Artist
Statement
My work is a constant search for the best way to interpret freedom, what freedom looks like in all aspects, mentally spiritually and physically. As I evolve and gain more knowledge of self, it directly translates onto the canvas. What aids in my evolution as an artist is the studying of historically black abstract artists such as Mary Lovelace O’Neal, Sam Gilliam, and Al loving. I am on a personal mission beyond influence that derives from my subconscious and my need to create meaningful experiences through abstraction. I intend to use my work to unlock truth and contribute to the conscious movement of Black female artists reshaping my own Black aesthetic within the art world.
I am a contemporary abstract artist. I use interior paint, and oil pastels to express my views on identity and culture through expressionism. I use raw non stretched canvas, building color from black and brown tones inspired by all shades of melanin. I incorporate many marks inspired by indigenous cultures. These marks are an expression of the freedom I speak of passed down through genetic code since the dawn of time. Ultimately the shaping of canvas, the use of color tones, and the mark making defines my human experience and tells a story that I am compelled to share with each viewer.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 Color Inside The Lines
Gallery 90220, Los Angeles, CA.
2022 Syncopation
Tafeta Gallery, London, UK.
2021 Black Paradox
Innerspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Mantra
Rele Gallery, Los Angeles CA.
2024 Provocame
Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles, CA..
2024 Layers
CVA MSU Denver, Denver, CO.
2024 Figures Light Abstraction
Wilmer Jennings Gallery, New York, NY.
2024 Keep On Moving
Kkurated Agency,, Pittsburg PA
2024 No Faces
Gallery 90220, Los Angeles CA..
2024 Figures Light Abstraction
University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo HI.
2023 Threads That Bind
Brea Gallery, Brea CA.
2023 Royalty Abstracted
Rush Arts Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA.
2023 Trace
Chilis arts projects, London, UK
2023 Moments & Memories
Destination Crenshaw, Los Angele CA.
2023 Blackity Black
Novado Gallery, Jersey City NJ.
2022 Respite
Pencil On Paper Gallery, Dallas TX.
2022 What Does It Mean To Be Free
Muzeo Museum, Anaheim CA.
Guest Lecturer And Artists Talks
2024 Rele Gallery, Los Angeles CA.
2024 Center for Visual Arts MSU, Denver CO.
2024 Wilmer Jennings Gallery, New York NY.
2024 University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo HI.
2022 SOHO House, Los Angeles
Art Fairs
2024 Art Fair Detroit by Artclvb, Detroit MI.
2024 Spectrum Art Fair, Miami, Fl.