Mary Martin (American, b. 1970) is an African American visual artist and educator from Pittsburgh, PA. After earning bachelor’s degrees in both Architecture and Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design, Martin’s artistic practices expanded to include ceramics, collage, glass, metal mediums. Martin’s art forms consist of both functional and sculptural works that…
Nic[o] Brierre Aziz is a Haitian-New Orleanian Interdisciplinary artist and curator born and raised in New Orleans, LA. His current practice is deeply community focused and rooted around the utilization of under discussed personal and collective histories to reimagine the future. His work is also very centered around the Caribbean Diaspora and he is very…
I am intrigue by her body, season changes, her color and temperature shades pinks unmatched. It is that which lies beneath her surface that lances into my consciousness… Salt from the earth. but what else is there and who cares? No arms, no legs, no breast, faceless just a body still, laying, poise and full…
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…
I was born on late June day 1976 in Potoprens, Ayiti. I moved to New York in August 1989 via Miami. In March 2010 I packed my bags for Potoprens still straddling the shores of New York and recently Miami. Having negotiated these cities, I see myself of all these cities, but maybe What I have become is…
My work speaks a language of personal codes. I use transformative materials to create new narratives exploring my role as a Cuban-American woman in contemporary culture. For the last few years, I have been investigating my relationship to spirituality as a once silent part of my identity. The influence of shamanic practices and narratives in Caribbean religions are important…
“I make paintings that are filled with spiritual messages, for the future.” Artist, Jaime Grant was bon and raised in Panama. In his 40’s he came to realize that he suddenly had a creative drive to draw, paint and sculpt. Jaime is a inspired by his family. Jaime Grant’s work covers broad themes related to the human experience…