As a Tanzanian-Nigerian collage artist who has now made a home and built an art practice in Atlanta GA, I chose to escape the rigidity of my formal architecture background in favor of building a creative practice that highlights the experiences of people like me.

I depict Black joy through a multidimensional use of cutouts, layered paper, acrylic paints, gold leaf, and shiny mixed media. Contrasting textures, luxurious materials, rich colors, and a careful selection of apparently disparate elements come together in my art to spark conversations about the multilayered experiences of Black bodies – including my own – amid a society that is divisive versus inclusive.