Ashara Ekundayo
Ashara Ekundayo About: Ashara Ekundayo is an independent curator, artist, creative industries entrepreneur and organizer working internationally across cultural, spiritual, civic, and social innovation spaces. Her intersectional worldview offers both an Afrofuturist and radical Black feminist framework to the public sector by centering the lives, traditions, and expertise of Black womxn of the African Diaspora. […]
Brianna Mills
Brianna Mills About: Brianna Mills is the founder and photographer of Visuals by Bri (VBB), a collection of her work, knowledge, and personal experiences. VBB strives to inspire and inform those who are embarking on their own career paths, while also providing tips, tricks, and a look into the beautiful difficulty of her solopreneurship journey. […]
Yasmin Sayyed
Yasmin Sayyed About: The images submitted are part of Internal Landscapes, an ongoing series of paintings exploring the inner workings of the psyche. I hold undergraduate and graduate degrees in art, and there learned to render representational depictions of people and things; however, in the lens through which I perceive the world, abstract expressionism best […]
Take a deep breath and draw | With Love… Issue 13
Sign up to receive this e-newsletter delivered to your inbox HERE. ISSUE 13 Honoring Martin Luther King Jr | Take a deep breath… and draw | Meet Alex Martinez | Ask your questions | Classes starting soon Honoring Martin Luther King Jr “Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.” – Martin […]
MLK Jr Coloring Sheet
Enjoy this coloring sheet created by Richmond artist Tiffany Conway to honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Tiffany says, “I’m deeply inspired by the legacy of our ancestors in particular, Martin Luther King. He has left a wealth of wisdom and guidance for us to utilize in times of despair. I am thrilled […]
“Making new work and teaching during covid is challenging, but I’m grateful to be able to do it.”
Meet Alex Martinez Artist Alex Martinez is a second-generation Queer, Mexican-American Chicanx, raised in Watsonville, California. She has lived in the Bay Area for 20 years, and is a teaching artist at Richmond Art Center. Alex chatted with Amy Spencer, Exhibitions Director at RAC, on January 12, 2021. Hi Alex! Let’s start with your art and […]
Tiffany Conway
Tiffany Conway Special events: Tiffany Conway is embarking on her debut Solo Show titled “Ethereal Hue”. Opening April 26th, 2021 at Oakstop Gallery, 1721 Broadway, Oakland. Visit projectgetfree.com for further details. Sign up for the weekly newsletter to stay informed on the show’s progress. About: Art has provided me with the tools to communicate in […]
Xan Blood Walker
Xan Blood Walker About: Xan Blood Walker was born in Seattle Washington in the heat of the summer. She learned print photography in high school and went on to obtain two BFA’s, one in printmaking and another in painting from the University of Washington. Many years later when pursuing graduate studies in counseling she obtained […]
Shante’ Young
Shante’ Young About: Shante’ has the artistic ability to create a range of art from realism to abstract. She has a diverse understanding of how to create art of all subject matters while using a variety of material and techniques. Her style embodies the essence of the human spirit in all of us as well […]
Shanju
Shanju About: Always honoring God, life is as it should be. The countenances I encounter, fascinate me. This recent series of Cross Hatching through Life, began in 2018. Though I often mix media when creating my portraits, what I currently offer only uses ink and marker. Each has the appearance of an iconic graphic, embedded […]
