Photography by Nabila Wirakusumah
As soon as we arrived at Audrey Lyall’s studio in Brooklyn and she greeted us, her one-of-a kind creative eye could already be captured with her style. She embodies the confidence and vibrant energy of the maximalist subjects found in her artwork. Audrey uses a variety of materials such as acrylic paint, watercolor, clay, fabric, collaged paper, and more to create maximalist Afro-futurist works. To Audrey, “everything in the world is an art material”
Read MoreAbout a year ago, Elise Swopes graciously invited SHEER to her Sunrise Art Club event at Seed Brklyn during Brooklyn NFT Week. Elise had already secured her status as a widely successful photographer and NFT artist selling over $200,000 worth of digital art. Elise is more than just her successes and industry impact. She also gets personal with us about her upbringing, her time as a rapper in Chicago, overcoming addiction struggles, and healing her inner world through self-exploration.
Read MoreJordan Chanetsa is a performance artist, writer, and activist for LGBTQIA+ rights from Harare, Zimbabwe and currently based in Cologne, Germany. As a trans woman and creative from Zimbabwe, Jordan aims to use her voice and platform to inspire and empower the overlooked and underserved queer community
Read MoreMia Ohki is a Métis-Japanese-Canadian artist known for her iconic emotive linework illustrations. Mia’s work covers a range of themes from how we can better take care of our planet to fusing traditional motifs and cultural elements from her diverse background.
Read MoreTalisa Almonte is an Afro-Dominican illustrator and artist raised in Miami and now based in Queens, NY. She’s the owner of Almonte Studio, named in honor of her artist father. After exciting partnerships with Disney+ and the Women’s Box Collective, Talisa shows us endless possibilities
Read MoreLe’Andra LeSeur is a multidisciplinary artist whose work celebrates Blackness, contemplates the experience of invisibility, and seeks to dismantle and reclaim stereotypes surrounding Black female identity. Le’Andra’s latest multichannel video and performance piece for The Shed’s Open Call, There is no movement without rhythm, dissects the effects rhythm has on the body in its quest for liberation.
Read MoreBy Kayla Caban
Jada-Amina is a South Side Chicago born and based, Black Indigenous American writer, interdisciplinary artist, filmmaker, cultural worker and musician. Their work is deeply committed to protecting Black children, women, of trans and queer Black life and ensuring they feel seen and heard.
Read MoreBy Tiara Starks
Jenny is an illustrator & designer based in NYC who is currently working at NBC as an Art Director on the Today Show. Raised in Vancouver, Canada, She graduated at the School of Visual Arts with her BFA. Her client list includes companies such as TIME’S UP, Zappos, Allure, Nike, and Buzzfeed.
Read MoreVanezza Cruz is an AfroLatina visual artist and designer based in NYC. Vanezza’s work centers her experience as a darker-skinned Latina who is challenging the Eurocentric standards of not only beauty but the fine arts world that disempowers the BIPOC community and in particular, black women.
Read MoreAlbany Andaluz is a Caribbean and Mestizan multidisciplinary artist from the South Bronx. By integrating various mediums such as textiles, photography, paint, and sculpture, Albany’s art focuses on de-centering westernized perspectives and habits such as wastefulness for a more culturally responsive outlook.
Read MoreNatalie Bui is an illustrator and co-founder of a racial and gender equity consulting business called SHIFT. Natalie’s work centers on self empowerment, community empowerment, and cultural exploration with a visionary approach that emphasizes our collective liberation across communities.
Read MoreMmadika Mphuthi is a South-African multidisciplinary artist who is empowering black queer femmes in an exclusively cisheterosexual creative landscape.
Read MoreFilipina artist based in New Zealand who is exploring psychedelic themes, colors and patterns in her work while partnering with Shakti, a migrant refuge for women, to help share the voices of minorities.
Read MoreParadise Khanmalek is an Iranian visual artist and poet based in Los Angeles. Paradise’s work is a vibrant representation of non-conforming beauty standards and inspires us to get connected with our most vulnerable selves.
Read MoreA multidisciplinary artist exploring mental health and cultural identity through comics, animation, and 3-D design.
Read MoreDominican-American installation artist and photographer empowering women through solidarity and visual activism.
