Through evocative, color-rich portraiture and immersive installations, I personify the lived experiences of Black women and girls. Beyond mere representation, each body of work investigates our intrinsic need for space, selfhood, and safety. Pikin. is an ongoing body of work that explores the resilience, vulnerability, and survival strategies embedded in Black girlhood. Each character reflects real and imagined narratives shaped by cultural memory, personal history, and collective struggle.

In my exhibitions, spaces become sanctuaries where the cast of characters depicted in my stained, fluid acrylic paintings can exchange with, respond to, and safeguard one another. The integration of installation and painting welcomes the viewer into the visual narrative, inviting them to contemplate their role as both spectator and spectacle. By blurring the boundaries between artwork, viewer, and space, I aim to cultivate connection and provoke introspection.

Figures like Little Dragon., who must temper her frustration in educational spaces, and Tay., who quietly reflects on the life and loss of Breonna Taylor, are visual testaments to both trauma and triumph. As the collection expands, new girls arrive—growing older, bolder, and finding strength in one another. Their presence insists on care, community, and recognition.

Influenced by artists such as Barkley Hendricks, Faith Ringgold, Simone Leigh, and Ebony G. Patterson, my work engages the transformative power of the gaze—oppositional, reflective, and redemptive. At its core, Pikin. honors the right of Black girls to be seen, to take up space, and to thrive.