As we enter International Black Women’s History Month, Black art has always been a means of documenting and creating history, putting out powerful stories that depict Black women’s experiences ...

where she became the first Black woman to obtain an MFA from the University of Iowa. She met her first husband, Charles Wilbert White, while studying at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

1:30 p.m. April 12, 2025: This story has been clarified to reflect the group aims to invite Black women into art spaces. It was a fitting backdrop for Black Girls in Art Spaces’ first gathering ...