Artists

The voices of the Atelier.

Each artist in our roster carries forward the histories, aesthetics, and philosophies of the African, Black, and Latin diasporas through their distinct practice.

Adaeze Okonkwo

Adaeze Okonkwo

Painting, Mixed Media

Adaeze Okonkwo is a Nigerian-American painter whose large-scale works explore themes of migration, memory, and ancestral landscapes. Her layered compositions merge West African textile motifs with abstract expressionist gestures, creating surfaces that vibrate between history and the present moment. She holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and has exhibited internationally.

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Marcus St. Claire

Marcus St. Claire

Sculpture, Installation

Marcus St. Claire is a Trinidadian-born sculptor and installation artist based in Brooklyn. Working primarily in reclaimed wood, metal, and found objects, his practice investigates the Black male body in relation to domestic and spiritual spaces. His installations have been featured at the Studio Museum in Harlem and the Caribbean Contemporary Arts Fair.

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Camila Reyes

Camila Reyes

Painting, Printmaking

Camila Reyes is a Colombian-Mexican painter and printmaker whose figurative work centres the rituals of daily life in Latin American communities. Her jewel-toned canvases draw from Catholic iconography, folk traditions, and feminist theory. She is a recipient of the Joan Mitchell Foundation grant and a Skowhegan fellow.

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Jordan Abara

Jordan Abara

Photography, Video

Jordan Abara is a lens-based artist from South London, now working between New York and Lagos. Their practice explores queer identity, diasporic belonging, and the politics of visibility through portrait photography and experimental video. Their work has been acquired by the Tate Modern and the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art.

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