Black artists have been making major contributions to the British art scene for decades, since at least the mid-twentieth century. Sometimes these artists were regarded and embraced as practitioners of note. At other times they faced challenges of visibility - and in response they collaborated and made their own exhibitions and gallery spaces. In this book, Eddie Chambers tells the story of these artists from the 1950s onwards, including recent developments and successes. Black Artists in British Art makes a major contribution to British art history. Beginning with discussions of the pioneering generation of artists such as Ronald Moody, Aubrey Williams and Frank Bowling, Chambers candidly discusses the problems and progression of several generations, including contemporary artists such as Steve McQueen, Chris Ofili and Yinka Shonibare. Meticulously researched, this important book tells the fascinating story of practitioners who have frequently been overlooked in the dominant history of twentieth-century British art.

Black Artists in British Art: A History from 1950 to the PresentChaptersForeword: Celebrating Nelson's ShipsIntroduction: Some Problems with History and its Treatment of Black-British Artists.Chapter One: The Pioneering Generation of Caribbean ArtistsChapter Two: Early Contributions by South Asian ArtistsChapter Three: The Significance of the 1970s Chapter Four: Uzo Egonu and Contemporary African Art in BritainChapter Five: The Earliest Black-British PractitionersChapter Six: South Asian Stories Chapter Seven: The 'Black Art' Generation and the 1980sChapter Eight: The Rise and Fall of The Black-Art GalleryChapter Nine: The Emergence of Black Women Artists: Arguments and OpinionsChapter Ten: Sonia Boyce and Other Black Women Artists Chapter Eleven: Substantial Sculpture: The work of Sokari Douglas Camp, Veronica Ryan, and Permindar Kaur.Chapter Twelve: Black Artists of the 1990s GenerationChapter Thirteen: The Triumphant Triumvirate: Yinka Shonibare, Chris Ofili, and Steve McQueen.Epilogue: The New Generation