Keith David Conner is an African American painter who studied at the American Academy of Art in Chicago after being accepted into the Gifted Artist program at the Genesee Area Skill Center in 1971. He has made his living as a full time artist, has exhibited at the South Side Community Art Center in Chicago, and received the 2011 Artist of the Year Award for Visual Arts from the African American Arts Alliance of Chicago.

What is the Sunday Morning series by Keith Conner?

Sunday Morning is Keith Conner's series of paintings celebrating African American women dressed in their Sunday best, often wearing ornate church hats and colorful finery. The series honors a tradition that dates back to slavery, when Black women set aside plain work clothing to wear their finest attire to church. The artwork appears on annual wall calendars, pocket planners, mugs and jigsaw puzzles, paired with uplifting Bible verses.

Does Keith Conner make Maya Angelou art?

Yes. Keith Conner's Still I Rise series pays tribute to Dr. Maya Angelou, and his portraits of her appear on ceramic mugs, travel tumblers, wall calendars, pocket planners, compact mirrors, wallets and woven tote bags. One design, Legends Unite, depicts President Barack Obama greeting Dr. Angelou with a kiss.

Where can I buy Keith Conner calendars?

The Black Art Depot carries Keith Conner's Sunday Morning and Walking by Faith wall calendars along with his two year pocket planners. New calendars typically arrive in late summer for the following year. Orders over one hundred dollars ship free from our Atlanta warehouse.

Keith Conner Art Gallery

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Keith Conner paints women of faith in their Sunday best, biblical heroes, and the icons who shaped Black America, and he paints them with pride. His work is meant to lift you up: to remind you that obstacles can be overcome and that our history is worth celebrating every day. This gallery gathers his best loved designs on wall calendars, pocket planners, mugs, jigsaw puzzles and Christmas cards, so his art can travel with you from the kitchen table to the church pew. Read More

A Lifetime Spent Painting

Keith David Conner grew up learning from his parents, CL and Eleanor, that he could become whatever he set his mind to. Instead of following many young people from his community into engineering work at General Motors, he chose art. In 1971 he was accepted into the Gifted Artist program at the Genesee Area Skill Center, and he went on to study at the American Academy of Art in Chicago.

Conner is one of the fortunate artists who has made his living through painting alone. His work has been exhibited at Chicago's historic South Side Community Art Center, and in 2011 he received the Artist of the Year Award for Visual Arts from the African American Arts Alliance of Chicago.

Sunday Morning, Walking by Faith and Still I Rise

Three series define Conner's work in our store. Sunday Morning honors the church mothers, first ladies and grandmothers who step out in color and ornate church crowns, a tradition that reaches back to the days when Black women set aside plain work clothes to wear their finery to worship. Walking by Faith brings scripture to life through biblical heroes like Moses and Daniel. Still I Rise pays tribute to Dr. Maya Angelou, including a tender portrait of President Barack Obama greeting her with a kiss.

Each design pairs Conner's painting with an uplifting verse or quotation, which is why so many of our customers buy one for themselves and another to give away.

Calendars, Mugs, Puzzles and More

Conner's art reaches us through African American Expressions, the largest Black owned greeting card company in America. Here you will find his annual wall calendars and two year pocket planners, 15 ounce ceramic mugs and travel tumblers, jigsaw puzzles such as The Hem of His Garment and Daniel in the Lion's Den, Christmas card box sets, compact mirrors, wallets and woven tote bags.

More to Explore

Pair Conner's calendars with others in our African American calendars and planners collection, find his Christmas designs among our African American Christmas cards, or browse more African American religious art and gifts. Puzzle lovers can explore our full line of African American jigsaw puzzles, and you can meet the rest of our artists on the Shop by Artist page.

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