Explore African American fine art by Atlanta visual artist Corey Barksdale—original paintings, fine art prints, commissions, and licensing opportunities celebrating Black culture, history, and everyday life. This page helps you discover key themes and navigate to related collections and services.
Tennessee native and Atlanta based visual artist Corey Barksdale is inspired by the abstract expressionists — William de Kooning, Jasper Johns and Clifford Still. His commitment to his heritage came from such African American masters as Romare Bearden, John Biggers, Aaron Douglas and William Tolliver. “A lot of my images,” he says, “are representative of the experiences that I have had and how I identify myself.”