I am thrilled to share that both of my pieces in the Beholder exhibition at Orchid Gallery have sold!

The first, Run Faster, is a 16" doll paired with a 3D-printed Dan Runner mask, modeled from a 3D scan of archival museum data. It speaks to movement, identity, and the pressure to perform.

The second, Loose Woman, is my largest doll to date at 24". Partially strung with a disembodied head, it takes on the violent fragmentation of beauty standards and the roles women are expected to play.

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Both works are fully coated in brown pigment, emphasizing their Blackness and the projections placed onto it. I am deeply grateful that these pieces resonated with viewers and found new homes.

I just gave my first-ever artist talk as part of Beholder, a group show at Orchid Gallery in Hamden, CT. The exhibition brings together Black women artists who are challenging the beauty standards often forced onto us and erase who we are.

Beholder features painting, photography, collage, and sculpture. I was the first artist to introduce sculpture to the space, which felt like an important step in broadening the opportunities for artists to interact with this space.

The show includes work by Sydney Bell, Demeree Douglas, Clymenza Hawkins, Ebony B. Mckelvey, and myself. Together, we are building something that honors complexity, defiance, and self-definition. Speaking about my work in that context was surreal in the best way.

https://www.bldg.fund/beholder