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Artists Of Color Catalogue '24

UU Urban Ministry’s Roxbury Artist Amplification Project featuring Artists of Color

This artist directory featuring independent artists of color is the fifth edition through the Artist Amplification Project of the UU Urban Ministry. We hope this directory will be a re-source for artists and people who would like to support their art
practices.


This catalogue represents the work of each artist, but we encourage you to visit their websites for a full list of
available items.


All images are protected by copyright. No download, copying, or use of any kind is permitted without the express permission of the artist.


Thank you to the Polly Thayer Starr
Charitable Trust for their continued support.

Featured Artists

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Bestest Bracelet

$60.00

 Lovely smooth glass beads with round semi precious stone, with a Sterling Silver toggle clasp

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I Love Cake

 $80.00

Glass beads and enamel, sterling silver clasp

Keyse Angelo 

 

Keyse Angelo is a jewelry designer based in Boston, MA, drawing inspiration from her Brazilian heritage and a lifelong passion for creativity. From a young age, she discovered the joy of crafting with materials that sparked her imagination, a foundation that continues to influence her work today.

 

Keyse's jewelry pieces uniquely blend modern and vintage beads collected since her arrival in the US at the age of 6. Each creation boasts distinctive movements and color combinations, ensuring they garner countless compliments.



  Link to Shop : https://www.keyseangelo.com/s/shop

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The Shining

$48.00

Better than pearls! No disrespect to the pearls. The beads are vintage, moon glow style.Waxed cotton cord, sterling silver clasp, 16 inches long

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Fluffy Sheep

 $40.00 

Freshwater pearl, glass, sterling silver

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Dark Scarlett Long Strands

$30.00

The Long Strands are made from faceted tiny glass beads that sparkle.Wrap around your wrist, ankle or neck.Red, but darker.46.5 Inches long with the Sterling Silver clasp taken into consideration

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Atomic Sea

 $55.00

Natural shells, glass and sterling silver

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Zahirah Truth 

 

A multifaceted artist with an art practice that is varied via paintings, murals, jewelry, and performance. Striving to create art that invokes joy, representation, empowerment, and thought. Known as a facilitator, innovator, and motivator. She found her true love of the arts in 2005 after taking on the artful journey of motherhood. There something was sparked in her and she began painting and claimed her throne as an artist.

Link to Shop : https://www.zntarts.com/store?category=Accessories 

Insta: daartistznt

Facebook: ZNTArts

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Heart Shaped Crystal Set

 $25.00

This beautiful set can serve as reminder for sacred space, place them in your window sill, by your bed or carry them on your person.

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Black Boy Joy​

 $225.00

Part of the Ultra Black Collection Represents the warmth of a father's love for his son. That love propels that little boy to create magic in the world. 11x14 Digital illustration gallery wrap canvas print, archival quality, matte finish, wired ready to hang for instant art in your home or office.

Kiss Me

 $65.00

 The Love is Love Collection is a reminder that who we love can be fluid. The only rules that apply is ones that are between you and your love. Original Artwork is watercolor, graphite with some digital enhancements. Limited Edition Flat Canvas Print 8.5x11 inches ships with Artist Certificate Card

Grandma's Hands

 $225.00

Part of the Ultra Black Collection Is a tribute to our living ancestors and those that have moved on. Black Excellence is in our homes and hearts. In the minds of our elder matriarchs and the stories and lives that have lived. Their hands have dried tears, cooked wholesome meals and fought for our right to be here now. 11x14 Digital illustration gallery wrap canvas print, archival quality, matte finish, wired ready to hang for instant art in your home or office.

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Queen Stuff TOTE

 $45.00

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Susan Thompson 

 

I’m a Boston-based textile artist. Every time I walk into my studio, a thrill comes over me. The artwork on the walls, the bins of dyes, paints, wax, tools, handmade printing plates, tons of fabric, and yarn greet me as I enter. For me, it is a sacred space.

 

Art quilts, and encaustic paintings are my main media. I transform fabric by dying, drawing, painting, waxing, sculpting, printing, embellishing and sewing. I am very much encouraged by my African heritage and the struggles of my people to survive and be free in an unjust society. Many of my artworks are somewhat political and dedicated to those ancestors who extend back to the beginning of time. 

 

Art is my means of reaching out and sharing my gift with others.

Through fabric, color, and texture, attempt to create designs, tell stories and strive to communicate the truth as I know it. Art enables me to express the deep and abiding love which fires life.

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Miro's Red Moon 

        $3,000

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Leaving the Garden 

$2,000

Satin Doll 

$1,500

Still Life with Ancestor

$2,500

  Zina Worley  
 

Zina Worley, a Boston native, was born into a family where sewing was a part of their daily lives. By the time she entered high school she was designing and creating garments that allowed her to express unique fashion style and originality.

During the 80’s, Zina participated in fashion shows at various hotels in Boston's Back Bay. Stretching her designing skills, she began to create sportswear replicas of a Neiman Marcus brand for clients and added her unique fashion creativity. The clients commented that the replicas looked better than the originals.

Link to Shop: https://www.zworley.com/shop

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ZINA12 

$60.00

 

Olive textile hat is lined with brown fleece for added warmth.

ALEX 2

 $175.00

Milk chocolate leather with shades brown ostrich leather is an exquisite combination for a crossbody bag. Perfect size for the essentials also an Epipen if needed

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SONNY 18

$40.00

 

Shades of maroon Italian leather tassel

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ZINAYA

$350.00

           

This pouch is a must have for your daily essentials to have in whatever style bag your carrying for the day.

