Ranking of top 10 artists of African descent at auction in 2025.

Marryam Moma (b. 1987) is an artist whose architecture and modeling background feeds her series-based, multi-media practice that is grounded in paper cut collage, and explores themes of leadership, fantasy and the future.

Petie Parker (b. 1988 as Kareem Thompson) is a painter whose subjects range from childhood memories to reimagined historical scenes to meditative cloudscapes, and are depicted in various subtle gradients of the color black. Parker began his creative journey as a web designer and artist manager before discovering his talent as a painter during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Since then, he has built a name for himself within the Atlanta art community and beyond.