To honor Black History Month, Kith proudly partnered with the Brooklyn Museum to amplify the 5th Anniversary of its Artist Series program. 

Kith and the Brooklyn Museum have created this presentation to feature the visionary artists who have played a pivotal role in shaping the program over the years.

Learn more about the creative journeys and inspirations of these inspiring artists.

Montreal, Québec

Marcus Troy’s art is deeply informed by his Caribbean roots, heritage, folklore, and traditions— drawing from the spiritual, mystical, and calmness of those influences. His work invites audiences to engage with themes of resilience, introspection, and transformation, offering a bridge between tradition and modernity.

On Display: Pieces of a Family: “Domicano, All the Plugs That I Know” (2023)

Los Angeles, CA

Penda Diakité, a Malian-American visual artist, is known for mixed-media collages that reflect her experience as a bicultural woman, explore black feminine identity and showcase traditions from Malian culture.

On Display: Shea Musso and Musso Koro BA (2023)

Brooklyn, NY

Alvin Armstrong's work is a tribute to humanity. His focus is to honor the beauty and power of the Black American community—subverting traditional narratives and power structures that have erased, misrepresented, and undervalued Black identities throughout history.

On Display: Mickalene (2024)

Chicago, IL

Mía Lee is a contemporary painter and textile designer that focuses on cartoonish figurative paintings. The work depicts familiar human experiences, the delicacies of relationships, and embracing the emotional states of femininity.

On Display: Fruits Lost and the Fruits Gained (2025)

Chicago, IL

Eddie “EDO” White is a multidisciplinary artist and entrepreneur. His bold and vibrant style, which he calls Infinite Inception, is about discovery, truth, and inspiration. Don’t expect to capture everything within a single viewing—every viewing reveals something new and different, it’s infinite.

On Display: Simple Pleasures (2024)

Los Angeles, CA

Brandon Deener is a self-taught surrealist artist captivated with Afrofuturism and the timeless, mystical nature of the genre. His work is instantly identifiable by his signature elongation of necks. 

On Display: Cherry Blossom Baby (2024)

Brooklyn, NY

Madjeen Isaac is a first generation Haitian-American artist whose practice is rooted in home, communality and belonging. Pulling from elements of her hometown of Brooklyn and ancestral homeland Haiti, she investigates liminal spaces—unpacking feelings of being in one place while simultaneously thinking about or longing for another.

On Display: Sunday (2024)

Accra, Ghana

Foster Sakyiamah is an emerging contemporary artist that celebrates the soul of Ghanaian life and culture through vibrant hues and intricate patterns. Sakyiamah’s portraits display psychology through the facial expressions of his figures, their fashion styles and body language.

On Display: FOCUS (2024)

Des Moines, Iowa

B. Robert Moore is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist who is known for powerful, striking works of art that confront issues of social justice and Black identity. Moore frequently draws on his own life for inspiration, as well as the experiences and identities of friends and family members.

On Display: Lost and Found (2023)

Brooklyn, NY

Delphine Desane is a painter and sculptor whose portraits are gorgeous depictions of Black womanhood that are rarely found in a large-scale, mainstream way. Her experiences as a woman, mother, and immigrant in the United States collectively inform her work.

On Display: Moonrise (2021)

New York, NY

Cameroon-native Ludovic Nkoth’s artistic creations capture the essence of the Black experience with an unparalleled emotional depth that resonates with the diasporic life and the rich history of his heritage.

On Display: His Shadow (2024)

Minneapolis, MI

Shaina McCoy finds profound universality in the intentional absence of facial features in her work. Through her signature impasto technique and faceless figures, she evokes a sense of intimacy and creates an open space for personal interpretation, allowing viewers to create a deeply personal experience.

On Display: Stars Dream, Too (2024)

Silver Spring, MD

Marcus J. Brutus is a self-taught painter whose works explore “ideas of power through portraiture”. His figurative paintings deftly examine Black American identity and civil rights struggles. He depicts scenes from daily life, both real and imagined.

On Display: Color of Rain (2023)

Los Angeles, CA

SUPERWAXX infuses a multitude of influences from Japanese animation, to street art and expressionism. Using fine line painting techniques and imaginative character designs, this artist is best known for her signature eye-catching expressive style.

On Display: PORTRAIT OF A FREEDOM F!GHTER SERIES: Fighter 1960 (2021)