Celebrate the opening of The Artist’s Experience: From Brotherman to Batman on March 13, curated by Shawn Martinbrough and featuring 20 Black artists from across the comic book spectrum. Hear from the curator, explore the exhibition, enjoy appetizers from Nourrir Cuisine, and listen to beats by Vinyl and Pages. Register at the link.
Every comic book page is comprised of a group of panels that tell a story. How artists interpret that story—the journey from sketch, to pencil, to ink—is as distinct as a fingerprint. The Artist’s Experience: From Brotherman to Batman is a celebration of the work of 20 Black sequential artists from across the comic book spectrum. The exhibition explores range of art styles—from independent artists like Dawud Anyabwile, creator of Brotherman, the oldest, independently published Black comic in the country, to Denys Cowan, Milestone Media co-founder and legendary Batman illustrator for DC Comics. From brush and ink on paper to stylus and tablet, from a following a strict six-panel structure to breaking the confines of framing, from pencilers to illustrators to letterers—this exhibition enters the diverse landscape of the artists’ practices, revealing what brings joy to their craft in their own words.
Featuring artwork by:
Dawud Anyabwile
Darryl Banks
Eric Battle
Chuck DragonBlack Collins
Denys Cowan
Jerry Craft
Tim Fielder
N Steven Harris
Micheline Hess
Jamal Yaseem Igle
John Jennings
Ken Lashley
Shawn Martinbrough
Alitha E. Martinez
Jamar Nicholas
Khary Randolph
Afua Richardson
Robyn-Brooke Smith
Marcus Williams
Ron Wimberly
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