'The Black Woman Is God' Exhibition Presents 'A Sacred
Beautiful
Natural Heritage Hair: An African
Diasporan Photo ExposE'
San Francisco Human Rights Commission* | 25 Van Ness Ave., 8th Floor | SF, CA
Mon. - Fri. | 9am -12noon—
1pm-4pm | Cost: Free & open to the
public | www.FaceBook.com/groups/ASacredBeautiful
August 30 – October
2, 2018
About the Artists and Curator
KaliMa Amilak is
a Bay Area photographer and is an Afro-Caribbean photographer native from
Brooklyn, New York. Amilak has been working on her photojournalistic
series entitled, Evoke the Goddess,
which are platforms for self-expression and celebration for women sharing their
life experiences of evoking the goddesses within as a cultural movement of
empowerment. Amilak was the head photographer for the
artist-collective Brooklyn Artistry and Company. Amilak's work was published on 6.15.2018 in AFROPUNK.com http://afropunk.com/2018/06/the-black-woman-is-god-exhibit-pays-homage-to-natural-hair-artistry-black-womens-glory/ laydeekaye.com
Nye’ Lyn
THO is a Bay Area photographer & designer and was born and raised
in New York. Tho specializes in a unique merging
of graphic design and photography. Specifically, Tho’s artistic passions are finding the heart and soul of a brand, a
website or any other representation of a company, and individual. In addition to passion; Tho’ is an adept graphic and photo
skills incorporate creating logos, branding, print pieces, web sites, and
portraits. With spirited diligence, Tho’s artistic approach and artistic
problem-solving requires a commitment, a trip into a deep and fragile part of
why one believes they exist. Tho's work was published on 6.15.2018 in AFROPUNK.com http://afropunk.com/2018/06/the-black-woman-is-god-exhibit-pays-homage-to-natural-hair-artistry-black-womens-glory/ nyelyntho.com
April Martin Chartrand, M.S.,
obtained her 2017 graduate degree from San Francisco State University and
graduated with scholastic distinctions as a vetted member of the Chi Sigma Iota International Honor Society.
In 2003, Chartrand curated assemblage
artist Mr. Eddie Valentine’s A World of
Women of Color exhibition at the San Francisco Public Library. Finally, She is a national award-winning
textile artist, fiberalchemist, and is the author and illustrator of Angel’s Destiny: A Novel Story of Poems
& Illustrations (2009), Available on
Amazon.com. thefiberalchemist.blogspot.com
Sponsor: San Francisco Human Rights Commission
Creator: The Black Woman Is God
Presenter: SOMARTS
In-Kind
- April Martin Chartrand, M.S.
- Egyptsia Mcgillvery
- FLAX Art & Design
- Trader Joe's
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