Original artwork (unframed), watercolor and ink on paper, 9 x 12 in. Certificate of Authenticity included. FREE SHIPPING via USPS Mail (domestic only).

For every painting sold in this series:

⁠• 20% of net profits will go towards the Trans Women of Color Collective
• You will receive a free “Closer Still” poster as a thank you ($30 value)

ABOUT THE SERIES:

This painting is part of a series I created in 2017, when I had just learned that even though the year wasn’t over, it was one of the deadliest years for transgender people in the United States.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ After learning that alarming statistic revolving around the loss of BIPOC transgender women’s lives due to violence, it moved me to create a body of work to commemorate their lives. Were they strangers to me? Yes, but my heart still ached for them and I felt compelled to create something from the helplessness I felt.

These pieces serve to highlight that, underneath it all, we are one and the same – human beings. Regardless of race, culture, religion, sexual orientation or socio-economic positions, I believe and want to demonstrate a sense of universality, oneness; for to deny anyone basic human rights is to deny humanity and the vitalness of human connection.⁣⁣ My hope is that the surreal worlds I create through my artwork provide a different interpretation to demonstrate that trans lives are (and always have been) an integral part of our society and contribute to the rich, diverse, inclusive spectrum in which we all belong. Their lives mattered then, and still matter today.⁣⁠