Southern Artists

Kate T. Parker’s latest collection of intimate portraits—spanning dancers, activists, soccer players, and classmates—reminds girls everywhere just what they are capable of

The native prairies of Texas—both remnant and restored—shift an artist’s perspective and inspire

Southern creativity takes center stage in our first-ever arts issue

Bird dogs and wildlife mingle with fragments of history and more in the Georgia artist’s striking creations

Basqo Bim’s carnival creations dazzle at the Chloe Hotel in New Orleans

How the vibrant roadside vessels inspired an obsession

The legendary North Mississippi nightclub roars back to life, in miniature

A new book dives deep on generations of women and their artful archive of the state’s history

The Columbia Museum of Art celebrates Sergio Hudson’s decade in fashion with a new retrospective

A new exhibition at the Gibbes Museum takes a fresh look at the unsung art hero Ned Jennings

A classically trained portrait artist in London turns to birds

Austin’s Bell and Bird turns out stunning pieces inspired by the past

North Carolina sisters imbue Indian tradition with Southern flair

Mississippi artists hope to find a Broadway home for the traveling production

Painter Calida Rawles finds power in the pool

Ella West Gallery brings back beauty and energy to the historically rich Black Wall Street—and creates an anchor for fine art in the South

Alma Wallace Lesch’s textile artwork incorporated seed sacks, vintage clothing, and bags of chicken feed to stitch together a fascinating vision of rural life

Sydni Gause captures cosmos, hibiscus, goldenrod, and more Florida botanicals on silk

Matt Willey set out to paint fifty thousand bees—starting in the South—and learned some lessons about the good of the hive

Why everyone’s raving about the Tony-nominated musical sensation