As storytellers, we are very visual beings. A compelling image often encourages us to read novels, poems, plays, and comics whose scenes they are or could be depicting. Every year, the Texas Book Festival selects a piece by a Texas artist to set the scene for the Festival Weekend and to celebrate the arts in Texas. In 2019, Austin-based artist and graphic designer Dave McClinton represented the Festival with his mixed-media digital collage titled “Burgeoning” as our official Festival Poster. Next up, Dave will be participating in The Other Art Fair (Virtual Edition) on March 10-14. Please be sure to check out Dave’s work and you can read more about his experience with TBF here. You can also follow Dave’s latest work on Instagram @mcclinton.

In the meantime, we’re delighted to share Dave’s recommended list of Black artists in Texas to continue celebrating Black History and Presence this month. 

Arielle Austin (Austin, TX)

https://www.instagram.com/arielle_austin/

www.arielle-austin.com

Aimèe M. Everett (Austin, TX)

https://www.instagram.com/aimeemeverettart/

https://www.aimeemeverett.com/

Adrian Armstrong (Austin, TX)

https://www.instagram.com/adrianarmstrongart/

http://adrianarmstrongart.com/

Moyo Oyelola (Austin, TX)

https://www.instagram.com/moyo2k/

http://melements.me/

Brian Delumpa (Austin, TX)

https://www.instagram.com/brianjdelumpa/

https://www.bdimagery.co/

Hakeem Adewumi (Dallas, TX)

https://www.instagram.com/hakeemthedreem/

http://www.hakeemadewumi.co/

Dawn Okoro (Austin, TX)

http://instagram.com/dawnokoro

https://okorostudio.com/

Funmi Ogunro (Austin, TX)

https://www.instagram.com/funmi_ogunro/

http://www.artiscool.co/video-production

Ryan Runcie (Austin, TX)

https://www.instagram.com/ryan_runcie/

www.ryanruncie.com