Nina Chanel Abney

Only at the age of 26, Abney is not only one of the youngest artist within this profile, but she has been one of the youngest in many of her gallery showings. Since graduating from Parsons school of Design in 2007, Abney has been on a fast track in the art world, grabbing the attention of many high profile curators and collectors across the country. 
Her work challanges the stereotypes of black art, as she explains, " A lot of the time, people have this perception of what a black artist is... Because the show is work of all different types -- not necessarily a stereotype of what a black painting or a painting of black issues would be. These artists touch on all types of different things." 

Her work has a strong illustrative quality to it- combining cartoon quirky figures with bright colors and text at times. Her work almost feels rebellious at points, using playful color palletes with more serious political themes. Her eerie but trippy images could catch the eye of any passer-byer, and would definatley resignate in their psyche.