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The Beautiful Ones
This past summer I was proud to be one of four featured artists at Casa Frela Gallery in Harlem, where during the exhibition The Beautiful Ones Art Collective hosted an art salon. These are photographs I took of the collective’s members who participated in the salon’s art drawing session. All of the body paint art [...]
Read moreSome People of Color Aren’t Wedded to the Idea of Gay Marriage
New York’s law allowing same-sex couples to wed is historic, but some feel it wasn’t passed with Black and Hispanic LGBT in mind.
Read moreEveryday Things: People
This is a photo set taken in New York near Union Square. I was interested in playing with graphic overlays and filters to obscure the faces of the strangers walking by. All photos were taken with my iPhone 4.
Read moreMy Collages in the “Living in Color” Exhibition
June is Pride Month. In Harlem, The Casa Frela Gallery has organized an array of special events specifically for the LGBT community. The first event, LIVING in COLOR, is a unique exhibition and performance installation celebrating both Harlem Pride and the pride of LGBT artists of color throughout New York City. Conceived as a collaborative [...]
Read moreToni Morrison’s Commencement Address to Rutgers University Class of 2011
“There is serious work, truly serious work, for you to do. I know you have been blasted with media designed to change you from citizens to consumers, and most recently, simply tax payers; from a community of engaged civic life, to individuals with hundreds of electronic friends; from a yearning for maturity to a desire for eternal childhood.”
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