Contemporary Art History was made in 2022 in Chicago when major museums showcased to rave positive reviews and attendance numbers the unique inspirational and powerful Visual Art of four talented and important Black visual artist in the same exhibition season.  

First the Art Institute of Chicago featured the two historic Obama Portraits. Kehinde Wiley’s painting of President Barack Obama and Amy Sherald’s portrait of former First Lady Michelle Obama.

Secondly the Art Institute also showcased a solo exhibition of dynamic quilts by Bisa Butler.  

Thirdly, the Musuem of Contemporary Art, Chicago featured on its outer wall and mural sized enlargement of Turtel Onli's iconic Rhythmistc character, "NOG :The Nubian of Greatness" per its group exhibition, "Chicago Comics: 1960 Until Now!" curated by Dan Nadel. 

Plus the book, "It's Life As I See It" that made the New York Times Top Twenty List of Graphic Novels for 2021.

This is what representation, quality visual art, and historic successes look like in real time. Both major art museums are to be commended to plan these exhibitions before the protests that swept the USA in the wake of so many issues along with the coming overhang of COVID. 

 Progress should be noticed, supported and rewarded.