Galleries and museums across the United States are presenting a diverse range of exhibitions featuring Black artists during Black History Month. These shows highlight artists working in various mediums, from painting and drawing to installation and tapestry, and are on view in cities including Miami, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Chicago.
This fall, galleries and museums across the United States are presenting a series of exhibitions centered on Black life, ranging from historic pioneers to contemporary voices. Highlights include Athi-Patra Ruga's immersive installation 'Lord, I gotta keep on (movin')' at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, which imagines a queer Black nation called Azania; 'Edmonia Lewis: Indelible Impressions' at Stanford's Cantor Arts Center, showcasing the 19th-century sculptor's Neoclassical works; and 'Data Consciousness: Reframing Blackness in Contemporary Print' in New York, inspired by W. E. B. Du Bois's data visualizations. Other notable shows include 'A Taste of Beauty' at the Crocker Art Museum, featuring carved African spoons, and the reopening of the Studio Museum in Harlem, alongside the global energy of Art Basel Miami Beach.
During Miami Art Week 2025, multiple exhibitions and events are spotlighting Black art and culture. Highlights include the Point Comfort Art Fair + Show at the Historic Ward Rooming House, themed "Life & Times of Frederick Douglass," with a special installation hosted by former NBA star Alonzo Mourning. Soul Basel returns to Historic Overtown with exhibitions at the Center for Black Innovation and the Black Archives Lyric Plaza, featuring Marcus Blake's "In Art We Trust." The Art of Transformation showcase in Opa-locka explores "At the Edge of Entanglement," while Revolt Art Fair returns for its second year at Ice Palace Studios with over 50 Black artists. Additionally, historian Nadege Green's installation "The Power of Her Hands: Black Washerwomen in Early Miami" is on view at YoungArts Gallery.