Comprised of over 100 works by nearly 80 artists across all media dating from the 1920s to the present, Black Refractions surveys close to a century of creative achievements by artists of African descent and is the first traveling exhibition in 25 years to reveal the breadth and expansive growth of the Studio Museum’s permanent collection. This panel discussion will explore the vital contributions of artists of African descent, proposing a plurality of narratives of black artistic production and multiple approaches to understanding these works