Carlton Wilkinson (Washington, University of California, Los Angeles) is a photographer whose dramatic black and white images reflect contemporary life and its relationship to the African American experience. His work has won the Tennessee Arts Commission Fellowship and a number of art competition awards as well as being included in major collections such as the Schomburg Center in New York, Gaylord Entertainment, and BellSouth. He is the founder and past-president of the Nashville African American Arts Association and owner of In The Gallery, a contemporary art space.