My artistic expression addresses the intricate, bittersweet navigation of being a queer Black individual in America. Growing up on the border of Compton and Los Angeles, my practice began as a vital survival tool to navigate environmental hardships and local gang violence. Having witnessed the devastating impacts of that violence firsthand, I learned that art is an absolute necessity for Black and Brown youth—offering a powerful, non-traditional visual language to process trauma, express complex emotions, and heal.

Visually defined by a bold, graphic 2D animation style, I construct a stylized universe that intentionally centers and celebrates Black identity, diverse skin tones, queer culture, and multi-dimensional femininity. My creations seek to uplift, empower, and center communities that are systematically misrepresented or erased in modern media and contemporary art institutions.

Operating with limited access to traditional art supplies from a young age, I resourcefully embrace unconventional mediums, recycled textiles, and everyday found objects—ranging from clay, wire, and domestic tile to yarn, sequins, charms, human hair, and interactive magnetic canvases. This material limitation allows my work to embody a distinct aesthetic I define as "ghetto fabulousness." This style blends my queerness with authentic street style to boldly challenge monolithic perceptions of what it means to be Black, while unapologetically centering joy, glamour, and survival.

Ultimately, my art serves as a deliberate vehicle for positive reframing. My work acts as the ultimate silver lining, transforming deep collective trauma and personal hardships into a testament of resilience. This therapeutic approach to collective art-making is absolutely vital for survival, healing, and thriving as a queer Black man living in America today.

Artist Statement

Sculptural & Tactile

Sculptural & Tactile
Acrylic

Acrylic
Oil

Oil
Mix Media Animation

Mix Media Animation
Cyanotype

Cyanotype
Roots Run Deep Postcard Series

Roots Run Deep Postcard Series
Marker

Marker
Clay

Clay

Exhibition & Artistic Curation History

2026

  • LA Commons’ Colors of Connection Gala — Historic South LA Black Cultural District Showcase (Makers Market Vending & Showcase)

  • offTOP Design / Parenting for Liberation — "HOMEPLACE: Home as a Site of Love & Resistance for Black Families" Group Exhibition (Featured: 3 Original Works) & "Celebrating Queer Black Joy" Art Activation Lea

  • MoAD SF Nexus Black Art Week / Streetlight Gallery — "A Call Home: Bay to LA" (Featured Piece: “Transit of Reflection”)

  • Compton Art & History Museum — "We are the Land" (Featured: 1 Original Work)

  • Fold Gallery DTLA — "You Made It" Queer Group Art Exhibition (Featured: 3 Original Works)

  • HAWORTH Pride Marketplace — Furniture Live-Painting Activation & Summer Gallery Curation

  • Willowbrook Inclusion Network (WIN) — Rosa Parks Metro Activation Project

  • ArtSpaceHP & East Yard Communities — "We Are Water / Somos Agua" Exhibition & Community Art Workshop

  • BlackRocks LA — "Black & Proud" Black Marketplace Vending

  • The Artist Tree Lounge — "Come As You Are" Art Show

  • World of Willkapedia — Reuse Plaza Public Art Activation at Vincent Edward Park

  • Leimert Park Metro Station — World Cup/FIFA Activations & Public Art Curation

  • Venice Family Clinic — 47th Annual Art Exhibition & Benefit

  • Michelle and Barack Obama Stadium — Spring Park Public Art Activation

  • Brotherhood Crusade — Summer Session Community Art Showcase

  • Forever Evolving Project — "We Made It This Far" Fine Art Showcase (Featured: 3 Original Works)

  • Color Compton / Yard — "Co-Creating the Visual Identity of Compton FC" Design School Workshop | Co-Creation Session & Youth Art Facilitation

  • The J. Paul Getty Museum (Getty Center) — Superpower Portraits: Collage Workshop Series (Lead Artist & Facilitator)

  • The J. Paul Getty Museum (Getty Villa) — Modern Mosaics Studio Workshop (Contracting Artist & Facilitator)

  • The J. Paul Getty Museum (Getty Center) — Mai Tapa Tātau Pacific Arts Workshop (Contracting Artist & Facilitator)

  • The J. Paul Getty Museum (Getty Villa) — Papyrus Craft & History Family Workshop Series (Contracting Artist & Workshop Facilitator)

  • The J. Paul Getty Museum (Getty Center) — Odilon Redon Creatures Workshop Series (Contracting Artist & Workshop Facilitator)

  • The J. Paul Getty Museum (Getty Center) — Preliminary Site Consultation & Prototype Planning

2025

  • Compton Art & History Museum — "Sacred + Seen: Queer Lives at the Intersections" (Featured: 5 Original Works)

  • Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM) — LA Commons Cultural Treasures Market (Full Body of Work)

  • Ellia Art Gallery (Paris, France) — "Design +" in partnership with DeLorean Motor Company & CAHM (Featured: 2 Original Works)

  • Casita Bookstore (Long Beach) — Yap & Stitch Sip & Paint

  • Color Compton — Community Paint & Sip Showcase

  • Central Library / Octavia Lab — Octavia Butler Lab Celebration Activity

  • Gloria Molina Grand Park — New Year's Eve Public Art Activation

  • Colors of Connection (C2C) — 77th & Central Ave Lot Textile Art Showcase

  • Willowbrook Inclusion Network (WIN) — Rosa Parks Metro Activation Project

  • The Ford Theater — Bob Baker Marionette Event Public Art Feature

  • Forever Evolving Project — "We’re All Gonna Be Fine" Showcase (Featured: 3 Original Works)

  • Two Twins Gallery — Curated Group Exhibition (Featured: 2 Original Works)

  • Empowerment Congress — Ancestral Altar Public Space Installation

  • LA Commons — Juneteenth Mask-Making Cultural Showcase

  • Jerry Moss Plaza — On the Record Vinyl Record Fair Pop-Up

  • ECWA — Fire Service Day & Wellness Community Feature

2024

  • Central Library / Octavia Lab — June Jubilee: Afrofuturist Ancestor Masks & Fan Making Showcase

  • Compton Art & History Museum — "Where There's Rubble, There's Treasure" Exhibition & Lead Art Workshop

  • Compton Art & History Museum — "We are the Land" (Featured: 1 Original Work)

  • Inglewood Community Mural Project — Discovering Sankofa: Mural Design Session 2

  • Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) — Octavia Butler Lab Celebration Art Workshop

  • Playground Gallery — 1-Year Anniversary Curated Group Gala (Featured: 4 Original Works)

  • Forever Evolving Project — "Museum of Us" Fine Art Showcase (Featured: 3 Original Works)

  • Mile 44 Global Content Studio — "44 Group Art Show" Space Installation (Featured: 2 Original Works)

  • The J. Paul Getty Museum — Family Science Festival Institutional Activation

  • Crenshaw Dairy Mart — Community Event Fine Art Pop-Up & Postcard Launch

  • The Ford Theater — Caña Brava Public Arts Workshop Series with Teresa Flores

  • Jerry Moss Plaza Downtown LA — On the Record Public Art Activation

2023

  • The Ford Theater — Celebrating Samba with Viver Brasil & LA Commons Festival Art Activation

  • The Metaphor Club — LA Commons Artist Training & Showcase

  • Mona Park & Carver Park — Parks After Dark Stencil Painting Community Showcases