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= The Black Woman Is God = The Black Woman Is God is a group exhibition of Black women artists curated by Karen Seneferu and Melorra Green, which in 2016 and 2017 has been located at the San Francisco city-owned nonprofit art space SOMArts.

2013 Exhibition at the African American Art & Culture Complex
The first iteration of The Black Woman is God was intended as a solo exhibition for Seneferu, curated by Green, at the African American Art & Culture Complex. Seneferu resisted, finally agreeing to participate in the exhibition only if other black female artists were included.

2016 Exhibition
The second, expanded iteration of The Black Woman is God, showcasing 60 artists, opened on July 7, 2016 and ran through August 16, 2016.

Critical Reception
The exhibition was widely received as "timely", "organic" , and "vivid." Sheila Bapat of Bitch Magazine described the political as well as aesthetic impact of the show: "The exhibit intentionally turns the historic devaluation of Black women and their contributions—social, political, economical—on its head. This exhibit asserts Black women’s power and beauty and does not seek to devalue any other group in the process..... It applies pressure to the beliefs and values undergirding the laws and policies that exclude Black women’s lives from economic policymaking and their labor from economic value and protection."

2017 Exhibition
The third iteration of The Black Woman is God, also curated by Karen Seneferu and Melorra Green, retuned to SOMArts on July 20 2017, running through August 26, 2017. The exhibition has continued to grow, with the work of 80 artists on view.