Patricia Andrews-Keenan
Artist, and Founder and Publisher of Pigment International
Patricia Andrews-Keenan is the founder of a Black woman-founded and led multimedia platform that reports on the art, people, issues, trends, and events shaping Black contemporary art, and examines the linkages connecting historical and contemporary Black art.
Founded in 2018 in Chicago, Pigment serves as a connector among Black creators, collectors, curators, investors, and other stakeholders. Pigment convenes the Black art ecosystem for inspiring, cross-generational dialogue. It publishes Pigment Magazine and the Black Gallery Guide + and, under Andrews-Keenan’s leadership, founded Black Fine Art Month, first celebrated in October 2019, and now concretized in the Congressional Record. The organization’s digital and print publications aim to promote the contemporary Black aesthetic in the visual arts.
Andrews-Keenan is a former communications executive with extensive experience in corporate communications, public relations, advertising, community affairs, and event management. She received her BA in Journalism from Grambling State University and a certificate in Executive Leadership from UCLA.
