My artistic practice exists at the intersection of social justice and storytelling and is informed primarily by lived experiences. My work responds to urgent societal concerns and functions as a critical platform to amplify the voices of the communities I engage with. Over the past decade, my work has focused primarily on community advocacy and depicting social narratives without distortion, in a variety of mediums. The birth of the Black Lives Matter movement triggered a sense of urgency in my practice and it has continued to expand, allowing for a wider range of social accessibility and creative scale. In South Florida, I continue to marry my artistic practice with community-led activism as a means of engaging with communities with radical empathy and transparency.
Chire Regans
Chire Regans aka VantaBlack was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, and works in Miami, Florida. VantaBlack received a Bachelor’s degree from Florida A&M University in (2005). VantaBlack’s art practice exists at the intersection of social justice and storytelling. Her work responds to urgent societal concerns and functions as a critical platform to amplify the voices of the communities she engages with. VantaBlack works with acrylic, charcoal, and textiles.
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