The Performers:

The works in Performers explore Black identity through figures positioned in moments of presentation, expression, and witness. Musicians, speakers, and suited characters occupy symbolic spaces where performance becomes a metaphor for visibility, labor, faith, and self-construction. Drawing from hip-hop culture, personal memory, and archetypal imagery, these paintings examine the ways individuals navigate public life while carrying private histories. Through recurring figures and patterned environments, the series considers performance not as entertainment alone, but as a means of survival, communication, and transformation.