Tina Knowles Lawson Builds a Collection and a Foundation to Support Black Art

The 2001 Ace Award Winner might be best known in the public eye for her work in fashion, beauty, and entertainment, but over the course of her life Tina Knowles Lawson has also become an ambitious art collector and philanthropist. In 2017, she and husband Richard Lawson established Where Art Can Occur (WACO) Theater Center, an artist empowerment organization dedicated to creating opportunities for young people “beyond their zip code.” Ahead of the group’s 2022 Wearable Art Gala and five-year anniversary celebration this weekend, Beyoncé and Solange’s mom invites Cultured into her own collection.