Studio Work
My studio art grapples with the intersecting aspects of my own identity while expanding the visual vocabulary of race and space. Driven by the Black community, I use our history as it relates to the present to power my artistic narratives. Constantly looking for new modes of storytelling through a variety of mediums, I take inspiration from the world around me, my experiences as a first American generation Black female, and my reflections about the African diaspora.
GLJ
58” x 76”
Hand printed photolithography and AB rhinestones on found wool fabric
2022
Francois
77” x 44"
Hand printed photolithography on muslin fabric
2021
As an artist, I collect fragments of familial history, cultural memory, and archival imagery, weaving them into layered, tactile works that explore themes of belonging, identity, and the legacies of my identity. The images featured in my work submitted are drawn from my personal family archive, a collection of photographs that span generations and geographies, primarily centered on Haitian heritage. These photographs capture intimate moments of familial connections and come together to form a visual tapestry of memory and identity.
Rooted in the intersection of photography and textile, where collected photographs—both personal and found—are recontextualized through image reprinting and large scale prints.
DUALITY
58” x 63"
Hand printed photolithography on muslin fabric & AB rhinestones
2023
Glitter Flocking Screen Prints
A series of images with screen printed glitter
Glitter flocking became a pivotal part of my practice while experimenting in a screen printing course—curious how glitter might interact with my photographs, I began layering it onto portraits from my film God is a Woman, which celebrates the divine energy of Black womanhood. The results shimmered with movement and emotional intensity, refracting light and transforming still images into living surfaces.
Influenced by Tina Campt’s The Black Gaze, I reflect deeply on how Black bodies—especially Black femininity—have been historically depicted and consumed in art. My glitter prints resist passive viewing. They demand attention and invite a sustained, intentional gaze. The glitter functions not as decoration, but as intervention—highlighting, shielding, and uplifting the subject.
In some works the glitter radiates as aura-like halos; in others it interacts with subject’s hair. Each print with glitter shifts with the viewer’s movement and light, creating a dynamic experience that echoes the resilience and grace of Black identity.
Through this ongoing series, I aim to expand the visual vocabulary surrounding Black subjectivity—crafting photographic works that shimmer, confront, and endure.
Wedding Dress Series; Samantha
Wedding Dress Series; Samantha
Wedding Dress Series; Samantha
Inspired by a 1980s trend in Hong Kong where couples took wedding photos in everyday urban spaces, this series reimagines that concept through the lens of Black womanhood. While wedding imagery often confines Black women to posed, one-day depictions—sometimes even AI-generated in lieu of real representation—this work explores what it means to occupy that space more freely. By placing the wedding dress in unexpected settings, I question the societal expectations around femininity, love, and visibility. What does it mean to see yourself in the dress before the ceremony, or without one at all?
