Michael Cunningham studied at Winston-Salem State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is known for his series entitled "Crowns," which features portraits of black women in church hats. This project, and the subsequent “Queens” series, have been presented at the Smithsonian's Anacostia Museum, Studio Museum, High Museum of Art, Cincinnati Art Museum, and in numerous media outlets including, New York Times, USA Today, and CBS News Sunday Morning Show. Cunningham also turned both “Crowns” and “Queens” into award-winning books. In addition, Cunningham is the Executive Director of Urban Shutterbugs, a nonprofit organization aimed at teaching the fine art of black and white photography to inner-city youth.
Additional Artworks
From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College
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Amir H. Fallah
Ancestors I, 2015
C-print, acrylic, and dried paint skins
20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.64 cm)
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Ryan O'Malley
Your Face is Momentary, 2009
Lithograph on paper
22.125 x 30 in (56.2 x 76.2 cm)
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Ernest Trova
Untitled (Falling Man), 1978
Steel
12 x 11 x 25 in (30.48 x 27.94 x 63.5 cm)
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Robert Ecker
Reflections, 1978
Mezzotint on paper
10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.32 cm)
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A.R. Ammons
Untitled, 1977
Watercolor and ink on Arches paper
24 x 18 in (60.96 x 45.72 cm)
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A.R. Ammons
Untitled, 1977
Watercolor and ink on Arches paper
24 x 18 in (60.96 x 45.72 cm)
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Larry Fink
Silk Legs, Regines, NYC, Social Context, 1977
Gelatin silver print
19.875 x 15.875 in (50.48 x 40.32 cm)
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Graham Ovenden
Lolita Seductive, 1975
Etching on paper
26 x 26 in (66.04 x 66.04 cm)
About the artist
Michael Cunningham
American
b. 1952