Forbes Staff

Kendra Walker founded Atlanta Art Week in 2022. Her inaugural effort to unify Atlanta’s art scene brought in 2,000 ticket holders and including participants such as the High Museum, Atlanta Contemporary, and

Tillie Walden is a cartoonist from California who started her career at 17, and has since published 10 books. She is the 2018 Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work for her graphic

Influenced by growing up in Caribbean and African American neighborhoods in South Florida, Kathia St. Hilaire is a painter and printmaker. Her work draws inspiration from her strong connection to the Haitian

Rupal Banerjee’s fashion brand infuses aspects of the designer’s South Asian culture with modern streetwear styles. Ru by Rupal has been worn by Lil Nas X, Kehlani, Jordyn Woods, and Kali Uchis.

Sisters Justice Faith Betty and Nia Faith Betty, founded Révolutionnaire, a dancewear line for dancers of color. Their Roots collaborations sold out of stores across Canada, the U.S., and Taiwan, and their

Based in New York City, Courtney Spears is a professional dancer, educator, and cofounder of ArtSea Dance, which brings dance entertainment and education to the Caribbean. While dancing with the Alvin Ailey

A visual artist born in Virginia, LaRissa Rogers has exhibited, had residencies, and performed all over the world, including Documenta 15 in Germany, Fields Projects in New York, Super Dakota in Belgium,

Ambrose Rhapsody Murray is a self-taught artist with roots in Florida and Asheville, North Carolina. Their work now lives in the permanent collection of the Studio Museum in Harlem, and they have

Cofounders Jensen Neff and Ellie Chen started Oddli in their senior year at Stanford, puzzling together deadstock as wearable pieces in response to the millions of pounds of wasted fabric generated daily

Ludovic Nkoth, a Cameroon-born New York-based figurative painter, was recently the inaugural recipient of a residency run by Académie des Beaux-Arts and Cité internationale des arts in Paris. In October 2023, Nkoth