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friends. thankful for warm reminders on overcast days. love, strength, and possibilities. encouraging words. shared memories. so much more. and lastly, the end of a photographer’s hiatus. 🌻✨ #thisisdigitaltho #neworleans #friends #salentatheselecta #photofelli #felliphotos #huji #nola #queers #qpoc #loveyourfriends https://www.instagram.com/p/BtwfhHil7V7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19n69sq7vl469

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friends. thankful for warm reminders of love, strength, and possibilities. encouraging words. shared memories. so much more. and lastly, the end of a photographer’s hiatus. 🌻✨ #thisisdigitaltho #neworleans #friends #salentatheselecta #photofelli #felliphotos #huji #nola #queers #qpoc #loveyourfriends (at Marigny, New Orleans) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtwfShGlx-m/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=q25d06zqn414

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just another girl on the I.R.T. ✨ | 📸: @msmowgli https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpp9Y5qlTan/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ayotdo0fy9hd

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Tyvette Symone, “Guardian”, 2018. @tyvettesymone 🔥👏🏾 This show is so beautiful. It’s up until Sunday, available for viewing daily 2-6pm at @7house.ny. Get into it. #tyvettesymone #harvestmoon #guardian #wings #crystals #collage #soloshow #nycartscene #brooklynart #mixedmedia #artshow #artexperience #artlife https://www.instagram.com/p/BpZFNinlqpM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ge0s09m9dury

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Come catch a vibe with #Us this Friday at @OdetoBabel! Brought to you by @ChanaEwing 👏🏾 I’ll be guest hosting 💁🏾‍♀️👑 DJ @cjcjspirit will be serving that 🔥🔥🔥 6-10pm, pull up! #odetobabel #us #issavibe #wherebrooklynat (at Ode to Babel) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpVgpeMn-Ij/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17cvizk6w64f7

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TOMORROW!! 🙌🏾🎨💕 Tyvette Symone @tyvettesymone will be presenting her first solo show, Harvest Moon, at Seven House Gallery in Brooklyn on Thursday, October 25th. The exhibition is a collection of the last five years of her work, featuring installations, collaged canvases, and the raw materials that form her practice. Each creation represents a different aspect of an emotion or principle based on what they are made of. Her most recent expression incorporates a taxidermied set of geese wings collaged with crystals and other natural materials on canvas. Harvest Moon aims to educate and inspire the audience by including displays and information about the raw materials used in each piece, highlighting the process of transformation, rebirth and reformation. Viewers are invited to experience the exhibit with their eyes open and closed, taking inventory of their internal response to the metaphysical properties of the art. Laurelle Rethke, founder of The Faerie Den in midtown Manhattan, will be there to speak to those who are interested in a deeper understanding of each of the minerals healing properties. Tyvette Symone’s practice lies in mixed media collage, utilizing natural materials such as crystals, pressed flowers and feathers on canvas and in glass. A self taught artist, her natural affection for the metaphysical offerings of nature is what first inspired her craft. Seven House Gallery is located in East Williamsburg at 35 Meadow Street, Brooklyn, NY. Opening reception for Harvest Moon is on Thursday, October 25th from 6-10pm. The exhibition will be on view until Sunday, October 28th from 2pm-6pm each day. Samples of the artist’s work can be seen at tyvettesymone.com, and any inquiries can be sent to info@tyvettesymone.com. #tyvettesymone #harvestmoon #soloshow #art #artshow #brooklynartist #brooklynart #crystals #flowers #feathers #vibes #blackgirlmagic (at East Williamsburg, Brooklyn) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpU-9kanRwC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1kah0l0e5oipf

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being rewarded for your ambition is such a great feeling. ✨ #soulofanationbkm #supportblackart #barkleyhendricks #soulofanation #blackexcellence (at Brooklyn Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/BntfUPNnBwx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1wa1sf3t1vttt

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Athi-Patra Ruga @athipatra, ‘Over the Rainbow’, 2016 – 2017 🌈 Single channel HD video 9:20 min Edition of 10 + 2 AP “In Over The Rainbow Ruga satirically references the end of the new South African honeymoon period and alludes to existing racial and social tensions that have been sugar-coated by ‘rainbowism’ in lieu of true societal transformation. His disenchantment also extends more specifically to the positioning of black artists in reference to the western gaze; a motif he plays with through the use of campy dressing room theatrics in which role-play, masquerade and critique are cleverly rolled into one. Mouthing the words to the iconic South African pop song Weekend Special by Music legend Brenda Fassie, Ruga laments the fickle affections of a lover, that are one-sided and bestowed only when convenient – a metaphor for the creative exchange with Africa, for the most part conducted according to the whims and for the satisfaction of western desire.” #athipatraruga #southafricanart #performanceart #videoart #rainbowism #transformation #supportblackart https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnm0f8KnSYf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=apqgln13kj9b

