Leroy Campbell We salute Leroy Campbell. Nikki Taylor of Essence Magazine said that Leroy Campbell’s work is “riveting, stirring the soul and transporting the mind into dreams of our elders...” Mr Campbell uses newspapers and mixed media techniques to infuse his paintings with history... “tie[s] the past to the present...” Laura McCall for Pink Magazine He comes from a rich cultural background from the Gullah people of Charleston, South Carolina. His upbringing and experience

Clementine Hunter We celebrate Clementine Hunter. Ms Hunter was a folk artist. Ms Hunter was a not so modern day creative. She could do it all! She made some of the most beautiful quilts and tapestries that told stories of the buildings on Melrose Plantation where she live for most of her 101 years. Experts say that “Hunter made several quilts that were [very] abstract.” These abstract quilts matched her later abstract and impressionist paintings. She once said that “I just g