For many years Kamoinge Inc., a pioneering collective of African and African American photographers, has wanted to celebrate the power, grace and beauty of the black woman. The media and popular imagination of the western world normally ignore these foundational attributes of the black woman. This representational neglect has a severe psychological consequence in both the African and African-Diasporic communities, rendering black women invisible, or when present, in a negative light. Hence, the exhibition, Black Women: Power & Grace, serves as a celebration and a cure for the ongoing misrepresentation.

Power and Grace is a visual ode to the women who are the backbone of our family and community. As a photographic collective, Kamoinge addresses this mission with the various genres, techniques and themes of fine art of photography.