Artist Statement

        As a Black woman artist and Harlemite, my goal is to use art as a tool to mobilize, connect, and heal how humans relate. I interpret art as the first language of humanity. For me, it is a form of communication that has the ability to function as a universal language if we allow it. Throughout my years of creating, I have witnessed the arts be used as a powerful tool to enlighten and liberate in the right hands. I believe art gives us the ability to tap into understanding our humanity and the humanity of others. My background is in dance and fashion design, and I build off those foundations to explore new, different and innovative mediums beyond my foundation. Humans have several ways of learning and connecting and I try not to limit my ability to be able to connect with others so that often leads me to explore other mediums and seek out collaborations in order to produce work that can convey the message.  

The stories of my family and community are the backbone of my creative process and serve as influential sources when I develop work. These stories that I collect are survival guides for not just being Black in America but unearthing what liberation means and how it can take form in a dehumanizing society. My current work focuses on Black women’s untold/overlooked stories and contributions to American culture and liberation movements. I center community and place as a way to create a world of many possible improved approaches to living life and creating a new just society. I use my identity of being a human being that happened to be a black woman as a departure point for creating.