Young, Gifted and Black: The Lumpkin-Boccuzzi Family Collection of Contemporary Art
October 3 – December 13, 2025
Opening: Friday, October 3, 5-7 pm
The Abroms‑Engel Institute for the Visual Arts is proud to present Young, Gifted and Black: The Lumpkin‑Boccuzzi Family Collection of Contemporary Art, featuring more than 40 works from one of the nation’s most celebrated private contemporary art collections. This nationally-traveling exhibition highlights established and emerging artists of African descent from the past 35 years, offering a vibrant range of voices, ideas, and approaches. AEIVA will launch the exhibition during the UAB Center for the Arts Block Party on October 3, 2025, inviting the community to experience these powerful works together.
FEATURED ARTISTS
Derrick Adams • Tunji Adeniyi-Jones • Sadie Barnette • Kevin Beasley • Nayland Blake • Jordan Casteel • Jonathan Lyndon Chase • Caitlin Cherry • Bethany Collins • LaToya Ruby Frazier • Cy Gavin • Alteronce Gumby • Chase Hall • Allison Janae Hamilton • David Hammons • Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle • Lonnie Holley • Tomashi Jackson • Rashid Johnson • Samuel Levi Jones • Jarrett Key • Deana Lawson • Glenn Ligon • Eric N. Mack • Kerry James Marshall • Troy Michie • Wardell Milan • Narcissister • Arcmanoro Niles • Clifford Owens • Jennifer Packer • Adam Pendleton • Christina Quarles • Andy Robert • Jacolby Satterwhite • Paul Mpagi Sepuya • Gerald Sheffield • Lorna Simpson • Sable Elyse Smith • Vaughn Spann • Henry Taylor • Chiffon Thomas • Mickalene Thomas • William Villalongo • Kara Walker • Nari Ward • D’Angelo Lovell Williams • Wilmer Wilson IV • Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
Image: Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, Blue Dancer (detail), 2017, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the Lumpkin-Boccuzzi Family Collection of Contemporary Art.