Featured Exhibitions
My visual art and poetry has been featured in exhibitions, focusing on themes of identity, love, grief, community, and humanity.
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Overview: Presented by Media 2070 and Media Justice, the Black Future Newsstand envisions a media landscape that centers and uplifts Black voices as a powerful counter to historic anti-Black media bias, grounded in the principles of media reparations.
My photo submission for the exhibition a rare pause in an age of relentless (dis)connection, featuring serene photographs from Chicago's South Side that capture Black men in communion with the ocean. Through these images, viewers are invited to disconnect from the digital noise and find tranquility, fostering a return to presence, community, and self-discovery.
Featured Works:
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Black Future Newsstand
October 2024
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL
Overview: Presented by Media 2070 and Media Justice, the Black Future Newsstand envisions a media landscape that centers and uplifts Black voices as a powerful counter to historic anti-Black media bias, grounded in the principles of media reparations.
My photo submission for the exhibition a rare pause in an age of relentless (dis)connection, featuring serene photographs from Chicago's South Side that capture Black men in communion with the ocean. Through these images, viewers are invited to disconnect from the digital noise and find tranquility, fostering a return to presence, community, and self-discovery.
Featured Works:
- “Princeton” (2024), Film Photography, 11” x 14”
- Water bending (2024), Film Photography, 11” x 14”
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She Safe, We Safe
August 19-August 23, 2024
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL
Overview: Building on the Black Youth Project 100’s "She Safe, We Safe" report and the Invisible Institute and City Bureau's "Missing in Chicago" investigation, this exhibition exposes the systemic neglect and criminalization of Black women and girls (BWGs) in Chicago. It highlights the chronic underfunding of community organizations, the many unsolved cases of missing BWGs, and the impact of mass incarceration. Coinciding with the Democratic National Convention, the exhibition critiques the failures of policing in protecting Black communities and emphasizes the vital role of community support.
The photographs in this collection are part of my visual poem “One and the Same”, exploring the universal need for empathy and connection. By delving into the theme of bridging divides—particularly between Black women and men—I reinterpret this concept to illustrate that keeping us at odds undermines our collective mission to protect one another.
Featured Works:
The photographs in this collection are part of my visual poem “One and the Same”, exploring the universal need for empathy and connection. By delving into the theme of bridging divides—particularly between Black women and men—I reinterpret this concept to illustrate that keeping us at odds undermines our collective mission to protect one another.
Featured Works:
- “I’m not insane” (2024), Digital Photography, 9” x 12”
- “Just in need of some empathy and change” (2024), Digital Photography, 12” x 9”
Love, Land, and Deception
June 14-July 26, 2024
Chicago, IL
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Overview: The exhibition sought to explore and define the structure, system, and dynamics of the patriarchy; Investigate the patriarchies’ intersectional effects on different bodies, minds, communities, and the land; Propose actions for remediation, healing, and deconstruction of the patriarchy at the individual, community, and/or systemic level.
In April 2024, I traveled to Cuba with ReglaSOUL, an Afro-Caribbean collective, to explore the intersections of agriculture, spirituality, and community-led activism. In a place steeped in resistance, I saw how the patriarchy affects both the land and the bodies that tend it, creating cycles of isolation and individual struggle. The photos I captured during this trip showcase a different story—one of hope and connection with the Afro-Cubans’ ancestral roots. From the urban gardens of Havana to the fields of Matanzas, I witnessed a profound sense of love and solidarity among those who remain on the island. These images reflect the soft, tender love that the natives have for their land--resisting generations of oppression by nurturing the soil they call home. Acknowledging the legacy of colonialism and patriarchal deception allows us to reimagine a world where community, not domination, guides our relationship with the land.
Featured Works:
- “A Day In Soroa” (2024), Digital Photography, 30in x 40in
- “Family Farming in Guanabo” (2024), Digital Photography, 30in x 40in