My artistic practice is rooted in visual storytelling, world building, and expanding how Black identity and culture are represented. Working across photography, graphic design, videography, illustration, set design, and high-end digital compositing, I create images and experiences that merge the tangible with the imagined. My visual language is informed by rich color palettes, distinct textures, natural elements, and surreal or futuristic environments. Through these approaches, I create work that feels both familiar and otherworldly, inviting viewers to reconsider what is possible and who belongs.
A central concern in my work is the representation of Black bodies, particularly the diversity, depth, and beauty of our skin tones, identities, and lived experiences. Black people have too often been confined to narrow visual narratives shaped by stereotypes and historical biases. My practice challenges these limitations by placing Black subjects at the center of environments and imagined futures in which we may not traditionally be represented, but to which we have always belonged. Through intentional lighting, color, composition, and digital manipulation, I aim to honor the nuances of our skin and reflect our complexity, humanity, and boundless possibility.
My creative practice extends beyond the image into the spaces where art and community intersect. Through Oxford League, I produce and curate events that bring together art, music, culture, and design. I approach these experiences as extensions of my artistic practice, using visual identity, spatial design, and creative programming to shape not only what people see, but how they feel within a space.
Based in Portland, my work is informed by a desire to contribute to a more inclusive creative landscape, particularly for Black, and historically underrepresented communities. Ultimately, I want my work to challenge assumptions about who occupies certain spaces, who shapes culture, and whose stories are imagined into the future. Whether through a photograph, a constructed visual world, or a community-centered experience, my intention is to expand representation, reimagine belonging, and create space for people to see themselves in places they may not yet believe are theirs.