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When you were worried about everyone judging you only to realize you were judging the fuck out of yourself. Being free is the best feeling. Sometimes we suffocate ourselves; remember to breathe. ✨ #selflove #selfmastery #perfectlyimperfect https://www.instagram.com/p/BnkKl6dFWpu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1x8v79wqhs3s2

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words of wisdom

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This is my cousin Jerry, who practices football every day on the beach in Barbados. In my opinion he’s one of the best footballers I know, his skills and dedication are unparalleled. He juggles back and forth across the shoreline after every sundown, no matter what. Jerry at Rockley Beach, Barbados Shot on a Minolta XG-1 ⚽️ #reneeroyale #family #sunset #rockleybeach #barbados #islandlife #football #filmshooter #35mm #filmphoto #filmforever #filmneverdies (at Rockley Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/BmewyTBnyEm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1fdgw45z0ddjs

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I take a lot of photos of views from windows and doorways. There’s something about looking outward, maybe it’s a reflection of self, my inner self watching this current incarnation’s experience. This particular view is the valley behind my cousin Angie’s house in Lemon Arbour, St John, Barbados. The valley is huge and shows the flatness of the island. The deck that I was on to capture it is my favorite one in her house, and where I meditated after waking up and doing morning squats. Her house is my safe house, my place of solace, where I can go and take time to collect myself. Angie’s Deck No. 2, Lemon Arbour Shot on a Minolta XG-1 #reneeroyale #lemonarbour #barbados #valley #minoltaxg1 #35mm #shotonfilm #views #filmphotography #blackart #landscapes #islandviews #filmforever #filmshooter #solace (at Lemon Arbour, Saint John, Barbados) https://www.instagram.com/p/BmWmGZpnyr0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1tkifn3d1we8n

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This is my dear friend Dudley Vaccianna. We met at an art show at Rush Arts Gallery a couple years ago. Our old souls instantly gravitated toward each other and we’ve been friends ever since. One of the most significant things Dudley has taught me is the importance of trusting yourself and knowing what serves you. He’s created art for decades, has been exhibited all over the world, and is probably working on something new right now. He’s always opening himself to new methods of creating, and I love him for it. He made the three bangles I always wear on my left arm. I took this photo of him in his living room one day when I went over to hang out. We had just finished having lunch. He was telling me a story about something and I remember feeling, I want to remember this moment forever. So I captured it. Photography for me is keeping time, and memories, of moments, places, and people that I never want to forget. Shot on a 35mm Minolta Hi-Matic 7s II #reneeroyale #dudleyvaccianna #shotonfilm #35mm #minoltahimatic7sii #minolta #blackart #multidisciplinaryartist #blackartist #artlove #jamaicanartist #brooklyn #nycartist #filmforever #filmneverdies #trusttheprocess (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BmWFxUBHHJq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1fgte4x9hzs6y

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Much love to @artsywindow for providing space via AW Classroom for art history education, and also for allowing me and @photofelli share our experiences and insights on the art world. Follow @artsywindow, doing much needed work! 🙌🏾❤️💕 #supportblackart #artsywindow #arttalk #diversity #intersectionality #poc #artcommunity #doingthework (at Miranda Kuo Gallery)

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Much love to @artsywindow for providing space via AW Classroom for art history education, and also for allowing me and @photofelli share our experiences and insights on the art world. Follow @artsywindow, doing much needed work! 🙌🏾❤️💕 #supportblackart #artsywindow #arttalk #diversity #intersectionality #poc #artcommunity #doingthework (at Miranda Kuo Gallery)

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Join me and other amazing creatives @alexsantanana, @mediumrareclaire, and @evamayha this Thursday 7/12 for conversations with @artsywindow AW Classroom about the art world, the future of art history, and increasing diversity. Miranda Kuo Gallery 136 Eldridge Street New York, NY 10002 AW Classroom is a two-day educational series of classes and talks pushing the boundaries of art history. Through art history classes taught by curator Kiara Ventura and talks with contemporary creatives of color, AW Classroom will educate the public about modern and contemporary artists of color while discussing pressing topics with POC creatives. Tickets to the talks are donation based, art history classes are $15. All proceeds go towards the growth of artsywindow and its programs. Link in bio! #artsywindow #awclassroom #arttalks #arthistory #diversityinart #artlovers #artworld #nycartscene #poc #pushingboundaries # (at Miranda Kuo Gallery)

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🌻 still growing 📸: the great @photofelli #stillhere #stillgrowing #carefreeblackgirl #photofelli #photosbyfelli #slimthick #selfloveisthebestlove