Former Driskell Center Curator Adrienne Childs, PhD, Wins 2022 Driskell Prize

Adrienne C. Childs, PhD, is the recipient of the High Museum's 2022 David C. Driskell Prize, awarding her $50,000.

Adrienne L. Childs, PhD, a former curator at the David C. Driskell Center, is the recipient of the 2022 David C. Driskell Prize from the High Museum in Atlanta, Georgia. 

Established in 2005 by the High Museum of Art, the David C. Driskell Prize is a national award to honor and celebrate contributions to the field of African American art. The prize recognizes a US-based scholar or artist in the beginning or middle of their career whose artistic practice or scholarly work makes an original and important contribution to the visual arts and study of African American art. In addition to prestigious recognition, the Driskell Prize awards $50,000 to Dr. Childs.

Dr. Childs curated several exhibitions at the David C. Driskell Center, including Arabesque: The Art of Stephanie Pogue (2008); Tradition Redefined: The Larry and Brenda Thompson Collection of African American Art (2009); Her Story: Lithographs by Margo Humphrey (2010); and Creative Spirit: The Art of David C. Driskell (2011). From 2003-2004, Dr. Childs was a pre-doctoral fellow with the Center. Dr. Childs holds a BA from Georgetown University, an MBA from Howard University, and a PhD in the History of Art from the University of Maryland. Currently, Dr. Childs is an Adjunct Curator at The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, and is co-curating an exhibition at The Henry Moore Institute in Leeds, England entitled The Color of Anxiety: Race, Sex and the Uncanny and Victorian Sculpture, scheduled to run from November of this year to February 2023.