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ARTISTS TO KNOW: DESTINY BRANAY

ARTISTS TO KNOW: DESTINY BRANAY

Photography by Jordan Carter

The star motif has become Destiny’s iconic artistic signature which she describes as “symbolic of the light that exists in Black people that refuses to be dimmed.” Through her thoughtful and colorful large-scale oil paintings, Destiny highlights Black folk in community with one another, centered around the idea of hope as an act of resistance against oppressive systems in America. Destiny’s work not only honors the resiliency of her ancestors who came before her, but serves as a beacon of hope in the midst of the work that is still left to be done.

art, healing art, visual activismBianca Jean-PierreJuly 3, 2024artists to know, oil paintings, Baltimore, black women artistsComment

ARTISTS TO KNOW: ROSSANA ROMERO

ARTISTS TO KNOW: ROSSANA ROMERO

Photography by Nabila Wirakusumah

Rossana Romero is a prime example of what it means to be an artist. Not afraid to use her art to speak on topics such as colonialism and historical trauma, while creating a path to healing through her work that carves new, imaginative ways of being that ignite hope, resilience, self actualization, and self empowerment. Her preferred artistic mediums inspired by magic realism, are beautifully vibrant oil paintings of fantasy landscapes referencing the lush terrains of the Amazon featuring her iconic animal motifs which she also molds into textured paper mâché sculptures and frames.

3D, art, healing art, visual artistBianca Jean-PierreJune 28, 2024artists to know, colombian, paper mache, oil paintings, spiritualityComment

ARTISTS TO KNOW: AUDREY LYALL

ARTISTS TO KNOW: AUDREY LYALL

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”

beauty, art, fashion, identity, visual artist, mixed mediaBianca Jean-PierreFebruary 28, 2024artists to know, black beauty standards, sustainability, brooklynComment

ARTISTS TO KNOW: ELISE SWOPES

ARTISTS TO KNOW: ELISE SWOPES

About 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.

photography, web3, NFTs, self-actualizationBianca Jean-PierreJanuary 17, 2024artists to know, chicago, social activismComment

ARTISTS TO KNOW: JORDAN CHANETSA

ARTISTS TO KNOW: JORDAN CHANETSA

Jordan 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

healing art, identity, visual activismBianca Jean-PierreAugust 7, 2022LGBTQ, Zimbabwe, performing arts, artists to know, creative adviceComment

ARTISTS TO KNOW: MIA OHKI

ARTISTS TO KNOW: MIA OHKI

Mia 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.

art, identity, illustrationBianca Jean-PierreMay 7, 2022artists to know, sustainability, Indigenous, Japanese, introvertComment

ARTISTS TO KNOW: TALISA ALMONTE

ARTISTS TO KNOW: TALISA ALMONTE

Talisa 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

illustration, fashion, identityBianca Jean-PierreJanuary 25, 2022artists to know, Afro-Dominican, NYC, AfroLatina, creative advice, Disney+Comment

ARTISTS TO KNOW: LE'ANDRA LESEUR

Le’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.

identity, genderBianca Jean-PierreJune 15, 2021artists to know, visual storytelling, multidisciplinary, queer artistsComment

ARTIST & WRITER TO KNOW: JADA-AMINA

ARTIST & WRITER TO KNOW: JADA-AMINA

By 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.

art, film, identity, visual activismBianca Jean-PierreMay 21, 2021artists to know, black liberation, LGBTQComment

ARTISTS TO KNOW: JENNY CHANG-RODRIGUEZ

By 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.

art, identity, illustration, visual activismBianca Jean-PierreMay 18, 2021artists to know, asian-american, NYC, artComment

ARTISTS TO KNOW: VANEZZA CRUZ

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

ARTISTS TO KNOW: ALBANY ANDALUZ

ARTISTS TO KNOW: ALBANY ANDALUZ

Albany 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.

art, identityBianca Jean-PierreJanuary 14, 2021multidisciplinary, artists to know, Caribbean, latinx, NYC Comment

ARTISTS TO KNOW: NATALIE BUI

ARTISTS TO KNOW: NATALIE BUI

Natalie 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.

visual activism, illustrationBianca Jean-PierreOctober 29, 2020artists to know, immigration, race, identity, genderComment

ARTISTS TO KNOW: MMADIKA MPHUTHI

ARTISTS TO KNOW: MMADIKA MPHUTHI

Mmadika Mphuthi is a South-African multidisciplinary artist who is empowering black queer femmes in an exclusively cisheterosexual creative landscape.

art, identity, photographyBianca Jean-PierreAugust 11, 2019artists to know, photography, queer, black femmesComment

ARTISTS TO KNOW: FRANCINE BESAS

ARTISTS TO KNOW: FRANCINE BESAS

Filipina 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.

art, visual activism, graphic design, animationBianca Jean-PierreMay 5, 2019artists to know, filipina, drawing, illustration, immigrationComment

ARTISTS TO KNOW: PARADISE KHANMALEK

ARTISTS TO KNOW: PARADISE KHANMALEK

Paradise 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.

art, graphic design, genderBianca Jean-PierreApril 14, 2019artists to know, iranian, illustrations, identityComment

ARTISTS TO KNOW: CLAUDIA CHINYERE AKOLE

ARTISTS TO KNOW: CLAUDIA CHINYERE AKOLE

A multidisciplinary artist exploring mental health and cultural identity through comics, animation, and 3-D design.

art, graphic design, animationBianca Jean-PierreApril 11, 2019art, artists to know, persian, nigerian, Claudia Chinyere AkoleComment

PHOTOGRAPHERS TO KNOW: FRANCENA OTTLEY

PHOTOGRAPHERS TO KNOW: FRANCENA OTTLEY

Dominican-American installation artist and photographer empowering women through solidarity and visual activism.

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photography, art, visual activismBianca Jean-PierreMarch 20, 2019photography, artists to know, Dominican-AmericanComment