Collection

The Museum was originally founded as a non-collecting institution, but the mandate to preserve and document the work of artists of African descent quickly became important to its mission. The Museum’s collection, now including over 9,000 objects, has a particular focus on the institution’s exhibition history and Artist-in-Residence program. The collection continues to grow through the stewardship of the Museum’s Acquisition Committee and generous private donors. 

The below list includes the over 700 artists currently represented in the collection. It will be updated periodically to reflect the Museum’s ongoing work to increase access to its collection.

Our Artists

Nina Chanel Abney
Joe Lewis
Raul Acero
Joseph ("Joe") S. Lewis III
BK Adams
Nate Lewis
Derrick Adams
Norman Lewis
Tunji Adeniyi-Jones
Tony Lewis
Terry Adkins
Georges Liautaud
John Ahearn
Joe Light
Mequitta Ahuja
Glenn Ligon
Adebisi Akanji
Kalup Linzy
Akintunde Akinleye
James Little
Njideka Akunyili Crosby
Birth Livingstone
Laylah Ali
Tom Lloyd
Devin Allen
Donald Locke
Jules Allen
Hew Locke
Charles Alston
Ronald Lockett
Francisco Alvaroado-Juarez
Michelangelo Lovelace
Ghada Amer
Whitfield Lovell
Emma Amos
Alvin Loving
Hurvin Anderson
Charlie Lucas
Noel Anderson
Andrew Lyght
Benny Andrews
David R. MacDonald
Joël Andrianomearisoa
Manuel Macarrulla
Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones
Lakwena Maciver
Philip Kwame Apagya
Eric N. Mack
Diane Arbus
Dwight Mackintosh
Edgar Arceneaux
Turiya Magadlela
Kenseth Armstead
Stevenson Magloire
Jabu Arnell
Ibrahim Mahama
Alexandre Arrechea
Carolyn Maitland
Albert Artwell
William Majors
Alice Attie
Mustafa Maluka
B.K.
Kerry James Marshall
Kobina Badowah
Delita Martin
Firelei Báez
Richard Mayhew
Radcliffe Bailey
Valerie Maynard
Rushern Baker
Howard McCalebb
John Bankston
Dindga McCannon
Henry Wilmer Bannarn
Fred W. McDarrah
Edward Mitchell Bannister
Allie McGhee
Anthony Barboza
Dave McKenzie
Sadie Barnette
Rodney McMillian
Mambu Bayoh
Lloyd McNeill
Endia Beal
Danielle Mckinney
Derrick Beard
Julie Mehretu
Romare Bearden
Harold Mendez
Kevin Beasley
Nii Ahene Mettle-Nunoo
Gino Beghe
Troy Michie
Aisha Bell
Cristina de Middel
Alexandra Bell
Sam Middleton
Cleveland John Bellow
Wardell Milan
Essie Bendolph Pettway
Nicole Miller
Mary Lee Bendolph
Tom Miller
Kajahl Benes
Adia Millett
Rigaud Benoit
Lev Timothy Mills
Leonardo Benzant
George Mingo
Dawoud Bey
Joe Minter
Wilson Bigaud
Tyrone Mitchell
Sanford Biggers
Nandipha Mntambo
Camille Billops
Tracey Moffat
McArthur Binion
Meleko Mokgosi
Robert Blackburn
Anna Moon
Nayland Blake
Jay Moon
Betty Blayton Taylor
Fred Moore
Appau Junior Boakye-Yiadom
John L. Moore
Alexander "Skunder" Boghossian
Mario Moore
Chakaia Booker
Philip Moore
Phoebe Boswell
Sister Gertrude Morgan
Seymour Etienne Bottex
Rafael Morla
Frank Bowling
Quentin Morris
Sonia Boyce
Petrona Morrison
Diedrick Brackens
Aolar Mosely
Mark Bradford
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
Andre Bradley
Aimé Mpane
Peter Bradley
Zwelethu Mthethwa
John Braithwaite
Zanele Muholi
Michael Bramwell
Marlon Mullen
Marc Brandenburg
Lavar Munroe
Kwame Brathwaite
Zora J Murff
Greg Breda
Oscar Murillo
Candice Breitz
Ambrose Rhapsody Murray
Murat Brierre
J. B. Murray
Enick Brig
Sana Musasama
Michael Paul Britto
Wangechi Mutu
Moe A. Brooker
Christopher Myers
Elliott Jerome Brown Jr.
