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Price T49.95
The first book from artist Danielle Mckinney, featuring 50 prompts for self-reflection written by her mother and a 44-page journal for the reader to respond
Danielle Mckinney is a rising star in the art world. Her tender, intimate representations of Black women at rest have garnered her a broad and devoted following.
This innovative debut book is a mother-daughter collaboration: 50 of Mckinney’s paintings appear in dialogue with journal prompts written by the artist’s mother, Barbara Mckinney, an educator who embraces the art of creative expression. Journal pages in the back of the book offer readers a chance to write out their responses to the prompts, inspiring a meditative practice.
Beautifully designed and produced, Danielle Mckinney: Beyond the Brushstroke draws new inspiration from the work of this fresh voice in contemporary American art.
Specifications:- Format: Hardback
- Size: 240 × 183 mm (9 1/2 × 71/4 in)
- Pages: 256 pp
- Illustrations: 50 illustrations
- ISBN: 9781580937092
In pensive, cinematic portraits, painter Danielle Mckinney captures solitary female protagonists in moments of leisure and respite. Mckinney’s work is in numerous museum collections including: the Albertina Museum, Vienna, Austria; the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX; the Detroit Institute of Arts; Detroit, MI; the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.; the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX; the New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA; the Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA; the San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA; the Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY; the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands; and The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY.
Barbara Mckinney is a retired educator and former social worker who embraces the art of creative expression. Her daughter, Danielle, channels this gift into her work, spreading hope and positivity.