Phyllida Barlow
British artist
British artist
Sonia Boyce became the first woman of African descent to represent the U.K. at the Venice Biennale in 2022, the year she turned 60.
In 2017, 63-year-old Tanzanian-British artist Lubaina Himid became the oldest artist to win the acclaimed Turner Prize, as well as the first woman of African descent.
Hawaiian sculptor, glassblower, and installation artist
English-South African artist and activist
Chinese-American artist known for re-working historic Chinese photographs into haunting, visually arresting paintings and mixed media pieces.
Multidisciplinary artist, educator, and member of the US President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities
Mexican-American altar maker, or Chicana altarista, whose work is informed by a deep spiritual belief in the traditional process, which pays homage and evokes memory of people, events, or places through multilevel structures embellished with photos, traditional foods, flowers, and handmade and found adornments.
Monyee Chau is a queer second generation immigrant artist
Visual activist who documents Black gay, lesbian, transgender, and intersex people in South Africa.