Hana Ward (b. 1989, Los Angeles, CA) is an American painter and ceramicist of Japanese heritage. Known for her fusion of intimate domestic scenes, natural landscape and playful use of color, Ward places themes such as identity, introspection, and transformation at the heart of her creative process. Creating works that foster a deeper connection with herself...
Black Art in Japan interviews multimedia artist Sanford Biggers, whose exhibition Sanford Biggers: Drift is on view at The Parrish Museum, New York, through September 13, 2026. Born in Los Angeles, CA, in 1970, Biggers lives and works in New York. He examines the inherent tensions of history, culture, language, symbol, myth and narrative in...
Over the past three decades, the artist Henry Roy has poured himself into a multifaceted practice that fuses photography and writing. Throughout much of that time, he has also published various books: Regards Noirs (1996), Out of the blue (2008), Spirit (2009) Superstition (2017), Ibiza Memories (2022), Impossible Island (2025), and The Land of Haunted...
