By: Jackson, Sharna
Format: Hardback
Published By: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Date of Publication: 30/09/21
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780500652596
Dimensions in mm: 181 x 246 x 20
Description: Written by award-winning Black British children?_Ts 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?_Ts experience as a children?_Ts 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 ZoAc Whitley, Director of London?_Ts Chisenhale Gallery and co-curator of the landmark Tate exhibition ?_~Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power?_T. 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
Format: Hardback
Published By: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Date of Publication: 30/09/21
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780500652596
Dimensions in mm: 181 x 246 x 20
Description: Written by award-winning Black British children?_Ts 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?_Ts experience as a children?_Ts 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 ZoAc Whitley, Director of London?_Ts Chisenhale Gallery and co-curator of the landmark Tate exhibition ?_~Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power?_T. 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