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Jerrell Gibbs
B. 1988, Baltimore, Maryland. Lives and works in Baltimore.
![Portrait of Jerrell Gibbs by Russell Bunn. Courtesy of the artist and Mariane Ibrahim Gallery.](https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net/?resize_to=width&src=https%3A%2F%2Fartsy-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2FU1QY2lVq6IpCKcgf86bPDg%252FIMG-4789.jpg&width=1200&quality=80)
Portrait of Jerrell Gibbs by Russell Bunn. Courtesy of the artist and Mariane Ibrahim Gallery.
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Joy Labinjo
B. 1994, Dagenham, United Kingdom. Lives and works in London.
![Portrait of Joy Labinjo by Alexander Coggin. © Joy Labinjo. Courtesy of Tiwani Contemporary.](https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net/?resize_to=width&src=https%3A%2F%2Fartsy-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6m6QNAHifmruK-fdpIisdg%252F01AlexanderCoggin_JoyLabinjo.jpg&width=1200&quality=80)
Portrait of Joy Labinjo by Alexander Coggin. © Joy Labinjo. Courtesy of Tiwani Contemporary.
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B. 1971, Ziguinchor, Senegal. Lives and works in Keur Massar, Senegal.
![Kassou Seydou, Fro-fro, 2018. © Kassou Seydou. Courtesy of Galerie Cécile Fakhoury.](https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net/?resize_to=width&src=https%3A%2F%2Fartsy-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fk1tKqISaQ4CsQYAtbTy0dw%252FFro-fro%252C%2BKassou%2BSeydou%252C%2B2018%2B-%2Bacrylic%2Bon%2Bcanvas%252C%2B100%2Bx%2B90%2Bcm%252C%2B%25C2%25A9K.Seydou%252C%2BCourtesy%2BGalerie%2BCe%25CC%2581cile%2BFakhoury%2B.jpg&width=1200&quality=80)
Kassou Seydou, Fro-fro, 2018. © Kassou Seydou. Courtesy of Galerie Cécile Fakhoury.
Portrait of Kassou Seydou. Courtesy of Galerie Cécile Fakhoury.
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Arcmanoro Niles
B. 1989, Washington, D.C. Lives and works in New York.
![Portrait of Arcmanoro Niles. Courtesy of the artist and Rachel Uffner Gallery.](https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net/?resize_to=width&src=https%3A%2F%2Fartsy-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fttun6nSdEyHsL-A_zxAXvQ%252FNiles-headshot.jpg&width=1200&quality=80)
Portrait of Arcmanoro Niles. Courtesy of the artist and Rachel Uffner Gallery.
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Kenturah Davis
B. 1984, Los Angeles. Lives and works in Los Angeles; New Haven, Connecticut; and Accra, Ghana.
![Portrait of Kenturah Davis. Courtesy of the artist.](https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net/?resize_to=width&src=https%3A%2F%2Fartsy-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2FDpwbYB5GBMwY8aLspGplQw%252Fimage1%2B%25281%2529.jpeg&width=1200&quality=80)
Portrait of Kenturah Davis. Courtesy of the artist.
![Kenturah Davis, A Sharp Whisper, 2019. Courtesy of the artist.](https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net/?resize_to=width&src=https%3A%2F%2Fartsy-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2FlVo-EC77VxmUAX--MB4Z5Q%252F03_ASharpWhisper.jpg&width=1200&quality=80)
Kenturah Davis, A Sharp Whisper, 2019. Courtesy of the artist.
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Gerald Lovell
B. 1992, Chicago. Lives and works in Atlanta.
Portrait of Gerald Lovell. Courtesy of the artist and P.P.O.W., New York.
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Gerald Lovell, Tia Swint, 2019. Courtesy of the artist and P.P.O.W., New York.
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Somaya Critchlow
B. 1993, London. Lives and works in London.
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Somaya Critchlow, TBT, 2019. © Somaya Critchlow and Maximilian William. Photo © Kalory Studios.
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Somaya Critchlow, Kim’s Blue Hair With Dog, 2019. © Somaya Critchlow and Maximilian William.
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Wangari Mathenge
B. 1973, Nairobi, Kenya. Lives and works in Chicago.
![Portrait of Wangari Mathenge. Courtesy of the artist and Roberts Projects.](https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net/?resize_to=width&src=https%3A%2F%2Fartsy-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2FBckwk7aDpexilxw9yf-yvw%252FMathenge_Portrait.jpg&width=1200&quality=80)
Portrait of Wangari Mathenge. Courtesy of the artist and Roberts Projects.
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Tajh Rust
B. 1989, New York. Lives and works in New Haven, Connecticut.
![Tajh Rust, Rückenfigur II, 2019. Courtesy of the artist.](https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net/?resize_to=width&src=https%3A%2F%2Fartsy-media-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2FjN4qS6OxjDri0noKlM2X-A%252FRu%25CC%2588ckenfigur%2BII.jpg&width=1200&quality=80)
Tajh Rust, Rückenfigur II, 2019. Courtesy of the artist.
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Portrait of Tajh Rust. Courtesy of the artist.
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B. 1993, Zimbabwe. Lives and works in London.
Header image: Arcmanoro Niles, “Go Home to Nothing (Hoping for More),” 2018. Courtesy of the artist and Rachel Uffner Gallery.