Work samples
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Stoop MamaStoop Mama, 2024
30 x 40 in
Oil on canvas
As a woman with many ‘roles,’ this image represents the moments that I am able to steal away and pause with myself and a hot cup of tea.
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When I Grow Up, I Want to BE!When I Grow Up, I Want to BE!, 2023
24 x 30 in
Oil and acrylic on canvasa
This piece is part of a larger body of work titled, “Restorative Joy: Recollecting Black Innocence.”
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We Are the Ones We’ve Been Waiting ForWe Are the Ones We’ve Been Waiting For, 2021
48 x 60 in
Oil, pigment stick on canvas
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CharlesCharles, 2024
30 x 40 in
Oil and pigment stick on canvas
This piece is one of a larger body of work titled, “With Dignity: Stories of Triumph and Recovery.” The collection amplifies the stories of individuals from Baltimore City who are in substance use recovery.
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About Yewande
Yewande is an American Nigerian visual artist and social practitioner using her creative practice as a means for community care. While her first career as a healthcare administrator lends to her expertise at the intersection of health and wellness and racial justice, her Nigerian heritage and Southern upbringing lend to her love of storytelling. As such, Yewande’s work celebrates, reframes, and even reimagines narratives that have been inadequately or falsely delivered in the past. Through… more
Restorative Joy: Recollecting Black Innocence
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My Brother & MeMy Brother & Me, 2022
24 x 30 in
Oil and acrylic on canvas
Initially titled, “We All We Got,” this image captures the closeness of two siblings from a young age.
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Where I’m From, We Call ‘em HuckabucksWhere I’m From, We Call ‘em Huckabucks, 2021
24 x 30 in
Oil, acrylic, pigment stick on canvas
This image is reminiscent of my summers in Georgia, but also connects many Black Americans through what we called Huckabucks growing up. Depending on where you grew up, you may call them water ice, freezie cups, or another name; however, this image brings the same nostalgic feeling regardless of the name.
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You Better Not Let Them Little Girls Play in Your HairYou Better Not Let Them Little Girls Play in Your Hair, 2021
24 x 30 in
Acrylic, oil, pigment stick on canvas
Growing up, my older sister often did my hair. Since she was 8 years older, she always instructed me not to undo her work by allowing other kids to play in my hair. Though a personal memory, this image is reminiscent for many of how we would sit to get our hair done as children.
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Miss Sue From Alabama, Her Real Name SuziannaMiss Sue From Alabama, Her Real Name Suzianna, 2021
24 x 30 in
Oil, acrylic, pigment stick on canvas
This image is reminiscent of the hand games played as youth. The commonality and differences in the lyrics and motions connects generations across geographies in the US.
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We Are the Ones We’ve Been Waiting ForWe Are the Ones We’ve Been Waiting For, 2021
48 x 60 in
Oil on canvas
This image represents the fortitude of Black girlhood— before the world tells us that we’re too much or not enough. Through the imagery in this painting, I wanted to capture the ‘enough-ness’ that is in our just being as well as the essence of friendship, girlhood, and sisterhood.
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When the Sun Shines, We Shine TogetherWhen the Sun Shines, We Shine Together, 2023
24 x 36 in
Oil, acrylic, pigment stick on canvas
This image connotes the sounds and energy of summer in the neighborhood playing double Dutch. It is meant to channel nostalgia and connect generations with the same familiar image.
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Parlayin’ on the Poverty LineParlayin’ on the Poverty Line, 2021
24 x 36 in
Oil, acrylic, pigment stick on canvas
This image reminds me of the blissful ignorance that you’re allowed to have as a child when you don’t yet know the struggles of the world or personal family circumstances; it reminds me of a time when play was my top priority.
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Murals
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Joy’s ReverieJoy’s Reverie, 2023
30’ x 12’
Alethia Tanner Park, Washington, DC
Completed for NoMa in Color Mural Festival
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Dare to DreamDare to Dream, 2023
8’ x 8’
Enoch Pratt Library, Baltimore, Maryland
Created for a live mural walk during Banned Book Week 2023
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Baltimore Blooms/Shine Your LightBaltimore Blooms/Shine Your Light, 2023
20’ x 8’
Park Heights, Baltimore, Maryland
Created for Preakness 148
With Dignity: Stories of Triumph and Recovery
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KimKim, 2024
30 x 40 in
Oil on canvas
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OliverOliver, 2024
30 x 40 in
oil on canvas
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JoyJoy, 2024
30 x 40 in
Oil on canvas
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MartinMartin, 2024
30 x 40 in
Oil on canvas
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CharlesCharles, 2024
30 x 40 in
oil, pigment stick on canvas
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SharitaSharita, 2024
30 x 40 in
Oil on canvas
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CarltonCarlton, 2024
30 x 40 in
Oil on canvas
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