This is What We Know is a group exhibition that surveys the contemporary tracking and archiving of communities of color. The histories of Black, Brown, and Indigenous people in the Americas has often been misrepresented, fetishized, or erased. As it would often happen, these communities took it upon themselves to explore and celebrate their past.
These watercolors draw are a way to imagine the way my ancestors lived and how I can place myself within them. The painting take inspiration from Ukiyo-e which is 18th century Japanese woodprints and captured through the medium of watercolors.
Chicago Artist Coalition in November, 2018 Curated by Jamillah Hinson