David C. Driskell Prize Archives

News: African American scholar Huey Copeland wins High’s 2019 Driskell Prize

Amy Sherald talks Michelle Obama and the portrait that launched a million tweets

News: Obama portraitist, Georgia native Amy Sherald wins High’s $25,000 Driskell Prize

A conversation with Mark Bradford, the 2016 recipient of the David C. Driskell Prize

News Briefs: ART PAPERS’ Editor Victoria Camblin gets a fellowship, The High names Mark Bradford the recipient of the Driskell Prize and more

News: High Museum awards Driskell Prize to Kirsten Buick

ARTS ATL StaffFebruary 5, 2019

The High Museum of Art announced Monday that scholar Huey Copeland is the 2019 winner of the David C. Driskell Prize, given annually for contributions to Africa...

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Gail O'NeillApril 23, 2018

When the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery commissioned Amy Sherald to paint an official portrait of former first lady Michelle Obama last fall, Sherald...

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ARTS ATL StaffFebruary 8, 2018

The High Museum of Art announced today that artist Amy Sherald is the 2018 recipient of the David C. Driskell Prize in recognition of her contributions to the f...

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Faith McClureApril 25, 2016

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ARTS ATL StaffFebruary 23, 2016

Victoria Camblin (Photo by Claire Shilland) Victoria Camblin, the editor and artistic director of the Atlanta-based magazine and contemporary art nonprofit AR...

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ARTS ATL StaffFebruary 20, 2015

Driskell Prize winner Kirsten Buick (Photo by Asiza Murray) The High Museum of Art today named Dr. Kirsten Pai Buick the 2015 recipient of the David C. Driske...

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