As I look back on the past year, I can feel how much my intentions shaped everything that follo wed. My goal heading into 2025 was not just to gain exposure. I wanted real relationships. Real partnerships. Real community. I wanted to build something that could hold me up as an artist and also challenge me to grow. (L) Dr. Akilah Cadet, (R) Robert Hightower Partnering with Dr. Akilah Cadet was the beginning of that shift. Through her support I was able to travel and experien

Let’s get right to it. Art doesn’t wait for your life to be neat or organized. It doesn’t sit around until you have the perfect studio. It survives in the clutter of your home and steals your dining table at two in the morning. This photo is a relic from those days when I was painting like a rebel with no plan except to create. This was the battleground where I first figured out who I was as an artist. No fancy setups. No sun drenched studio. Just a wobbly table piled with wh

In the quiet industrial stretch of Richmond, my story unfolded in a way that never fit the usual script. I was in my mid 30s when I decided to jump headfirst into the art world, a space that usually celebrates the young and already established. But my journey wasn’t polished or poetic. It was raw. It was late. It was mine. While most people my age were steady in their careers or building their families, I stood at a different kind of crossroads. In a move that felt part fooli

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