The group exhibition entitled 'I Envy the Wind' features six local artists of color, from the D.C. area. The show's title explores the idea that the prerogative of the wind is desired in our communities —the ability to move freely through the world sans the violence of racism. 

ARTISTS.

MOJDEH REZAEIPOUR. 

Mojdeh Rezaeipour creates mixed media works, installations, and films that explore notions of home, time, and memory. Her practice is largely process-led and moves playfully between media, resulting in a dynamic and ephemeral storytelling language that incorporates existing bodies of her 2D, sculptural, and video work as a part of its immersive vocabulary.  She is a graduate of UC Berkeley, where she studied architecture, and of Alt*Div, an alternative divinity school centering the intersections of healing justice and art as spiritual practice.  

JORGE CACERES.

Jorge Caceres is an artist based in Washington, D.C., originally raised in Lima, Peru.  Growing up in such a visually profuse environment and influenced by his Spanish and Italian origins, Jorge’s multi-cultural background gives him the unique ability to convey his creativity through painting.  As a self-taught artist, he combines abstract forms of diverse colors and shapes, a vehicle he uses to express a myriad of feelings and emotions.

NAKEYA BROWN.

Nakeya Brown is a conceptual photographer that uses cultural objects to embody her lived experiences, Black beauty, and facets of womanhood. Brown was born in Santa Maria, California in 1988. She received her Bachelor of Art from Rutgers University and her Master of Fine Arts from The George Washington University. Her work has been featured nationally in solo and group exhibitions. Brown’s work has been featured in Time, New York magazine, Dazed & Confused, The Fader, The New Yorker, and Vice. Her work has been included in photography books MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora, Babe, and Girl on Girl: Art and Photography in the Age of the Female Gaze.

NATE PALMER.

Nate Palmer is a documentary portrait photographer living and working between NYC and his hometown, Washington, D.C. He photographs love, care and tenderness, primarily in Black-American communities. Palmer’s client list includes: AARP, Barron’s Magazine, California Sunday Magazine, Financial Times Magazine, Google, Interview Magazine, Kaiser Health News, Mother Jones, National Geographic, The New York Times, The New Yorker, NPR, ProPublica, Rolling Stone, Smithsonian Magazine, Sojourner Magazine, TIME, U.S. News, Veranda, Vox, W Magazine.

LAUREN MCKINNEY.

Lauren McKinney is a self-taught D.C.-based visual artist whose work focuses on legacy and communal sustainability in the African American Community—through non-figurative painting, focusing on the abstraction of movement and feeling. McKinney seeks to explore the topics of wealth building, mental health, and family. Through her artwork and community-engaged practice, she invites the world to see beyond the gestures and colors and dive deeper into the narratives of success and survival. 

SAMERA PAZ.

Samera Paz is a Colombian-American visual artist and community organizer born and raised in Washington D.C.She works in photography, visual 2D works, installation, and performance art. Her work touches on gender, social and political issues, mental health, and women's rights.