$50,000 Driskell Prize Goes to Cheryl Finley of Spelman College

2026 Driskell Prize Goes to Spelman Scholar Cheryl Finley, Recognized for Investing in Next Generation of Visual Arts Leaders - Culture Type

THE HIGH MUSEUM OF ART in Atlanta, Ga., announced art historian Cheryl Finley is the recipient of the 2026 David C. Driskell Prize. Finley is the Walton Endowed Professor and Director of the Atlanta University Center Art History + Curatorial Studies Collective at Spelman College. The Driskell Prize is the first and foremost national prize dedicated to honoring contributions to the field of African American art and art history. Finley will be pre…

$50,000 Driskell Prize Goes to Cheryl Finley of Spelman College

Cheryl Finley, the director of visual arts and culture at Spelman College who oversees the Atlanta University Center Art History + Curatorial Studies Collective, has been awarded the David C. Driskell Prize dedicated to figures whose work is important to the realms of African American art and art history. Established by Atlanta’s High Museum of Art in 2005, the prize includes $50,000 and has been granted in the past to the likes of Alison Saar, …