The District Vanguard
spotlighting DC’s Black Artists + Designers.
The District Vanguard is a digital magazine dedicated to elevating the work of Black artists + designers in and from the Greater Washington, DC area.
We publish artist profiles, guest essays, and host community events in service of elevating DC’s creative community.
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Amber Aisha
Amber Aisha is a Washington, D.C.-based photographer and visual artist whose work reimagines how people of color are portrayed through intimate, emotionally resonant imagery. Influenced…
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Meru kush
Meru Kush is a fashion designer whose work is shaped by his lifelong curiosity in space, image, and form. Since his training in architecture and…
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Lex marie
Lex Marie (b. 1992: Prince Georges County, MD) is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice encompasses paintings, sculptures, and installations that delve into personal experiences while…
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Ama BE
Ama BE is a Ghanaian artist-researcher based in the DMV. Interested in the ecologies of African migration, she explores how the natural world can rescript…
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