African American Firefighter Museum

My work will be featured tonight at the African American Firefighter Museum, at address, 1401 South Central Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90021. The AAFM is celebrating 20 years of service. My collaboration with them resulted in a painting titled, "FIRE," which features a female firefighter. This is a limited edition printing process. Please contact me if you are interested.

The event tonight starts at 5:30 PM - 10:00 PM and it is FREE. There will be tours, music, and a silent auction. All are welcome! https://www.aaffmuseum.org

In 2017, black woman continue to face many challenges in society. As a black female artist, I think that it is important to reenforce positive imagery and reminders of black representation everywhere. Careers, including firefighters, do not have a gender or race. The young generation of children today cannot be what they cannot see. If they don’t see people who look like them having important roles in our community, it is less likely that they’ll ambitiously want to become it. I know that art can be such a powerful outlet for visual representation, which is why this painting is so necessary and important.

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