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Thank you for checking out the Columbia Museum of Art Student Galleries online!

For our very first Online Student Exhibition, we invited all students (K-12 and College) to submit a work of art you've created that is inspired by Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite. All submissions will be entered into a raffle to win a museum gift! This online student exhibition is presented in partnership with the Friends of African American Art & Culture, a CMA membership affinity group.

The submission deadline was August 31.

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Grades 4 - 8

Digital image of a woman with a teardrop and text reading 'We will not be silenced'

We Will Not Be Silenced

Black Lives Matter isn’t just a hash tag. We have to speak out about our rights every day.

Leila W.

Pencil drawing of a Black woman with natural hair

Black Queen

This piece shows the beauty of the black woman. It portrays the natural essence and the elegance they possess.

Tre S.

Black girl with straight hair who missed her curly hair.

Embrace Your Blackness

A girl who straightened her hair, but then missed her curls. She thought her curls where what made her black. She realized she's still black and being black matters.

Gabrielle L.

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Grades 9 - 12

Mixed media piece with central fist under the word reality; the image is outlined with yellow caution tape

Reality

18x24 mixed media. This piece deals with the strength of the black man in the face of hardships that exist in America.

Ricardo S.

Black girl laughing and dancing in yellow braids and sundress

Eudora

Digital painting.
Eudora depicts black joy and black confidence. Her skin soaking up the sunshine, she wears a genuine smile and a dress made of flowing, dream-like colors.

Angela D.

This piece is a portrait of a Black woman with a barcode in the background

Priceless

18x24 monochromatic drawing. This piece is a portrait of a Black woman arranged situated on a price tag /barcode.

Brianna H.

Stella Brown

Though the idea of “the Strong Black women” can help it can also hurt the image of black women. This trope can pressure us to hide our emotions and be the superhero to the surrounding people. I want this piece to show the soft side of black women, that we can be unapologetically vulnerable.

Logan C.

Young Black figure in a hoodie looking at the view in front of a background of Puma logos

Self Portrait

18x24 mixed media portrait study. Loving the skin I'm in!

Jeshaiah G.

Closely cropped image of a Black woman with lips open, gazing to the right of the viewer

She

24x36. Mixed media on wood panel. This piece focuses the sheer beauty of the Black woman inside and out.

Brianna H.

A woman’s brain is being shown disintegrating into the abyss

Past Your Imagination

The artwork Is about someone over time losing their old beliefs. Of religion, toxicity, and much more.

Dominique O.

Motivation

18x24 Graphite on paper. This piece deals with the pros and cons of the love of money in Black America.

Nije H.

Melanin Drug

24x18 A family of colored people that you can’t help but to stare at.

Nije H.

The art piece features a beautiful young coloured woman in a white dress covered in white flowers laying down on a black background with a few flower petals surrounding her.

Beauty

The art piece features a beautiful young woman of color surrounded by flowers. The piece is meant to express the inner beauty that anyone can possess.

Niema H.

A beautiful black woman surrounded by beautiful but short lasting petals.

Blossom

We often hide ourselves, only leaving showing superficial beauty, but it is time to blossom into our true selves. "...its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed." James 1:11

Sierra P.

An abstracted group of four figures in shades of black and brown in front of a field of colors

We Are Color

This is a story of family. Being a only child for years and finally getting the opportunity to experience a Father and a sibling. The colors represents all the emotions a kid as well as parents go through.

Skyla H.

Monochromatic sketch of girl with head cocked to the side and full dark hair

Baby Girl

This artwork is meant to capture the beauty and innocence of the black youth. Specially young black women.

Justin F.

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College

Portrait of black heroes who fought for our freedom.

Freedom World

9x12 Charcoal media. This piece shows two of the greatest civil rights leaders side by side, wanting to unify all people.

Cory K.

Bursts of vibrant shapes and colors emitting from one man.

Continue the Melody

Inspired by Stuart Davis's visual interpretations of jazz music, this piece uses vibrant shapes and colors to celebrate black history as well as spotlight black youth of today.

Jahnna B.

Female figure with arms raised posing in front of Kwame Brathwaite photograph

The True Masterpiece

This piece is a dedication to the beauty of the black women. We are powerful in our movement and in our stillness. Our existence is graceful and captivating.

Kaci M.

Photograph of female figure facing away with leg pointed and arms outstretched in museum gallery

The True Masterpiece

This piece is a dedication to the beauty of the black women. We are powerful in our movement and in our stillness. Our existence is graceful and captivating.

Kaci M.

A phone with crowds of protesters and signs bursting out of the screen.

Digital Revolution

Today, being at the heart of a protest isn't the only way to show support for a cause as noble as Black Lives Matter. In the digital age, activists around the world can fight together for equality, justice, and peace. This photo composite was pieced together with images taken by the artist at Black Lives Matter protests held in Columbia, SC.

Will H.

30x40 acrylic painting on canvas.

Twins

This piece is about the beauty and happiness of two black men. Identical twin brothers who are capturing a memory together. The painting shows siblings who share a very close, solid relationship.

Malik H.

This image is a digital composite of an African American male laughing. The words "Black is Beautiful" are titled in a colorful font.

Black "Is" Beautiful

This photo was taken at an on-campus protest. These men and women who shouted and slandered UofSC students including my friend David who is the main focus of this piece. His response was nothing more than just laughter. He changed the tone of the event by laughing it off.

Nicholas K.

A black and white print of a fist holding a pencil in front of a graphic background

Art Is Power

This composition is a medium using Printmaking. Its shows a black fist holding a pencil. I would say that this piece means to me the strength that Black Lives Matter through art, and expression.

Antonius P.