Edgar Cano, Life is Beautiful, 2022. Oil on linen. Photo by Anna Poe.

Gonzalo Fuenmayor, We All Have Our Shadows, 2018. Charcoal on paper. Photo by Edson Smitter.

Masela Nkolo, Mukanda Mask, 2024. Digital photograph. Photo by David Clifton Strawn.

Felicia Greenlee, Sign of the Times #Too, 2022. Wood, stain, printer ink, and paint. Photo by Felicia Greenlee.

Loretta Pettway Bennett, Lazy Gal #1, 2008. Handmade quilt with denim jeans. Photo by Steve Pitkin.

Travis Townsend, One Fine Thing (1999–2023), 1999–2023. Plywood, wood, paint, clamps, string, and mixed media. Photo by Mary Rezny.

Stephen Phillips, Hunter Green Decanter and Cup, 2023. Ceramics, white stoneware, cone 5 oxidation, tape resist, glaze and underglaze. Photo by Stephen Phillips.

Lydia C. Thompson, Hollow Abode #2, 2024. Ceramics. Photo by Ben Premaux.

Tabitha Arnold, Hot Labor Summer, 2023. Punch needle–embroidered wool yarn on linen cloth. Courtesy of Harrison Winkler. Photo by Tabitha Arnold.