Public Art
"Ancestral Harmony" Honoring the Descendants: Wampum and Patchwork Unite
37th Street Mural, 2023-2024
Commissioned by the HYHK Alliance
Photographs by Gabby Jones / Courtesy of HYHK Alliance
Umbrellas (collaboration with Naderson Saint Pierre)
Hillel Plaza between Flatbush Avenue and Kenilworth Place, Brooklyn, 2024
Commissioned by NYC DOT Art Arterventions in partnership with Flatbush Nostrand Junction BID
Interconnected Paths
The swirling black and white lines symbolize interconnectedness, while the flow of water represents abundance and renewal. The artwork envisions new paths for the future, inspired by themes of unity and connection, and honors the past, present, and future.
Jennings Street Mural, 2024
Commissioned by NYC DOT Art
Family and Friends
Six panels, each measuring seven feet high, depict silhouetted vignettes of students engaged in everyday activities. Silhouetted forms, bold swaths of color and geometric patterns transform historical source photos into dynamic, puzzle-like compositions. The resulting patchwork aesthetic speaks to the crafting traditions from Darkeem’s indigenous heritage.
P.S. 87 BX, 2024
Commissioned by the NYC Dept. of Education and the NYC SCA in collaboration with the NYC Dept. of Cultural Affairs
Turtle Island Connections
New York Subway Poster, 2023
Commissioned by MTA Arts & Design
Flags
Rutgers University, 2023
Created from found fabrics and discarded fabric.
Patchwork Travellers
New York Penn Station, 2022
Commissioned by Art at Amtrak
Photographs by David Plakke / Courtesy of Art at Amtrak
Red and Black
New York City, 2020
Sculptures made from cut photography and gels placed into custom shadow boxes. Created to celebrate Black and Indigenous history of the Lower East Side, and featured as part of a Juneteenth celebration. Commissioned by FABNYC.
Four Winds
Queens Botanical Gardens, NY, 2019
Totems representing the four directions, the medicine wheel, and the four seasons.