S H E R O N N A
Acrylic on Canvas
2020
48 x 60 x 1.5 in
121 x 152 x 3.8 cm
“Beauty and blackness are my first greetings as I enter a room. They give me permission to not only take up space but to own it too.”
T O N I
Acrylic on Canvas
2020
48 x 60 x 1.5 in
121 x 152 x 3.8 cm
“Beauty is not about conforming to an image that society has of me, it’s about being the most authentic self I can be. ”
N K A T H A
Acrylic on Canvas
2020
48 x 60 x 1.5 in
121 x 152 x 3.8 cm
A D A N N A
Acrylic on Canvas
2020
48 x 60 x 1.5 in
121 x 152 x 3.8 cm
“It was a black belly that housed me, black breasts that fed me, black hands that soothed me when i was restless. It was a black back that backed me ... Blackness raised me”
K E N Y A
Acrylic on Canvas
2020
48 x 60 x 1.5 in
121 x 152 x 3.8 cm
N I S A A
Acrylic on Canvas
2020
48 x 60 x 1.5 in
121 x 152 x 3.8 cm
“When I think of Blackness, I’m reminded not only of its beauty but of its strength, resiliance and determination. ”
S Y D
Acrylic on Canvas
2020
48 x 60 x 1.5 in
121 x 152 x 3.8 cm
O H S O
Acrylic on Canvas
2020
48 x 60 x 1.5 in
121 x 152 x 3.8 cm
H A N E S H A
Acrylic on Canvas
2020
48 x 60 x 1.5 in
121 x 152 x 3.8 cm
“I found confidence in my blackness, understanding my lineage has turned my whispers into a roaring that cannot and will not be ignored.”