{"product_id":"9780500652596","title":"Black Artists Shaping the World","description":"By: Jackson, Sharna \u003cbr\u003e Format: Hardback \u003cbr\u003e Published By: Thames \u0026amp; Hudson Ltd \u003cbr\u003eDate of Publication: 30\/09\/21 \u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780500652596 \u003cbr\u003e Dimensions in mm: 181 x 246 x 20 \u003cbr\u003e 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","brand":"Scotia Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41037830062263,"sku":"9780500652596","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0570\/5629\/7143\/files\/9780500652596.jpg?v=1717437911","url":"https:\/\/www.scotiabooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780500652596","provider":"scotia-books-online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}