I am an emerging artist devoted to depicting the essence of blackness. During 2020 we’ve lived in a world of isolation, even during moments of togetherness we remained apart. For Black women, it was an especially layered year. It was a time of grief and fear, but we were also galvanized to invoke change. With the death of Breonna Taylor and the numerous names we don’t know, there was a sense that our lives were inconsequential. Yet, Black women dominated culture - from music to TV & film to politics. This painting was a part of a series that explored that conflicting experience, while aiming to amplify the presence of Black women through a medium that traditionally marginalized us.

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