Deborah Roberts news

On Thursday 15 July, Big Medium's 'Coffee Chat' hosted Deborah Roberts in conversation with fellow Austin-based artist Betelhem Makonnen. Big Medium is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting artists and building a sense of community through the arts in Austin and across Texas.

Deborah Roberts, 'We are Soldiers', 2019, MFA Boston, Massachusetts, USA Yinka Shonibare CBE, 'Adam and Eve', 2013, Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town, South Africa Deborah Roberts, 'Ulysses', 2019, ICA Boston, Massachusetts, USA Yinka...

'Duro Olowu: Seeing Chicago' is a group exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago that brings together works from the city's public and private art collections. Stepping away from traditional formats, the exhibition reimagines the relationships between artists and objects across time, geography, and media.

'Re/Devaluing Colorism' is a group exhibition at Southwest School of Art in Texas, guest-curated by Aissatour Sidime-Blanton. The exhibition brings together the work of fourteen female artists to address the harmful effects...

Boss Babes ATX parters with Virginia Cumberbatch on Tuesday 3 December to present CHATROOM with African American artist Deborah Roberts. The conversation will take place between 6.30-8pm at BBATX Headquarters in the...

The lecture will take place at the APSU Art and Design Building, in Room 120 on Tuesday 12 November 2019 from 6pm. Alongside this lecture, Roberts will also conduct one-on-one studio visits...

The Outwin 2019: American Portraiture Today features work by nearly 50 finalists of National Portrait Gallery's latest Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition. The exhibition encompasses a wide range of media including painting, drawing,...

‘Cut and Paste: 400 Years of Collage' is the first survey exhibition of collage ever to take place. Often described as a twentieth-century invention, collage in fact has a long history. Showing...

'Still I Rise' at Kidspace Gallery and Art-Making Studio At MASS MoCA, Massachusetts is a group exhibition that refers back to Maya Angelou's 1978 verse of the same name. The show brings...

'Get Up, Stand Up Now: Generations of Black Creative Pioneers' is a major new exhibition curated by Zak Ové that celebrates Black creativity from the post-war era to the present day. Bringing...

'If they come' is Deborah Roberts' first solo exhibition at the gallery and in Europe. Combining collage with mixed media, Roberts' figurative works depict the complexity of black subjecthood and explore themes...

‘Let Them Be Children' (2018) is one of the largest and most populous works that Deborah Roberts has made to date. The artist's use of collage speaks to the challenges encountered by...

We are delighted to announce that Deborah Roberts' first catalogue is now available, 'The Evolution of Mimi' at Spelman Museum of Fine Art. 'Deborah Roberts: The Evolution of Mimi' is an original...

Charles White's artistic portrayals of black subjects, life, and history were extensive and far-reaching. ‘Plumb Line' features contemporary artists whose work exploring the black individual and collective life resonates with White's profound...

Established as a farming island and fishing community in the early 1900s, by the mid century Captiva had become known as a tropical paradise, attracting artists, conservationists, and even U.S. presidents. Searching...

‘Constructing Identity in America' is a group exhibition that takes as its starting point the permanent collection of Montclair Art Museum. Spanning the period from America's birth in 1776 to the present...

‘Reclamation! Pan-African Works from the Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection' features over one hundred works that explore themes related to migration. The exhibition spans a wide variety of media including installation, video, painting...

Deborah Roberts creates visually arresting collages that encourage important conversations about girlhood, vulnerability, body image, popular culture, self-image, and the dysfunctional legacy of colorism. Combining found photographs, painting, and drawing, she examines...

MassArt's Bakalar & Paine Galleries present 'Legacy of the Cool: A Tribute to Barkley L. Hendricks'. This exhibition is a tribute to artist Barkley L. Hendricks' legacy and a celebration of new...