"MY, THEIR, OUR": A Triptych Journey Towards Communal Care
"MY, THEIR, OUR" seeks to express the redemptive transformation out of isolation and into communal support for individuals affected by HIV/AIDS. While HIV/AIDS discussions often center on personal positive/negative status, sharing our stories invites us to ponder the impact of nurturing identities of communal status and care. Our common status as communities of care for one could ultimately lead to healing for us all.
*Commissioned by Interfaith America - permanent collections; Chicago, IL - for the Interfaith HIV and AIDS Capacity Building Grants- partnering with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to support programs that de-stigmatize and raise HIV/AIDS awareness.
Pictured:
"MY" (1/3)
Acrylic, Oil Marker, 24k genuine gold leaf on canvas
16x20 inches
2023
"THEIR" (2/3)
Acrylic, Oil Marker, 24k genuine gold leaf on canvas
16x20 inches
2023
“OUR” (3/3)
Acrylic, Oil Marker, 24k genuine gold leaf on canvas
16x20 inches
2023
Rubble, 2022
9x12
Conté crayon, charcoal, acrylic, paprika paste, cinnamon paste
Commissioned by A Sanctified Art
Ezekiel 37:1-14
Wet Stones, 2022
11x14
Conté crayon, charcoal, acrylic, gold gild on paper
Commissioned by A Sanctified Art
Exodus 17:1-7
The Golden Annunciation (above), The Golden Cradle, & The Golden Pilgrimage For A Sanctified Art Advent 2022 (Fall/Winter 2022)
Nina’s Liturgy In 7 Last Words (Spring 2021)
Nina’s Liturgy In 7 Last Words is a visual collection punctuated by the seven last recorded words of Jesus set to the tempo of the musical repertoire of Nina Simone (1933-2003). Jesus’ courage in facing capital execution in fulfillment of a cosmic mission, alongside Miss Simone’s music as divine storytelling in challenging the assumed whiteness of classical music challenges us to move beyond a spiritual practice of contemplation and reflection and towards a practice of action and transformation.
Cosmic Flood: A Visual Lenten Journey (Spring 2018)
Cosmic Flood is a series a 7-week Lenten art installation that ventures to use visual spirituality as a medium to express the 40-day journey of Christ towards the cross. These series of works, one for each Sunday of Lent, will be exploring both the vast "otherworldliness" and wild accessibility (seen as gold flakes) of divinity within the human experience. As we fast, pray, and live within the story of Jesus during Lent, we encounter the incarnate God whose experience of pain, betrayal, and dread seems eerily similar to our own. Currently on permanent exhibition at Kingston United Methodist Church, Kingston, NJ.
Anitha’s Concerto: Movements of Grace (Spring 2019)
Anitha’s Concerto: Movements of Grace, follows the movement of a classical Concerto piece of music written in Sonata form, containing an Introduction/Exposition, moves towards development, followed by recapitulation that moves to the final coda. Echoing the vivid colors of Haiti’s pre-Lenten carnival tradition, this visual drama tells the story of grace personified, entering the musical score with the promise of resurrection at Easter. Commissioned for exhibition at the 2019 Forum on Youth Ministry hosted by Institute for Youth Ministry at Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ.
A Lenten Study (Spring 2017)
A Lenten Study is a series of works created during Lent that reflect the cycle of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance) experienced by the crowds of Jerusalem and Jesus' disciple and betrayer, Judas Iscariot. The experience of loss penetrates to the very being of a soul torn asunder. Judas' loss of self in his act of betrayal and the loss of the hope of the crowds of Jerusalem in an unlikely messiah is a driving force of Lent and Jesus' journey to capital punishment. These works explore the relationship between betrayal and grief and their role within the inner conflict of the loudest (the crowds in Jerusalem) and the quietest (Judas Iscariot) characters in Jesus' journey toward the cross.
Various pieces from this series are available for exhibition and/or purchase.
Selected Works
Various works available for exhibition or purchase.