BeYourOwnMuse

AFRICA FORECAST artist Lina Iris Viktor talks about how mythology finds itself in her work, the context of her current preferred color palette, and how growing up in London with a distinctive worldview influences her approach to making art.

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AFRICA FORECAST artist Firelei Baez discusses the dynamics of race and identity in her work within the context of her Dominican and Haitian roots and upbringing in the United States. Baez also delves into how Afro-Caribbean

folklore plays an important thematic role in what she creates, the

importance of the size/scale of her work, and why she is excited to have work on view at the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art.

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AFRICA FORECAST co-curators discuss the exhibition, on view at the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art September 15 - December 3, 2016.

Visual Artist Fabiola Jean-Louis discusses the history and tension present in her work, her path to picking up photography after a long hiatus, and how her daughters inform and influence her perspective as an artist.

Visual Artist Ayana V. Jackson discusses her approach to framing herself as a subject within her photography, the effect her Spelman College education has had on her perspectives of black identity, and how her connections with people and places throughout the African Diaspora have shaped her.

AFRICA FORECAST artist Vanessa German discusses her approach to making her sculptural assemblages, the importance of her hands to her work, and her approach to her writing and spoken word.

The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art launches it's podcast series Be Your Own Muse. Listen to the Director, Curator of Collections, and Curator of Education discuss their backgrounds, the current exhibition on view, and why they decided to launch this series now.