Contemporary artist whose work explores the complex effects of the Civil Rights movement on the everyday life on African Americans. Through narrative scenes that draw both from history and the artist’s own life, Marshall delves into obscure moments and objects important to contemporary and past black culture. His work is likewise concerned with the tradition of Western painting, and the notion of mastery, authorship, and the erasure of black bodies throughout art history. He grew up in the Watts neighborhood of South Central Los Angeles and went on to study at the Otis College of Art and Design. He lives and works in Chicago, IL.