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ZINAYA 38

$200.00

Chocolate drawstring pouch bag, she small but hold all the essentials

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Ngoc-Tran Vu 

 

A  multimedia artist and strategic consultant with over 15 years of experience. Her work combines socio-cultural advocacy with sustainable impact. She uses an artistic lens to help local and national organizations fulfill their mission through program development, communication, and storytelling. Her work is funded through competitive grants, fundraising, donations and consulting services.

Link to Shop: https://www.tranvuarts.com/merchandise 

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Candelaria Silva-Collins 


A consultant, writer and trainer/facilitator who lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Her areas of expertise include cultural economic development, community outreach and engagement, and facilitation and training.


Candelaria has provided  community outreach, arts and event marketing consultation for a number of clients including Huntington Theatre Company, Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston, Door-2-Door to the Arts by SCM Community Transportation, Youth Producing Change of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, Jackson Medical Mall Foundation,  the Boston Athenaeum, the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists (for the ¡Merengue! Visual Rhythms/Ritmos Visuales exhibit of works by Dominican Artists), and the Jackson Medical Mall Foundation.

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Stacey Huggins is in a quandary. She is to announce the new baby’s name at the family barbecue, but she has forgotten it. She listens to her relatives as they meet him, but each one calls him something different.

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A joyous girl, who exemplifies Black girl joy, Stacey has a loving family and an active imagination.

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A joyous girl, Stacey has a loving family, active imagination, and is always in motion. Playing outside, Stacey resists coming indoors to take a nap. She would much rather jump or dance or twirl and negotiates with Mom for more play time.

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Hakim Raquib

 

Hakim Raquib is a visual artist, active in Boston, who has photographed a spectrum ranging from individuals to the architectural ruins around the world, using the medium for personal expression.

 

For purchase inquiries contact Hakim

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“Dancing in the Street”

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"The Welcome"

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"Dawn to Dusk”

“Homage MadameElizabeth Catlett”

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Lisa Lee 

 

I am a multi-media Maker, proficient in a number of disciplines.  Among these are literary, performance, sculptural, audio-visual, and wearable. The nature of my practice is such that, combinations of art forms amalgamate into multi-media installation, or simply, in a craft fair booth (Which, in my view, is also installation).   

I create with a generous measure of vulnerability.  I'm going ALL the way in!  That is what breathes life into the layers of my work.  EVERYTHING is conceptual, and expresses, a more sub-surface thing (occasionally discovered when a work is finished)!  I assert that few things are more satisfying than something awe-inspiring, born of that, right in my hand!  The Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts, and Massachusetts College of Art and Design, are where these attributes have been fostered.

Link to shoplisaleeofboston.com 

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I Send You 7 Songs: A Collection of Love Songs with a Little Surprise 

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Love, when true, makes the heart sing! I Send You 7 Songs is a collection of poems that both celebrates, and gives words to sentiments deeply felt when in love. Written by Artisan and Author Lisa Lee of Boston, who regards herself rich, for experiencing the electricity of mutually shared love with another! This collectible book is a go-to, and a must-have for those needing a renewed hope in, rekindling, or already basking deeply in the epicenter of love! Upon opening I Send You 7 Songs, you'll find there's a place to write the name of the one, or the couple you're gifting it to, along with the date. This makes a very memorable gift for occasions such as, Valentine's Day, an engagement, a wedding, a renewal of vows, a romantic date night, the rekindling of a love, a birthday, or just because! Reading any of these pieces aloud, at any of these occasions adds an elegant touch. Also, flip through the book rapidly to animate the music notes!

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Reggie Jackson  

Founder and president of Olaleye Communications, Inc., located in Boston.

Dr. Jackson serves as a consultant to artists and scholars who are conducting visual and cultural research related to African retentions in the Americas. Dr. Jackson holds a Ph.D. in Visual Anthropology and Communications from Union Institute, a MFA and a BFA from Yale University, a MSW from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and the AAS degree from RIT in Graphic Arts and Printing. 

 

For over 40 years, Dr. Reginald L. Jackson, an educator and visual artist, has conducted visual research within the African Diaspora. He has documented African retentions in Ghana, Nigeria, Cuba and Brazil.A prolific exhibitor, he has participated in over 150 exhibitions including Ghana, China and Brazil. 

Jackson’s work can be found in the permanent collection of prestigious institutions such as the MIT Museum, the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Boston Athenaum, the Bowdoin Museum of Art, the RISD Museum of Art, Yale University Art Gallery, Simmons College and Amherst College

Contact Reggie for purchase inquires 

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Cape Coast, Ghana 

32’’ x 24’’ Iris print 

$2500 | $2800

  Un-framed | Framed

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Sankana Slave Cave

32” x 24” Iris print

$3500 | $3900

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Olorun

 $6500 | $6000

Un-framed | Framed 

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Malika Crichlow 

Designs by Malika Studio - Over 40 years experience

Starting in the late 70's, I turned what was a hobby into a business venture. 

Fast Forward! This path has led to creating dynamic handcrafted pieces. Here at the Designs by Malika Studio every order is a journey to assist art seekers in completing the look or creating a center piece that catches the eye. We are here to make casual dressing special, enhance your business look or perfect an evening out.

Link to shop: http://designsbymalika.com 

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Napoleon Jones-Henderson 

 

Napoleon Jones-Henderson wields color as an instrument of expression which he equates to a musician’s use of tone and sound – meaningfully contrasting, pairing, and creating hues that generate “visual music”. He works across mediums, speaking to larger themes of uplift and connectivity. Jones-Henderson’s passion for music translates to his artistic practice and is thematically present in many of his pieces.
 

For item availability, contact Napoleon* 

Link to websitenappyhenderson@hotmail.com 

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Engungun for Duke

Akian Family Group

Bogaloo Yazoo

Boogie Woogie Trio

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