We Are Here: Visionaries of Color Transforming the Art World, Jasmin Hernandez

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Hardcover

We Are Here: Visionaries of Color Transforming the Art World is a bold, energizing celebration of Black, Brown, queer, trans, nonbinary, and BIWOC artists shaping the cultural landscape right now.

Curated by Jasmin Hernandez, founder of Gallery Gurls, and photographed with radiant intimacy by Sunny Leerasanthanah, this book spotlights 50 artists, curators, gallerists, and cultural workers who are actively reimagining what art is, who it’s for, and how it lives in the world.

Through vivid portraits and deeply personal interviews, each profile offers a window into process, inspiration, survival, self-making, lineage, and joy. The featured creatives span New York, Los Angeles, and beyond, representing painting, performance, fashion, multimedia, sculpture, photography, and hybrid forms that refuse to fit into colonial art frameworks.

This is not just a survey — it’s a living archive and a declaration:
We are here. We have always been here. And the art world is ours, too.

Perfect for fans of contemporary art, cultural activism, queer art history, creative community-building, and anyone hungry to see representation done with heart, rigor, and style.