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Faith 2018
Viewer Responses Amazing process in how you work the face. The mouth being the last part of the painting. Women who had been seemingly silenced by horrific circumstances—reawakened with the restoration...
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Josephine’s Courage
Told in Josephine’s own words “My husband and I heard a man knock on the door. The door was largely open. Soldiers were emerging inside the house; we made a loud noise and asked rescue to anyone who...
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A Paint Brush That Speaks
My definition of being a human who cares about her world began to change in 2011, when I collided with Josephine and other Congolese refugees living in Grand Rapids, Michigan. At the time, my...
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In 2012, Courage Ablaze included seven-foot pillars portraying Congo’s stories of rape and images of the fierce determination of Congolese women. An eight-foot copper tree, the Flame Tree, held...
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Igniting Courage
Jetta’s Story One of my Congolese friends, whom I’ll call Jetta, is a true woman of courage. Her story, as well as the stories of several other refugees, inspired my work called Courage Ablaze. This...
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Courage for This Hour
A decade ago, a group of beautiful women from Congo caught my attention with their brightly colored dresses. When I went over to meet them. I introduced myself as an artist. Immediately, their...
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Voices at ArtPrize 2022
As the Voices project took shape last year, many of the participants found a space to express their unspoken history of struggle, pain, and loss. These veterans have found it difficult to return to...
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ART FOR HONOR
A 2019 Veterans Affairs study found that approximately twenty-two veterans commit suicide every day. Our veterans need support and community to help them move forward. As a social practice artist,...
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Voices Opening Celebration
Come celebrate the opening of Voices 2022 on Saturday, September 17, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Veterans Memorial Park will host the public in an opening weekend event to honor the twenty-two veteran...
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Thanks for the Memories – Voices 2022
We are grateful for our twenty-two veteran artists from the Voices project, volunteers, gallery assistants, and corporate sponsors. Thanks to ArtPrize, the international art event held in Grand...
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