a non-profit gallery for the visual and performing arts

2833-A Hathaway Rd., Richmond, VA 23225
in the Stratford Hills Shopping Center

Gallery hours beginning Saturday, January 22, 2022:
Noon to 4pm, Tuesday - Sunday
Free and Open to the Public
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Love and Hate are Learned Early
2021, Mixed Media Painting
20 x 24 inches

Captive of Her Beliefs
2021, Mixed Media Painting
24 x 36 inches

Artist Statement

Influenced by the country's social instability and racial divide, my paintings are visual narratives�on race, resilience and the fragility of human connections. Through my paintings I explore injustices towards women and people of color. I see my artwork as my battle cry; the opportunity to awaken sensitivities in others who fail to see the abuses people of color encounter.

Through my paintings, I give a voice to generations of people who have been abused by systematic racism. Adding a distressed texture to the surface of the canvas is symbolic of the physical and emotional pain inflicted on people of color. When we fail to acknowledge man's inhumanity towards others - we are complicit in their acts.

My father was an inquisitive and kind man who gave me many gifts. Through observations and our long talks I learned the powerful art of resilience. It is a theme that reverberates throughout my work and life. Elements of race, gender and relationships are portrayed as fragmented and sometimes disparate with recognizable eyes staring back at the viewer.� This body of work similarly echoes themes of uncertainty.� The current social climate where we are acutely aware of, and often tormented by others, begs us to consider the vast and unknowable potentials of our futures.��

Incorporating found objects and ephemera collected adds personal context of women's shared experiences.� Artworks with couples represent a time in my life when I questioned my standing in a relationship and the power play of give and take.

Painting is cathartic, having the opportunity to share my work brings me great joy.

I studied art at the State University of New Paltz, with a�Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education.� Raised in Hartsdale, New York, I divide my time between NYC and� Richmond, Virginia.