Isaka Shamsud-Din

Isaka Shamsud-Din is an artist, educator, and activist who has been capturing the lives, histories, and cultures of African American and African diaspora peoples in his paintings, drawings, murals, teachings, and community projects for most of his 77 years.

Isaka has been working on his legacy project, an 19-month Juneteenth Calendar, for many years and he is excited to announce that you can order your calendar today!

Order the Juneteenth Calendar

To provide ongoing support to Isaka, become his patron at http://patreon.com/isaka. See a list of current patrons below. Thanks to you all—you're helping turn this idea into reality!

Gratitude and praise to these generous, supportive, and visionary patrons of Shamsud-Din Studio and this work.

• Arlene Schnitzer, The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation; core sponsor, Juneteenth Calendar
• Teressa Raiford, Don't Shoot Portland (soon to grow into The Children's Art and Social Justice Council!) director; 2020 candidate for Portland Mayor; fiscal sponsor, Juneteenth Calendar
• Victor Maldonado, "dean of inclusion," Pacific Northwest College of Art; assistant professor, foundation, media arts, studio arts
• Matt Letzelter, Director, Watershed; associate professor, printmaking, Pacific Northwest College of Art; fine art sponsor, Juneteenth Calendar
• and just in...Morel Ink—Scott Ballo & Ben Wood—printing sponsor of the Juneteenth Calendar!
• and Tiffany Burnette, designhype; graphic design, layout and colorway design, Juneteenth Calendar

These individuals and organizations are collaborators, supporters, and friends who sustain this work 🙏

Thanks to the Patreon Patrons who helped start and keep this whole thing rolling!