journey that would take her across continents…
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A Bouquet of Gratitude for Councilwoman Marian Tasco
March 29, 2024
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Jenny Donnelly Johnson
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We Here: A New Art Project Coming to Kensington with Roberto Lugo
March 25, 2024
By
Jenny Donnelly Johnson
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Art Moves: Inspiring People to Go Green with Public Transit!
March 20, 2024
By
Cindy Burstein
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Eleanor Barba
Eleanor Barba is a multi-media artist proudly living and working in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her work focuses on the intersection of domesticity and burden, where she seeks comfort. She uses painting, quilting, comics, and words to strike what is unsaid in relationships and the home bluntly but is often top of…
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Illkya Acosta
Illkya Acosta, is a first-generation Salvadoran Honduran graphic designer and artist. She is from the Jersey Shore, currently residing in Philadelphia. Her unique background and passion for visual communication led her to earn her BFA in Graphic Design from The University of the Arts. As a freelancer, Illkya has made…
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Ingrid Raphaël
Ingrid Raphaël is a transdisciplinary artist, filmmaker and educator whose creations are shaped by their experiences with migration and the concept of home. Their nomadic journeys serve as a foundation for the exploration of memory, geography, home, temporality, and futurism. These concepts are weaved into their work like their multimedia…
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Ricky Yanas
Ricky Yanas is a Texas-born artist, educator, and curator living in Philadelphia. Working within a pragmatic tradition of problem finding, his work extends through a variety of disciplines (photography, documentary film, installation and archival investigation) with the aim to create inter-sectional/inter-historical spaces of inquiry, mutual engagement, and collaboration through collective…
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Sterling Johnson
Sterling Johnson researches in the areas of Black geographies, anti-colonialism, feminist geography, carceral and abolition geographies. Their research is concerned with laws and morality and issues of social justice and liberation.
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Reflecting, Together.: Essays in Response to Created, Together.
March 19, 2024
By
Caitlin Butler
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Love Light: A Public Art Project by Anthony Carlos Molden
March 19, 2024
By
Jenny Donnelly Johnson
