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When the alert came across my phone early Wednesday morning about the release of the Maya Angelou coin I was elated. Even though we’re still waiting on the Harriett Tubman twenty ($20), it seemed a wonderful way to kick off Black History Month (BHM).

And just like that, we’ve slipped into a new year. 2022 certainly won’t be without angst or uncertainty, but as with all new beginnings, it will also carry possibility and opportunity. We’ve made it into the new year when so many others have not, so give it your best.

Collections include Fine Art, Objet d’Arts and ‘Something Funky’ Special order our inaugural cover art ‘ISYS’ by James Nelson.

When Pamella Allen says she’s from a long line of ‘resilient, prolific, and mystic storytellers’, the Jamaican born artist’s lineage bears it out.

I sat down with Sean Green, CEO of ARTERNAL, to discuss his business automation platform that is building the largest network of art dealers, collectors and art in the world.

Art is an outlet for communication, expression, imagination and technical skill. Artists across cultures and eras evoke emotions, examine history, explore experiences, and can ultimately advance civil and social movements using different artistic means.

This May was an excellent time to get a much needed breath of fresh air after languishing in COVID-19 lock down for more than a year. Liberated by the vaccine, Pigment International took a trip to New York to partake in just a smattering of the many art activities in the city that never sleeps. From exhibitions, to festivals, to commemorations the city never disappoints when it comes to the Black art experience.

Artist Al Johnson just purchased a VR headset and spent upwards of two hours immersed in the tech. Not a big leap from the little boy who, even before he could walk, was so consumed with drawing trucks that his Mother rightfully predicted he would grow up to be an artist. Art, says Johnson, is visual healing. The mix of colors and shapes in his abstract expressionistic "soul-based" works are intended to allow the viewer to interpret what they see and most importantly what they feel.

Lisa DuBois’s photos have the ability to transport you to faraway places, but they also help you see the everyday in a totally different way. Her well-developed eye, along with a passion for cultures, is translated into beautiful sepia-toned black and white photos taken during her world travels. Her virtual exhibition for the Harlem Fine Art Show 2021 Virtual Show is entitled Vicariously and also includes acrylic on canvas and mixed media works.

Artist and art historian Samella Sandra Lewis is renowned for her contributions to African-American art and history.

Creativity in the arts can emerge from the most unlikely of places. What some consider the last great American Art Movement of the 20th century emerged from southeast Florida at the hands of itinerant, self-taught African American artists.

When Linda Chandia was asked, for the Fall/Winter issue of Pigment Magazine, what her state of mind was, she offered that maintaining hope was one way to rise above our current situation.

What do the award-winning artist and art director, designer, and illustrator Michelle René Cobb have in common with artists Renoir, Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, Claude Monet, and Georgia O’Keeffe?

As we continue to live our days in partial lockdown it’s easy to imagine a getaway by the sea. To see boats gently bobbing in the ocean, and to smell the saltwater as it laps against the shore is at once both mesmerizing and tranqui

Eddie Santana “Edo” White first put acrylic to canvas in 2017. By December of 2018 he was showing his work on the rooftop of the Penthouse event space in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood during the most important four days on the U.S. art calendar – Art Basel Miami.