April Sunami

The Black Madonna + Other Sacred Spaces at the @urbanartsspace is meant to be a completely immersive experience. So much so that we curated a playlist for you to enjoy while you’re in the space. If you are able, we encourage you to bring your smartphone and headphones to listen as you explore the gallery. Can’t or don’t want to listen then? That’s fine as we will provide QR codes for you to save so you can listen anytime during or after the show. What songs would you like to see on the playlist? Drop them in the comments! . . . #sacredspacescollective #columbus #art #explorepage #artist

This year’s prom theme- Venetian Masquerade. #seniorprom #cantbelievethisismybabyssenioryear

Looking forward to showing this collaborative piece along with some other work this Sunday at the Martin de Porres Center (one of my favorite spots in the city). I was fortunate to make this piece along with folks who attended my “Blessed Are The…..” workshop a few Sundays ago at the Columbus Museum of Art . We reflected on blessings and prayers that we wanted to put out into the world and incorporated them into this work. This is dedicated to the artist Sister Thoma Swanson OP who passed in January. Come check it out this Sunday 4-6pm Martin de Porres Center 2330 Airport Dr Columbus, OH 43219. #blessed #beatitudes #collaborativeart #mixedmedia

Yesterday was the end of my time at Aminah Robinson’s magical home studio. I can’t fully express what a gift the whole experience has been. I created 10 paintings that are the start of a new body of work that Im feel very excited about. Also started some great collaborations and spent some good time with folks. Endless thanks to @deidrehamlar who beautifully manages the Aminah Robinson Legacy Project!!! I truly appreciate all you do. Also much love and gratitude to the @columbusmuseum and @gcac_cbus !!! Last but not least thank you to all my beloved Columbus people for cheering me on and rocking with me. Ya’ll keep me lifted whenever I feel low ❤️ I will always hold on to the ways Ive been fed creatively and spiritually by this experience and Im so excited for all the fellows to come next🤗

Art Moves 🎨✈️ with my roadie (and artist) @ajsunami in LA 🌴 Happy to see @butterartfair continued growth from Indianapolis to Los Angeles! 😍👏🏾🎉 Pictured artists include: 1. @ajsunami 2. @aprilbey_ 3. @asia.orf 4. @slevijones 5. @andrewooleryart 6. @matthew_cooperart 7. @mariejose.art 8. @kaimamarieart 9/10. @mrwashtheartist 11. Tuni Adeyele 12. @wallflowermccoy 13/14. @nyaserano 15. @pugsatomz 16. @fawlene 17. @autumnbreon 18. @monica165 19. @ashleynora_art 🧈✨🧈✨🧈 #butterla #artmoves247 #butterartfair #inglewoodca #artmoves

Words cannot express my overflow of gratitude for receiving the Aminah Robinson Fellowship. I want to first thank Aminah Robinson for being an inspiration and influence on my artistic practice. Thank you to all of the jurors, Greater Columbus Arts Council, and the Columbus Museum of Art for your faith in my work. Finally, thank you to my beloved community for always cheering me on and having my back. I love you dearly. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC), in partnership with the Columbus Museum of Art (CMA), is delighted to announce that April Sunami has been awarded the 2026 Aminah Robinson Fellowship! The Aminah Robinson Artist Fellowship supports artists residing in Franklin County in commemoration of Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson’s resounding artistic legacy and her commitment to the preservation of community, culture, and history in Columbus, Ohio. Sunami will spend the next three months working in Robinson’s renovated Shepard neighborhood home studio, as well as receive an unrestricted cash award and the opportunity to participate in a community outreach project with CMA. During her fellowship, Sunami will create three large-scale mixed media pieces honoring the Yoruba goddesses: Orishas Yemeja, Oshun, and Oya. This long-envisioned project seeks to honor Afro-Caribbean stories of “the divine feminine, resilience, and transformation” through layered storytelling using seed beads, stones, glass, and other materials. The artist hopes to invite close engagement and to foster a communal space for dialogue, zine-making, and collaborative creative play. April Sunami headshot by @EmmaParkerPhoto . April Sunami, "Our Lady of Regla: 2024 Yemeja," June 4, 2024. Mixed Media (oil, acrylic, glass, paper, ceramic, pearls, cowrie shell, silver, brass, shells, clear cabachon beads and polymer clay on wood). April Sunami, "Limitless," June 10, 2025. Mixed Media (oil, acrylic, cabochons, glass, resin pony beads, toys from my daughters collection, barrettes, paper, chipboard and C.U.T.I.E.S.). @AJSunami @GCAC_Cbus @ArtMakesCbus #ArtMakesColumbus

Great news, everyone — To compensate for the snow emergency last week, we're offering the same shows again this Saturday, Dec 20! Same time, same place: 5-8pm, 700 Bryden Rd 43205 Free parking lot in back Take the elevator to the third floor I've never had so many of these small paintings up at one time — there are more than 50! I'm loving it, and I hope you will, too. See you Saturday!

So incredibly honored and thankful! Thank you Columbus for holding me up 💗💗💗#keepgoing #

Selling several older pieces at some nice prices. Come through and say hi!!! #makingspace #studiosale

Coming back to Selma, Alabama has been such a beautiful and complicated experience. I visited last year and knew that I had to return. This time I was on a mission to leave something meaningful for this amazing community of people who opened their arms and homes to us. There is so much trauma, resilience, pain, beauty, and struggle in Selma’s history and you can feel it everywhere. Its in the streets, the buildings, and the people. Im just grateful to be apart of the first and second Selma Rising Mural Festival and to make art alongside folks who are dreaming and striving toward a better future rooted in creativity, community and love. Pics are from 2024 & 2025. Artworks by @creativeshel10 @mrdavicr8 @dewonmotonart @thomastriumph @asrart__ & the Selma Youth Mural Club. #macas #makingartconnectionsacrossselma #selmarisingmuralfestival

River had some critiques but I think it was cool for my first time working in chalk. Thanks to ACPA (Arts and College Preparatory Academy) for having me at Chalkfest this year!!! Also shout out to my student assistant Alex for reminding me to stay hydrated.I love all this place for making high school a fun and welcoming place to be. ❤️ #chalkart #acpachalkfest