Work samples

  • In Out & Through
    In Out & Through

    36 x 48 in. oil on canvas. 2025

    Available for Purchase
  • Life of the Party
    Life of the Party
  • untitled
    untitled

    10x10 in. oil on canvas. 2025

  • In There Somewhere
    In There Somewhere

    36x48 in. oil on canvas. 2022

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About Destiny

Baltimore City   Baltimore County  

Destiny Branay (b. 1998) is a Baltimore based oil painter whose starry-eyed portraits serve as a reminder that maintaining hope is a practice necessary for survival. Inspired by the 1973 song by Boris Gardiner, Every N***** Is a Star, along with innumerable other stories of Black resilience, Destiny references her familial photo archive to weave the past, present, and future into vibrant, new imaginings of Black everyday life. Aside from her degree in Fine Art from the Community College of… more

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Black ABC's

Inspired by the Black ABC's created by June Sark Heinrich and Bernadette H. Triplette in 1970, I created my own set of brightly illustrated cards. Each card displays one letter of the alphabet, along with a corresponding illustration connected to  Black history and culture. 

  • A is for ART
    A is for ART
  • B is for Black Panther Party
    B is for Black Panther Party
  • C is for CORNROW
    C is for CORNROW
  • D is for DURAG
    D is for DURAG
  • E is for EDUCATE
    E is for EDUCATE
  • F is for FRIEND
    F is for FRIEND
  • G is for GRILLZ
    G is for GRILLZ
  • H is for HIP-HOP
    H is for HIP-HOP
  • A is for ART
  • B is for Black Panther Party
  • C is for CORNROW
  • D is for DURAG
  • E is for EDUCATE
  • F is for FRIEND
  • G is for GRILLZ
  • H is for HIP-HOP