Cassi Namoda
Aya Brown
Marilyn Nance
Frederick Brown
Narcissister
Iona Rozeal Brown
Ruben Natal-San Miguel
James Andrew Brown
Rudzani Nemasetoni
Beverly Buchanan
Senga Nengudi
Selma Burke
Louise Nevelson
Charles R. Burwell
Kori Newkirk
Bourmand Byron
Rashaad Newsome
Shaun El C. Leonardo
Floyd Newsum
Widline Cadet
Jackie Nickerson
Bill Caldwell
Arcmanoro Niles
Jonathan Calm
Nisibandoki
Louis Cameron
Serge Alain Nitegeka
Benjamin E. Campbell
Otobong Nkanga
Nanette Carter
Charles Nkosi
Juan Cash
Fred Noel
Laurent Casimir
Motshile Wa Nthodi
Jordan Casteel
Leonel Nussa
Elizabeth Catlett
Lorraine O'Grady
Catti
Antoine Obin
Nick Cave
Philomé Obin
Momadou Ceesay
Sénèque Obin
Paul Chan
Saturnino Portuondo Odio
Dana C. Chandler Jr.
Odili Donald Odita
Vladimir Cybil Charlier
Kemi Odulana
Zoe Charlton
Toyin Ojih Odutola
Colin Chase
Chris Ofili
Jonathan Lyndon Chase
J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere
Barbara Chase-Riboud
Kayode Ojo
Caitlin Cherry
Tim Okamura
Carl Clark
Nnamdi Okonkwo
Ed Clark
Senam Okudzeto
Henry Ray Clark
Asiru Olatunde
Linda Day Clark
Demetrius Oliver
Wesley Clark
Xiomara de Oliver
LeRoy Clarke
Karyn Andrea Olivier
Peter Clarke
Raymond Olivier
Cameron Clayborn
Ademola Olugebefola
Taha Clayton
Kambui Olujimi
Chuck Close
Bruce Onobrakpeya
Mike Cloud
Frida Orupabo
Derrick Alexis Coard
Chinedu Felix Osuchukwu
Gregory Coates
Hayward Oubre
Tony Cokes
Sanou Oumar
Willie Cole
John Outterbridge
Robert Colescott
Clifford Owens
Bethany Collins
Muraina Oyelami
Elizabeth Colomba
Jennifer Packer
Dan Concholar
Pannell
Houston E. Conwill
Gordon Parks
Brett Cook - Dizney
Benjamin Patterson
William Cordova
Ebony G. Patterson
Hervé Cortinat
Kamau Amu Patton
Eldzier Cortor
Lee Pate
Kyrae Cowan
Damien Paul
Adger W. Cowans
Gerard Paul
Brandon Coley Cox
James Payne
Renee Cox
Fahamu Pecou
Ernest Crichlow
Adam Pendleton
Allan Rohan Crite
Elle Perez
Emilio Cruz
Alexis Peskine
Michael Cummings
Lamar Peterson
Jamal Cyrus
Dawit L Petros
Ananias Léki Dago
Max Petrus
Leonard Daley
Loretta Pettway Bennett
Andrews Ofori Danso
Loretta Pettway
Bruce Davidson
Martha Pettway
Kenturah Davis
Martha Jane Pettway
Noah Davis
Elizabeth Peyton
Pat Davis
Elizabeth Peyton
Walter Davis
Paul Pfeiffer
C. Daniel Dawson
Philadelphia Wireman
Nzuji De Magalhaes
Julia Phillips
Murray De Pillars
Naudline Pierre
Bernard De Seignara
Andre Pierre
Roy DeCarava
Howardena Pindell
Avel C. DeKnight
Adrian Piper
Nadine DeLawrence-Maine
Valerie Piraino
Abigail DeVille
Michael Platt
Aria Dean
Stephanie Pogue
TJ Dedeaux-Norris
P.H. Polk
Dorothy Dehner
Ted Pontiflet
Beauford Delaney
Pope.L
Joseph Delaney
Charles Ethan Porter
Louis Delsarte
Larry Potter
Karoly Demeter
Robert A. Pruitt
James Denmark
Martin Puryear
Delphine Desane
Mavis Pusey
Thornton Dial
Christina Quarles
Modou Dieng
Clarence M. Queen
Vincent S. Dillard
Michael Queenland
Jeff Donaldson
Ronny Quevedo
Godfried Donkor
Nathaniel Mary Quinn
Emory Douglas
Erika Ranee
Stan Douglas
Kameelah Janan Rasheed
John Dowell
Robert Rauschenberg
Leonardo Drew
Jeanne Raynal
David Driskell
Elliot Reed
