October 2026

A sketch of the side view of a house with a sloped roof, three windows, and a backyard with a tree.

Self Portrait

2025

Pencil on paper

14" x 14"

Displayed at the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance, Women in the Heights Shade Exhibition

My portrait reflects my biracial identity, with light and tones blending around a central scar, symbolizing historical racial divides. Around my face, I wrote part of the Vision and Creed of Piers Plowman, an allegorical poem by 14th-century poet William Langland.

Self portait.

November 2025

Black and white abstract drawing of a structure with curved and straight lines; industrial interior.

May 2026

Abstract painting with vertical color stripes in shades of green, blue, yellow, and pink, with visible brushstrokes and texture.
Colorful hallway with vibrant painted walls and doors, painted in shades of yellow, turquoise, pink, and purple, with a tan wooden floor.
Colorful hallway with gray walls, orange doors, blue door frames, a yellow ceiling, and a green door at the end.
An abstract painting with bold vertical stripes in yellow, orange, red, blue, green, and gray colors.
Abstract colorful painting with bold strokes in shades of blue, green, yellow, red, and orange.
An abstract painting of a hallway with colorful walls in red, yellow, green, and blue, and a wooden floor.

November 2025

A black and white sketch of an industrial ceiling with exposed pipes, ducts, and structural beams.

Vesper

April 2026

This sculpture explores Black female identity and the experience of being seen, exposed, and defined by outside forces. Using clay, I created the figure of a Black woman whose body is partially exposed. She clutches a long piece of cloth tightly across her chest, protecting herself, while her back remains uncovered.

The figure’s exposed form represents the way Black women are often stripped of privacy, agency, and control. The cloth symbolizes the limited autonomy she is able to claim for herself: it is both a shield and an act of resistance. Though she attempts to protect herself, she cannot fully escape the outside forces that seek to expose and define her.

Her upward gaze suggests resilience. She looks toward a world that might recognize her humanity and complexity rather than reduce, manipulate, or disarm her. In this way, the sculpture exists between exposure and resilience, reflecting both the pain of being seen and the determination to define oneself.

Metallic sculpture of a woman with arms crossed, standing on a white surface with a plain gray background.
Metallic figurine of a woman in a flowing dress, with one hand on her chest and the other arm resting at her side, standing against a gray gradient background.
Metallic figurine of a woman with short hair, holding her chest with both hands, standing on a flat surface against a cloudy sky background.

February 2025

A painting of a forest with tall trees, a trail, green bushes, distant mountains, and a partly cloudy sky.