SHEER x THE AFFORDABLE ART FAIR CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF NIA WINSLOW'S EXHIBIT AT THE SELINA

SHEER is pleased to present a selection of curated works by artist Nia Winslow at the Selina in Chelsea. In a combined partnership with SHEER and the Affordable Art Fair NYC, Nia's work will be on display at the Selina’s hotel restaurant and bar space from May 30th-July 24th.

“I use my work to emulate real-life experiences as it pertains to Black life. Mundane or complex, each piece is created to capture the essence of life through the lens of someone who experiences it. As no reality is the same, each work is created using several different pieces of paper, fabric, texture, etc. to create a completed composition. Each piece of material is used to represent a distinct emotion, background, and way of life.” - Nia Winslow

Below are photos from the opening night bringing creatives and art lovers together to celebrate Nia’s work. All artwork will be available for sale for the duration of the exhibition and you can find more details about each piece here.

Event Photography by Serge Fils-Aimé

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ARTISTS TO KNOW: NIA WINSLOW

Photography by Nabila Wirakusumah

I first stumbled across Nia Winslow’s work, totally by accident, and there was a piece titled “Secret Keeper” which I couldn’t believe was entirely paper because of the intricacies and detailing of the bobos and barrettes that took me back to my childhood. While digging deeper into her catalog I was shocked to realize her art is entirely collage and paper-based. The level of detail and intention behind her work is so incredibly impressive and even more so once I learned she was self-taught and only started making art in 2019!! Nia’s collages connect the Black and African diaspora by portraying our shared experiences from the seemingly mundane to the more poetic while simultaneously using unique strips of paper to also highlight we are not a monolith and to honor our diverse range of cultures.

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.

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.

ARTISTS TO KNOW: NADA ESMAEEL

Photography by Dana White

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ARTISTS TO KNOW: KAARINA CHU MACKENZIE

Photography & Intro by Nabila Wirakusumah

When I first came across Kaarina Chu Mackenzie’s Night Market series, I could hear the chatter of crowds, the slapping of fish on butcher blocks and the thin but pervasive buzz of fluorescent bulbs illuminating each stand. I could smell the smoke wafting from the open grills and the sweet scent of batter cooking in cast iron. The paintings were depicting markets in Taiwan and China, but I’ve walked through similar scenes in Thailand and Indonesia.

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”

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.

FILMMAKERS TO KNOW: LACHELLE CHRYSANNE

Emerging filmmaker and multi-hyphenate creative, LaChelle Chrysanne just debuted her powerful short film, "One of The Guys", drawing on inspiration from her personal experiences in the indie music scene and platonic friendships with the opposite sex. Chrysanne's thought-provoking film sparks essential conversations surrounding consent and complicity.

FILMMAKERS TO KNOW: EURIE CHUNG

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Chung is a Peabody-award winning filmmaker with projects such as Plague at the Golden Gate for American Experience; Asian Americans for PBS. She also owns post-production facility Leading Flash Cuts with Walt Louie. Chung speaks about her experiences as an Asian-American independent filmmaker, navigating the industry, and how other WOC can do so too.

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