Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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"My goal was to make a dynamic image and Ava is a dynamic person" - artist Kenturah Davis.

Her sitter, Ava DuVernay, is the Academy Award–nominated and Peabody Award–winning filmmaker who's body of work includes "Selma" (2014) and "A Wrinkle In Time" (2018).

This piece is a part of the Portrait Gallery's Portrait of a Nation exhibition, which highlights remarkable individuals who have shaped American Culture.

On view from November 10, 2022 - October 22, 2023
Learn more at npg.si.edu. #PortraitOfaNation