Her Field Of Sun, 2021

A sunrise radiates spring along a sunflower field. My wife, Misha, draped in a white dress, admires a single sunflower; this portrait symbolizes the uniqueness of our alignment of mutual appreciation through life and love.

Queen Nanny, 2020 

This series celebrates BIPOC  warrior womxn who have dedicated their lives to liberation. There are many ways to break a paradigm and all of these womxn have done so through choosing to live lives that served the greater good of their people. 

Sonar Eclipse, 2017

Lunar Eclipse, 2016

She Sees All, 2016

Solar Eclipse, 2022

God as Weapon, 2015

Yemoja, 2015

The pieces are works of process. Created during eclipses, these works plumb the depths of reflective practice and portray moments of self-realization and divine self-acceptance. The invitation is to see oneself in not only the artwork itself, but in and as part of the larger processes of the cosmos. 

Behind Divinity, 2018

Behold Divinity, 2018

Because Divinity, 2019

Divinity Within, 2019

Before Divinity, 2018

Divinity Embraced, 2019

After Divinity, 2018

These portraits highlight the beauty of the Alkebulanian diaspora and challenges the common cultural narrative that paints this diaspora as peoples to be devalued, marginalized, and oppressed. 

C.R.E.A.M, 2018

Getting It, 2018

1st of the Month, 2018

Things We Be Doin' For Money, 2018

This series is a meditation on hustle. Titled after one of hip-hop producer J Dilla’s well-known produced hits, this body of work explores the dangerous and treacherous fish trade in Somalia as a parallel to the world of the music industry in America. Although the trades are different, the dynamics of exploitation by a market that will chew up and spit you out is the same. 

God as Earth, 2015

Untraceable Mind, 2015

Inspired by hundreds of hours of mindfulness meditation, these works travel through various states of mind that can be encountered in the practice of developing one’s conscious awareness. 

Giant Steps, 2019

A Love Supreme, 2019

Ascension, 2019

Sun Ship, 2019

My Favorite Things, 2019

Equinox, 2019

Blue Train, 2019

This series was inspired by a commission for a jazz festival in Los Angeles. Titled after the iconic John Coltrane album, each portrait shows a contemporary, boundary breaking musician being backed by buildings that have historically been incubators for Black musical talent. 

Butterfly Wings, 2016

Same Fight, 2015

Nation Rebuilt, 2018

In Swahili, bwanna mwalimu translates to “master teacher”, one who has developed their gifts and skills to be of deep service to their community. This series celebrates the bwanna mwalimu that have been leaders and champions for civil rights in the BIPOC community.

Window Seat, 2015

Artist Always Known As, 2016

Color Of Love, 2016

An homage to the music makers who sustain my soul. Through their embodiment and expression of the rhythms of life, these creators have been guides, muses, and mentors in my creative journey, as well as companions in getting through this thing we call life.

Eve In Edan, 2016

This series celebrates the goddess at work with each work representing a different Black womxn with natural hair thriving in her element. In this, the “background” is brought to the fore as the womxn themselves are understood to be part of the power of nature, not separate from it.

Wanderers, 2017

This series both invites and challenges viewers to choose their own adventure of interpretation. 

Divine Discussion, 2018

This series is dedicated to the ancestors, the wise ones that have been before us. In indigenous African spirituality the ancestors play an essential and critical role in the well-being of their descendants, us. I believe that they guide and protect us and this series explores that synergistic relationship.

Unbridled, 2020

Fixed Gaze, 2016

Established Stare, 2017

This series plays with the ways we project meaning onto what we read from other people’s expressions. Inspired by the iconically enigmatic expression of Mona Lisa, by using Black womxn as the subject I question society’s gaze and interpretation of them. As the subjects themselves give away little, the viewer must essentially confront themselves in the meanings they attach to what they see. 

Radiant Child, 2016

Native Antenna, 2016

Neighborhood Nip, 2019

The Epic, 2019 

These works portray artists who have experienced great career success who also committed themselves to sharing that success with the communities that made them.

La Niña, 2015

RhymeStone Cowboy, 2015

Sacred Meeting, 2014