Conceptual Materials Social Practice Artist
Free Your Mind is a collective expression of resilience, a visual testament to the shared experiences of individuals who have faced microaggressions.
It is through this communal act of storytelling, participants find catharsis and the opportunity to reclaim a sense of agency.
Free Your Mind transcends the traditional boundaries of art, becoming a dynamic force for social change.
It not only creates a space for dialogue but actively works towards dismantling the structures that perpetuate microaggressions.
By giving a voice to the marginalized and fostering empathy and awareness, this public textile art endeavor stands as a testament to the transformative power of art in the pursuit of genuine social change.
Share a story about a microaggression you have experienced.
How did it make you feel?
PLEASE SHARE >>>HERE
Im looking for more venues, galleries, universities, libraries, community centers to host Free Your Mind. If you have any leads, please direct message me. Tnx
I am excited to share that I am The Delaware Contemporary’s 2023-24 Discover Space Invitational Artist. Workshop and artist talk schedule to follow
Free Your Mind; will be installed in the Discover Space, The Delaware Contemporary accompanied by seasonal programming to drive audience engagement utilizing multiple modalities to interact with this project. Visitors connect and find meaning through active experience.
Free Your Mind is a collection of personal narratives. Participants are invited to share a personal experience with implicit bias to release this story from their personal narrative. Shared statements are later converted from text to speech and played back in the installation environment. Motion sensors trigger recordings and text projections that intensify as participants move closer toward the blanket of ribbons.
My social practice builds community through conversation about shared experiences… via story ribbons tied to a net.
Free Your Mind focuses on exposing microaggressions. The community is invited to share a personal experience with bias to release this interaction from their personal narrative.
So far more than 5000 story ribbons have been collected.
Exhibition Dates: June 2- July 23
Textile Talk Virtual Program – June 21, 2023
Location: 108 Contemporary; 108 E Reconciliation Way Tulsa OK
Exhibition Dates: June 22- June 25, 2023
Location: Millersville University, Millersville, PA
Exhibition Dates: March 17 – August 27, 2023
Location: The Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road Morristown, NJ
Exhibition Dates: April 22, 2023- July 17, 2023
Location: Wa Na Wari, 911 24th Avenue, Seattle WA
Exhibition Dates: May 5- October 2023
Location: Art Crawl Harlem, 406B Colonels Row, Governors Island, New York NY
Exhibition Dates: May 15- August 15
Location: Atrium Gallery; 10 Court Street, Morristown NJ
Exhibition Dates: May 19-June 30
See it HERE
Exhibition Dates: July 1, 2023- September 17, 2023
Location: The Lab at Krasl Art Center. 707 Lake Blvd, St Joseph, MI
Exhibition Dates:August 23, 2023 – January 7, 2024.
Location: San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles; 520 S First St, San Jose, CA
Despite the growing commitment to racial equity, the day-to-day experiences of women of color have not improved. Women of color face similar types and frequencies of microaggressions as they did before the BLM.
The weight of these triggers underpins very real consequences… stress, anger, frustration, self-doubt and ultimately feelings of powerlessness and invisibility. These triggers come with a hefty toll of emotional baggage.
Extensions of rope, wrapped, knotted, woven, and embellished with recycled textiles, zip ties, ribbon and yarn, gingerly invite the audience into off the-wall conversations about the “respectability politics” of black hair. My Emotional Baggage Carts are vessels for this racial trauma. The act of making, weaves the sting of daily microaggressions into the cart, freeing me from these constraints.
Join the conversation.
Exhibition Dates: March 25-May 28, 2023
Location: 205 Genesee St. Auburn, NY
Exhibition Dates: April 22, 2023- July 17, 2023
Location: 911 24th Avenue, Seattle WA
Exhibition Dates: July 1, 2023- September 17, 2023
Location: 707 Lake Blvd, St Joseph, MI
Exhibition Dates: May 5- October 2023
Location: Art Crawl Harlem, 406B Colonels Row, Governors Island New York, NY
Exhibition Dates: May 15- August 15
Location: Atrium Gallery; 10 Court Street, Morristown NJ
Date: May 25th 3:00pm EST
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Exhibition Dates: June 22- June 25, 2023
Location: Millersville University, Millersville, PA
Exhibition Dates: July 1, 2023- September 17, 2023
Location: The Lab at Krasl Art Center. 707 Lake Blvd, St Joseph, MI
Exhibition Dates: August 23, 2023 – January 7, 2024.
Location: San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles; 520 S First St, San Jose, CA
Exhibition Dates: April 22, 2023- July 17, 2023
Location: Wa Na Wari, 911 24th Avenue, Seattle WA
Exhibition Dates: March 25-May 28, 2023
Location: Schweinfurth Art Center; 205 Genesee St. Auburn, NY 13021
I am giving a virtual lecture about my Free Your Mind; Social Justice Art Project.
I am giving a virtual lecture for the Mid Atlantic Fiber Association on tonight at 7:00pm about Free Your Mind.
Free Your Mind is a collection of personal narratives. Participants are invited to share a personal experience with implicit bias to release this story from their personal narrative.
Please join me, registration is Free… HERE
Free Your Mind is a collection of personal narratives. Participants are invited to share a personal experience with implicit bias to release this story from their personal narrative.
Feel free to share your story HERE
I am giving a virtual lecture about my Free Your Mind; Social Justice Art Project next week on March 28 at 7:00pm.
Free Your Mind is a collection of personal narratives. Participants are invited to share a personal experience with implicit bias to release this story from their personal narrative.
Please join me, registration is Free… HERE
Free Your Mind is a collection of personal narratives. Participants are invited to share a personal experience with implicit bias to release this story from their personal narrative.
Feel free to share your story HERE
