Art connects us — not only to ourselves but to the world around us. In celebration of #Juneteenth and in an effort to amplify Black voices and perspectives, our creative team members have selected and created a tribute piece of art inspired by a Black artist they admire. (Thread)

Scroll through this thread to see all the tribute pieces. We encourage you to like, share, and follow these talented artists on social media to support their work! #amplifyblackartists

Richie Pope — tribute by Jason Hart.

"Richie Pope is an LA-based illustrator and character designer. He’s created work for @NewYorker, @nytimes, @HarperCollins, @Scholastic, @simonschuster, and @thenib.

“Pope has been recognized by The Society of Illustrators and American Illustration, and won an Ignatz Award for Outstanding Artist for his comic, “That Box We Sit On.”

“What sets him, for me, above many illustrators is that he brings an intellectualism and empathy to his visual storytelling, both simplifying and deepening the subject matter he is communicating."

Find Richie Pope’s work at @richiepope and http://richiepope.com .

Gia Graham — tribute by Meghen Murphy. 

"Gia Graham is a freelance graphic designer and hand lettering artist, born in Barbados and based in Atlanta. I love her playful lettering and illustration style.” Follow @ iamgiagraham on Instagram and http://giagraham.com 

“Each month Gia creates a color palette she restricts herself to use for the whole month. She has turned it into a challenge that her followers can participate in as well. For my piece, I utilized her color palette for June to letter her name and illustrate some flowers."

Travion Payne — tribute by Cody Rayn.

“Travion Payne paints portraits that I find really emotional and eye catching. His style and use of color is so inspiring!”

Find Travion Payne’s work on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok at @ Travipayne