Préfète Duffaut
Robert Reid
DeShawn Dumas
Mallica "Kapo" Reynolds
Marlene Dumas
Robin Rhode
Delano Dunn
Eugene Richards
James Dupree
Michael Richards
D. Denenge Duyst-Akpem
Tanea Richardson
Andile Dyalvane
Jamea Richmond-Edwards
Torkwase Dyson
Gregory Ridley
Allan L. Edmunds
Enrico Riley
Melvin E. Edwards
Faith Ringgold
Victor Ehikhamenor
Bob Rivera
Alfred Eisenstadt
Kenny Rivero
Embah
Larry Rivers
Touhami Ennadre
Andy Robert
Awol Erizku
Deborah Roberts
Roberto Estopinan
Prophet Royal Robertson
Mel Ettrick
Ellington Robinson
Mary Evans
Kenya (Robinson)
Minnie Evans
Marc Andre Robinson
Wendy Ewald
Nadine Robinson
Zachary Fabri
Jorge Luis Rodriguez
Adebisi Fabunmi
Sherrill Roland
Jadé Fadojutimi
Tim Rollins & K.O.S
Lamidi Olonade Fakeye
Mosie Romney
Charles Farrar
Tracey Rose
Nona Faustine
Nellie Mae Rowe
Frohawk Two Feathers
John Rozelle
Tom Feelings
Duhirwe Rushemeza
Amos Ferguson
Tajh Rust
Jose A. Figueroa
Alison Saar
David Fludd
Betye Saar
Derek Fordjour
Lezley Saar
Samuel Fosso
Synthia Saint James
Aaron Fowler
Ed Salter
LaToya Ruby Frazier
Eve Sandler
Roland Freeman
Curtis "Talwst" Santiago
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
Jacolby Satterwhite
Meschac Gaba
Raymond Saunders
Genevieve Gaignard
Augusta Savage
Charles Gaines
Sidney Schenck
Nikita Gale
Dread Scott
Ellen Gallagher
William Scott
Paul Gardere
Thabiso Sekgala
Alex Gardner
Tschabalala Self
Doreen Garner
Robert A. Sengstacke
Ja'Tovia Gary
Paul Mpagi Sepuya
Shaunté Gates
Jamel Shabazz
Theaster Gates
Rudy Shepherd
Rico Gatson
Sienna Shields
Cy Gavin
Yinka Shonibare
Buraimoh Gbadamosi
David Shrobe
Herbert Alexander Gentry
Malick Sidibé
Rennie George
Durant Sihlali
Justin Georges
Thomas Sills
vanessa german
Gary Simmons
Ficre Ghebreyesus
Xaviera Simmons
Ralph Gibson
Coreen Simpson
Mark Thomas Gibson
Lorna Simpson
Aaron Gilbert
Merton D. Simpson
Sam Gilliam
Aaron Siskind
Paul Giovanopoulos
Michel Sivnil
Rex Goreleigh
Yarrow Slaps
Simon Gouverneur
Alexandria Smith
Deborah Grant
Alfred J. Smith
Todd Gray
Paul Anthony Smith
Renee Green
Aswuzi Smith
Myra Greene
Cauleen Smith
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
George Smith
Kojo Griffin
Ira Smith
Rashawn Griffin
Mary T. Smith
Dr. Eugene Grigsby
Ming Smith
Adler Guerrier
Bayeté Ross Smith
Alteronce Gumby
Sable Elyse Smith
Roy Gumpel
Shinique Smith
Tyree Guyton
Vincent Smith
Carol Guzy
Ephrem Solomon
Hassan Hajjaj
Jeff Sonhouse
Chase Hall
Vaughn Spann
Lauren Halsey
Georgia Speller
Allison Janae Hamilton
Henry Speller
Walter Lobyn Hamilton
Stan Squirewell
David Hammons
Robert St. Brice
Trenton Doyle Hancock
James Everett Stanley
Inge Hardison
Micius Stephane
Kira Lynn Harris
Lloyd Stevens
Lyle Ashton Harris
Frank Stewart
David Hartt
Maya Stovall
Bessie Harvey
Tavares Strachan
Kay Hassan
Allen Stringfellow
Maren Hassinger
Devin Troy Strother
Cynthia Hawkins
Dick Stroud
Hugh Hayden
Jimmy Lee Sudduth
Frederick Hayes
Eldridge Suggs III
Mike Henderson
Martine Syms
Barkley L. Hendricks
Bruce Talamon
Gregory Henry
Michelle Talibah
Leslie Hewitt
Ann Tanksley
Chester Higgins
Henry Ossawa Tanner
EJ Hill
