Drawn Out
After the Caldor Fire of 2021, I made charcoal drawings for an exhibition named, ‘Call and Response’ at Lake Tahoe Community College. It was a …
Activist Art
Assata Shakur
Assata Shakur (2020) Oil on Canvas 20 x 20″ On May 2 1973, Black Panther activist Assata Olugbala Shakur (aka) Joanne Deborah Chesimard, was pulled …
Kathleen Cleaver
Kathleen Cleaver (2020) Oil on Canvas20 x 20″ Cleaver recently retired from the Emory University School of Law, which she joined in 1992. She began …
Angela Davis
Angela Davis (2020) Oil on Canvas 20 x 20″ “Through her activism and scholarship over the last decades, Angela Davis has been deeply involved in our …
Lost Property
Lost Property (2018) Oil on Canvas 40 x 30″ “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” …
Compassionem/Pieta
Pieta / Compassionem (2017) Oil on Canvas 40 x 60″ My decision to paint the ‘Pietà’ came after reading a piece by George Saunders on …
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman Oil on Canvas 40 x 40″ Collection of the Huey P. Newton Foundation “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you …
The Beginning of the Tahoe Activist Artists
The helplessness and shock I experienced after the 2016 election triggered a cycle of creativity I haven’t experienced since I was a student. I picked …
Pieta/Compassionem Oil on Canvas 40×60″
Pieta / Compassionem (2017)Oil on Canvas 40 x 60″ My decision to paint the ‘Pietà’ came after reading a piece by George Saunders on the …
Lost Property
Lost Property (2018)Oil on Canvas 40 x 30″ “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” Desmond Tutu. …