The Trauma of Racism: How 20th and 21st century black artists
handle racism in their work
Presented by
Douglas F. Maxwell, LP, NCPsyA
Sunday, March 15, 2026
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time / 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Via Zoom
IFPE 2026 Members: Free
Non-Members: $25
Systematic racism has been so prevalent and persistent in the United States for centuries. In the aftermath of the Civil Rights movement artists of color have been more willing to confront racism in their artwork. In fact, it is so much in the forefront, that they need to confront the traumas they have faced.
This presentation will look at the work of contemporary artists of color and how they confront racism. The focus will be on contemporary artists, but references will be made as well to artists from the Harlem Renaissance and Civil Rights movement.
Time is allotted for discussion following the presentation.
Please register below. The zoom link will be emailed to you on Friday, March 13th.
Douglas F. Maxwell is a retired Assistant Professor of Arts at NYU where he taught Contemporary Art for 4 Decades. In addition, he is a licensed Psychoanalyst in New York in private Practice. He is currently the Parliamentarian and Former President of IFPE. He is a twice former president of the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis (NAAP). He is a senior member, training analyst, faculty, supervisor and Chair of the Standards and Ethics Committee, NPAP. He is faculty at the Blanton Peale Institute, The Harlem Family Institute and the Institute for Expressive Analysis.
This event is Free for IFPE Members: Please click on the link to register or email: IFPEcontact@gmail.com. The Zoom link will be emailed to you on Friday, March 13th.
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Non-Members: $25 Please use the payment button below. Thank you!