Figures of Color
Figures of Color deviates from my usual candid work, and looks closely at how black skin is represented in works of art. My intention was to use elements of light and darkness to draw attention to the skin; to engage with stark blackness in portraiture. Contemporary figurative painters like Alex Gardner and Jon Key, inspired me to translate this style into photography. With the Red Arrow Gallery in Nashville, I produced 13 large scale prints, each in an edition of 3, bringing to life a distinct vision of beauty. The subjects include friends, models and professionals that I’ve collaborated with over time. Images from this series have been exhibited domestically and internationally.
List of Works
1. Amanda No. 4, New York, 2019
2. Portrait of a Stylist (Jessica Willis),
New York, 2021
3. Aheem No. 1, New York, 2019
4. All the pain, all the tears, Nashville, 2017
5. Awaken, my friend, New York, 2018
6. Khalib No. 7, Philadelphia, 2021
7. Aheem No. 5, New York, 2019
8. Aheem No. 8, New York, 2019
9. Connie No. 1, New York, 2019
10. Khalib No. 7, Philadelphia, 2021
11. Jon Key No. 7, New York, 2020
12. April and Kelton, Nashville, 2017
13. Ommahdi No. 1, Nashville, 2018
14. Aheem No. 7, New York, 2019
15. Self No. 1, Philadelphia, 2021
Installation Photography
1. Figures of Color: Radically Black,
Red Arrow Gallery, Nashville, 2021
2. Figures of Color: Radically Black,
Red Arrow Gallery, Nashville, 2021
3. Figures of Color: Radically Black,
Red Arrow Gallery, Nashville, 2021
4. Subject–Object, Richard F. Brush Gallery,
St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY, 2022
5. Show Up, The Parthenon, Nashville, 2022
Press