My paintings, often portraying children and the seashore, may at first glance appear prosaic. But, beneath their joyful sun-drenched surfaces, my paintings are intentionally subversive. By presenting positive images of black and brown people my work challenges the negative, racist images with which the media constantly bombards us while simultaneously confronting the homogeneity of the fine art canon and its representations of race and identity.

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