The Feminist Art Movement began in the 1970s to promote the creation and understanding of women’s art. The Black Arts Movement began in the late 1960’s politically motivated to promote Black poets, artists, and musicians. However, both movements catered to the needs mainly white female and black male artists. In this essay, I discuss the creation of the Black Feminist Art Movement in the 1970s as a supportive community for Black female artists into mainstream galleries and museums. In addition, I examine how many Black female artists felt abandoned and ignored due to their race, sex, and gender from these movements. I argue there are not an existing space anymore for contemporary Black female artists despite a few token artists in mainstream
