Calvin "Pop" Porter
Digital Painting
20’ X 60’
2020
This project in collaboration with the Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Museum as part of the N.F. mural campaign. I created a portrait on Professional Boxer Calvin “Pop” Porter. I interviewed Porter’s surviving relatives on Calvin's legacy and what did he mean to the community. Visitor's can listen to the interview by scan a Q.R. installed next to the mural. To Read more click the link below.
Gateway of the West
Mixed Media
20’x16’
2021
Project dedicated to the history of one of Buffalo’s Theatre District theaters. Located in the lobby of Alleyway theatre, guest can scan the artwork and it will begin to augment. Click the video below to view the augmentation.
Untitled
Digital Painting
10'x40’
2021
My first mural with a sculpture installation for the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority. I am leading a social awareness campaign focusing on building equity between local residents and the city of Niagara Falls using art as the vehicle. I designed a sculpture of a steel mirror in the silhouette of the human body. The message of this work is without your participation in the improvement of the community development becomes difficult. Residents can scan a QR code which will take them to a website to provide feedback that the city can take into consideration for future development projects. To read more click the link below.
Broadway Fillmore
Digital Painting
TBD 2021
The Fillmore district is an area of Buffalo rich in multiple cultures who has impacted its identity. This project is intended to recognize the preservation of this community, and it’s meaning to the city of Buffalo as a whole. I am currently working with councilman of the district to create and install this concept in the community. There will be a augmented reality installation. Visitors will be able to scan the artwork and the art will begin to animate.
Reflections
Mixed Media
6’x8’ Panels
2021
This project was submitted for a public art project for the Buffalo Central Terminal, recognizing the ethnic groups who live in the Broadway Fillmore are of Buffalo.
An Ode to Freedom
Digital Painting
14’x65’
2021
Project for the city of Buffalo Broderick Park. This concept is to honor the history of the underground railroad in Buffalo, New York. The concept is based on a true story of a couple living in Canada who was kidnapped by a slave catcher and was rescued by abolitionist Anthony Wells Brown, his men and the Buffalo community.
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Digital Painting
2021
Synchronicity
Oil on Panel
2022
Hands are one of the most symbolically expressive members of the body.
Across various cultures the hands signify power, protection, divinity, healing, strength and providence. The hands covering over the other hand represents each protecting and caring for the other. The seven multi-hued hands are a representation of the diversity of our blackness providing strength for the other. The significance of seven represents security, safety, rest, plenty, reintegration and synthesis. For those who view this work it is my intention that you find strength, healing and safety on your journey.
This artwork in part of the Urban Street Art Exhibition titled “An Offering” which is a response of care and concern by African American Artists, Art Organizations and Art Patrons to support and empower the healing and uplifting necessary to respond to the tragic event of May 14th, 2022. The work is available for public view at 1275 Jefferson Ave, Buffalo, NY 14208 until September 9th.
The Future is Amherst
1463 sq. feet
This concept is dedicated to the next generation of public servants who will continue to lead the charge in creating a safe and prosperous community for all. My intention is to visually narrate this evolution through children of diverse backgrounds dressed as police officers, firefighters, medical & academic professionals. Even though they're dressed professionally, the essence of their innocence is captured as they're playing and imagining their futures while simultaneously appreciating the present.
