Abiola Akintola
“My experience of life is the sponge for creating images as words. Painting for me is a form of writing as if composing a painted sentence. Each painting brings something different to my understanding.” Ultimately, my paintings are documents mapping the components of thoughts and memory; easier to see than explain, embodying my belief of freedom, versatility and open mindedness needed for new creations.” Abiola, originally from Nigeria, now makes his home in Chicago, IL.

Danny Broadway
Danny Broadway loved art at a very young age while drawing horses with his sister, Shuanta. He later decided to take his craft seriously during high school where he received grooming and constant motivation from a dedicated instructor. Now a young adult, Danny has earned a degree in Fine Arts from The University of Memphis.

Robert Ketchens
Robert was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, began his artistic studies as a medical illustrator with the United States Air Force. His military service as a Medical Illustrator in Biloxi, Mississippi and at the USAF Hospital in Wiesbaden, Germany laid the groundwork for his studies in fine art in Germany.

Moore Gallery - Dudley "Boykie" Moore
Dudley has built his success on his passion for art and his entrepreneurial spirit. With his determination and strength, he has created a collection of the most exciting and exotic African art featuring prized pieces of Zimbabwean stone sculpture. Dudley’s respect and enthusiasm for Shona sculpture led him to begin helping artists sell their work throughout southern and eastern Africa and parts of Europe. This love to celebrate Africa and share this beautiful art has lead many people to be introduced to the wonder of African sculpture. Moore Gallery is located in Atlanta, GA.

Felicia Grant Preston
“My work is a reflection of deep spirituality, my identity as a black woman and my love of color. When I am creating, I feel more in the presence of God. I want to evoke deep feelings in the viewer, whether it is through the images or colors. Much of my work is mixed media, because it allows me to layer  my colors, and to bring my viewers closer to the work. As you experience each layer, you experience my joy”.

Pearlie Taylor
A resident of Chicago, IL, Pearlie is an abstract expressionist artist. Over the past thirty years Pearlie has worked primarily in acrylics but also uses a variety of mediums to express her abstract themes. She has studied at The American Academy of Art, and the South Side Community Art Center (SSCAC). She is the recipient of the 2004-05 African American Alliance of the Arts Award for Excellence in Abstract Art, and has been published in the March 2006 issue of Better Homes and Gardens Magazine, 2007 Spring/Summer Anniversary issue of BridesNoir Bridal Magazine and the September/October 2007 issue of Chicago GRO Magazine. She won third prize ribbon at Black Creativity 2008 juried art exhibition held at The Museum of science and Industry.

Rudolphus Thorpe
When Rudolphus Thorpe Jr., sat in his home eleven years ago, he had no idea that he had artistic talent. With encouragement from a family member, dozen of canvases, a secret sculpture mixture, paint brushes and paint in hand, he embarked upon a spiritual journey. It was a journey that would evolve into Rudolphus developing his own style and becoming a professional artist.

Buchi Upjohn Aghaji
For this Nigerian born artist, art is not only a field of study, but a God-given gift and passion. When creating, he dips his brush in vastly different hues to produce his vibrant pieces. Buchi expresses his art though a variety of media which includes oil, watercolor and acrylic on cold pressed paper, burlap, wood and pottery, resulting in an exciting and refreshing change in Afro-centric painting. Buchi states, ”Art is only as good as the feelings it produces within us. That is why I reach within, searching for my experiences to paint from them, my good experiences.” Buchi lives in Marietta, GA

Fine Art For All Roots Gallery
Donnell Walker- a native of Philadelphia, PA was born on March 17th, 1962. At a very early age he possessed an effulgent eye and later a true and undeniable passion for fine art.

In 1990 he moved to a small community outside of Philadelphia where he established and operated Fine Arts for All Roots a home based gallery promoting contemporary African, African American, and Afro-Brazilian Art.

As a noted dealer, educator and consultant of the secondary art market promoting artist such as Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Norman Lewis, and Jacob Lawrence, William Carter and Merton Simpson and several other well known artists. Donnell takes great pride in educating all on why it is important to collect the works of African Americans.

Currently he is representing several well known artists such as Evita Tezeno, Kevin Cole, Tanya Dodd, Bisa Butler, Malaika Favorite, Russell Murray, Shirley Woodson, E.J. Montgomery, Ernani Silva, Calvin Coleman, Leroy Johnson, Jide Aje, Dwight Smith, Senghor Reid, Ted Ellis, Preston Sampson and Raymond Wells.