Two years ago I donated 238 Black Panther Newspapers to The Met to help advocate their vital history and Akili Tommasino and Allie Rudnick’s work championing Emory Douglas and his legacy as an artist and the minister of culture for the Black Panthers. I made this donation in honor of Walter and Linda Evans who allowed me to witness the importance of caretaking and stewarding history, not just ownership. The relationship to photography, journalism, printmaking, storytelling and America acts as a ‘by us for us’ history class or better yet, proof. Now, more than ever, is the time to enact a better world in any way we feel catalyzed to. I grew up frequenting “junk” shops and estate sales with my grandma since I was a young kid and found my first issue of these papers when I was 16, sixteen years later I’m humbled to share they are a part of the worlds most important encyclopedic collection. A big part of my practice is collecting postcards, tchotchkes, newspapers, objects, vernacular photography, American history and much more— I’m so thankful for Akili and Allie for helping me find space for this part of my life to live on outside of my personal archive.
Im steadfast on our next steps with this ongoing project and in addition to the newspapers (which I still am actively collecting to continue my research) The Met has acquired 50 of Emory’s works to see up close and study the hand and mind of one of the visual leaders of our time. The possibility of a more equitable world is all around us and we must never lose sight of the ones who laid the bricks we stand on and better yet take time to analyze how they are laid to cultivate a more sturdy footing moving forward. To a more robust future and a keen legibility when thinking about our shared history.
Humbled to be included in Harper’s Bazaar Icons 2025 issue
Thank you Stephen Mooallem for the profile, Samira Nasr for your leadership and all the folks that made this project happen.
PHOTOGRAPHY: @philipdanielducasse
STYLING: @gabriellak_j
“TREES NEVER END AND HOUSES NEVER END” a site-specific exhibition exploring the relationship between local ecology, history, and industry in the Hudson River Valley and its connection to New York City. On view from June 28 through Fall 2025 in a historic apple cold storage warehouse along the Hudson River
Thank you Dan Colen and Sarah Workneh for including me in your vision. Happy to support the vital work you all are doing. Over the last decade 100% of the vegetables and protein raised on the farm has been donated to food access partners throughout the state of New York. @skyhighfarmhudsonvalley has donated more than 123,000 lbs of veggies and 123,000 lbs of animal protein so far. They have a comprehensive website with alot of information regarding their efforts that i would advise to check out.
The inaugural biennial opens tonight:
11 Main Street, Germantown, NY
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays
11-5pm
Esopus Bathers (Black Creek), 2025
acrylic and coffee on cotton canvas
48 x 48 inches
“Painting Energy: The Alex Katz Foundation Collection at the Portland Museum of Art” highlights gifts from Alex Katz to the museum over the past decade
Looking forward to being In conversation with Sayantan Mukhopadhyay this Friday June 27th 6-7PM for The 2025 Nelson Social Justice Fund Lecture.
Thank you to Leslie Ureña for the essay in the exhibition catalogue. Grateful to share space in the collection and the book with many artists I admire. The exhibition runs from May 23 - September 14, 2025
Respite (Grapes), 2019 - 2022
Acrylic, tea towels, coffee, and found object on wooden panel
72 x 48 x 29 inches
Thank you Alex Katz, Ben Broome, Gavin Brown and Gladstone gallery for the support to make this happen.
“Momma’s Baby, Daddy’s Maybe” on view May 22nd - July 19th at Galerie Eva Presenhuber Vienna
Thank you Lauren and Henrietta for showing me a whole new world and thank you Eva and team for all the hardwork and on going support.
I will be in conversation with Jasper Sharp tonight at 6:30 pm during the opening at the gallery
Works L to R:
Half Siblings, 2025 60 x 36
Lorene (Liberation), 2023 20 x 16
Lorene (Assimilation), 2025 20 x 16
Asphyxia (Livestock), 2023 - 2025 72 x 60
Heavy Is The Head That Wears The Cotton 2025 34 x 36
Mama Tried, 2025 60 x 36
Twenty One Acres and a Mule, 2025 68 x 68
The Piston’s, 2025 36 x 36
The Talented Tenth (Mixed Doubles), 2025 72 x 60
Birdy Green, 2025 72 x 48
The Frontiersman, 2025 60 x 48
Clyde’s Headshot, 2023 28 x 26
Matinee, 2024 60 x 48
Sound of Sunday, 2020 40 x 40
Thrilled to share Medea Act I & II (Feuerbach & van Loo), 2022 has been acquired by The MET and is included in their permanent collection.
Thank you Akili Tommasino, David Breslin, Jane Panetta, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Dodie Kazanjian, The Metropolitan Opera, David Kordansky Gallery and the ones that made this possible 🏛️🛠️
Medea Act I & II
(Feuerbach & van Loo), 2022
Acrylic and coffee on cotton canvas
6.75 ft x 18 ft
Thank you Selema, Justin, nuance, archives, friends and foes, sub culture, Terri Lynn’s Coffee Shop, Atiba, Keir, Zeb, coffee, boardsports and so much more for the education to heal in real time over and over again and share my most important public conversation of my life.
To the “Only’s” and the outsiders never lose site of your truth, its all we got left
Hope you can take a beat and listen to the podcast and sorry about the selfy sponsor me post lol but sometimes ya gotta air it out, just to say im true to this not new to this. Cant wait to get Henrietta out on the mountain and in the water and continue to focus on the spaces and areas less legible
What Shapes Us podcast, thank you
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The Future and The Past (God is Us), 2024
Acrylic and coffee on cotton canvas
6 x 24 ft
Happy to share this work was acquired by LACMA and is included in their permanent collection.
Thank you Michael Govan, Dhyandra Lawson, LACMA, David Kordansky Gallery and those who participate in bending the world towards a better tomorrow
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I love you two more than life itself
Mother and Child (Lauren and Henrietta), 2024
acrylic and coffee on cotton canvas
96” x 72”
Happy Valentines day Lo and Henny
“Halfrican” closes today, I hope you have had the chance view the exhibition. Thank you for the love and support 🫶🏽 1 - Bucky Blue, 2023
acrylic and coffee on cotton canvas
14 x 11
2 - Archie, 2023
acrylic and coffee on cotton canvas
12 x 9
3 - Julius Seaside, 2023
acrylic and coffee on cotton canvas
10 x 10
4 - Guy (Watching her Leave), 2023
acrylic and coffee on cotton canvas
12 x 9
5 - Eighteen Years Old, 2023
acrylic and coffee on cotton canvas
12 x 9
6 - Lion, 2023
acrylic and coffee on cotton canvas
12 x 12
7 - Lyle in Red, 2023
acrylic and coffee on cotton canvas
12 x 9
8 - Bill from Buffalo, 2023
acrylic and coffee on cotton canvas
14 x 11
9 - Leopold, 2023
acrylic and coffee on cotton canvas
14 x 11
10 - Halfrican American, 2023
acrylic and coffee on cotton canvas
12 x 12