Ron Tarver
Candace Hill-Montgomery
Henry Taylor
Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle
Janet E. Taylor
Arnold C. Hinton
Margaret Taylor-Burroughs
Nicholas Hlobo
Pascale Marthine Tayou
Wayne Hodge
Thomas Teamoh
Reggie Burrows Hodges
Felandus Thames
Geoffrey Holder
Alma Thomas
Fred Holland
Hank Willis Thomas
Lonnie Bradley Holley
James "Son Ford" Thomas
Alvin C. Hollingsworth
Lava Thomas
Charles Hoppe
Mickalene Thomas
Patricia Howard
Philip Thomas
Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Bob Thompson
David Huffman
Justin Randolph Thompson
Jibade-Khalil Huffman
Barthélémy Toguo
Manuel Hughes
Mose Ernest Tolliver
Richard Hunt
Rigoberto Torres
Clementine Hunter
Tourmaline
Bill Hutson
Renee Townsend
Juliana Huxtable
Bill Traylor
Kudzanai-Violet Hwami
Brad Trent
Hector Hyppolite
Fatimah Tuggar
Jerald Ieans
Cornelius Tulloch
Birney Imes
Luce Turnier
Texas Isaiah
Twins Seven Seven
Alex Jackson
Doris Ulmann
Ayana V. Jackson
Pierre-Joseph Valcin
Duron Jackson
Jina Valentine
Gerald Jackson
James Van Der Zee
Oliver Lee Jackson
Carl Van Vechten
Reginald Jackson
Jessica Vaughn
Tomashi Jackson
Nontsikelelo Veleko
Walter C. Jackson
Sam Vernon
Arthur Jafa
William Villalongo
February James
Stacy Lynn Waddell
E. Jane
Andre D. Wagner
Wadsworth Jarrell
Adolfo Nadal Walcot
Njena Surae Jarvis
Derek Walcott
Eliegene Jean
Christian Walker
Paul Jean
Henderson Day (Bo) Walker
Steffani Jemison
Kara Walker
AK Jenkins
Larry Walker
Olalekan Jeyifous
Autumn Wallace
Daniel LaRue Johnson
Leon Waller
David L. Johnson
Nari Ward
Joshua Johnson
Burnham Ware
Malvin Gray Johnson
Andy Warhol
Oliver Johnson
Cullen Washington Jr.
Rashid Johnson
Albert Watson
Rindon Johnson
Ouattara Watts
Serge Jolimeau
Ian Weaver
Ben F. Jones
Stephanie Weaver
Jennie C. Jones
Lisa Diane Wedgeworth
Lois Mailou Jones
Carrie Mae Weems
Samuel Levi Jones
James L. Wells
Barbara Jones-Hogu
Eric Wesley
Jasmin Joseph
Pheoris West
William Joseph
Linda Whitaker
Isaac Julien
Charles White
Cyrus Kabiru
Stanley Whitney
Glenn Kaino
Jack Whitten
Joyce Kalema
Kehinde Wiley
Lunga Kama
Bernard Williams
Martin W. Kane
D'Angelo Lovell Williams
Titus Kaphar
Dan Williams
James H. Karales
Edna Williams
Cyrus Karibu
Fabian Williams
Jayson Keeling
Gerald Williams
Paul Farwell Keene
Lorna Williams
William Keith
Michael Kelly Williams
Lauren Kelley
Rachel Eulena Williams
Khalif Kelly
Randy Williams
Arnold J. Kemp
Walter Williams
Michael S. Kendall
William T. Williams
John Kendrick
Deborah Willis
Seydou Keïta
Ellis Wilson
Clifford Prince King
Fred Wilson
William Kitt
LeRone Wilson
Yashua Klos
Paula Wilson
Autumn Knight
Wendy Wilson
Gwendolyn C. Knight
Frank Wimberley
Jas Knight
Hale Woodruff
Jeremy Kost
Leroy Woodson
Marcia Kure
Shirley Woodson
Robert LaVigne
Saya Woolfalk
Jerome Lagarrigue
Sasha Wortzel
D. Lammie-Hanson
Richard Yarde
Moshekwa Langa
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
Claude Lawrence
Jan Yoors
Jacob Lawrence
Annie Mae Young
Deana Lawson
Purvis Young
Hughie Lee-Smith
Brenna Youngblood
Simone Leigh
Yéanzi
Ralph Lemon
Allan Zion
David Levinthal