Aisha Amin is an NYC-based artist and filmmaker born in Nairobi, Kenya of Pakistani descent. Aisha’s work explores and highlights overlooked communities including those struggling with the presence of gentrification in their neighborhood.

activations, film, visual activism, gentrificationBianca Jean-PierreJuly 28, 2021Muslim-American, NYC, Pakistani, short films, community, The ShedComment

ARTISTS TO KNOW: VANEZZA CRUZ

Vanezza 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.

activations, art, graphic design, identity, visual activism, collagesBianca Jean-PierreApril 15, 2021artists to know, Dominican-American, AfroLatina, representation matters, NYCComment