Beyond the Canvas
An art blog with opinions
 

“The stigma attached to having been in jail for a woman is a very threatening one because of the idea of how dare her not be a good wife...

“Who needs to NOT think of you as a Black artist to consider you a real artist?” - Kerry James Marshall There are a handful of artists...

"Black women’s heads of hair are galaxies unto themselves, solar systems, moonscapes, volcanic interiors. The hair she paints has a mind...

Painting is a visual language where everything in the painting is meaningful, is important, is coded. But sometimes, because of the...

‘The series was created from a personal need for spiritual grounding after experiencing trauma. The search for what gives meaning to our...

The Black Lives Matter movement is having an extraordinary impact on the way brands communicate and behave. Whether it's just 'woke...

The growing momentum of the Black Lives Matter movement and the increased media focus on black culture have brought a multitude of...