sto·ry·tell·er
/ˈstôrēˌtelər/ - n.
1. peacemaker, truth-teller, curator of memories
2. culture weaver, bridge-builder, vessel, healer
3. twenty-nine year old part-time daydreamer with my head in the clouds and my feet firmly planted.
STORIES LEAD US TO REMEMBRANCE.
This is what I have always loved most about art. Apart from the beauty, vibrancy, and spirit of it all, art synthesizes meaning from the fragments of life—the things we forget or fail to find language for.
Four years ago, I began creating as a way to record the human experience through any medium I could find—paint, photography, music, words. I am committed to storytelling as a dignifying, sacred, revolutionary act of remembrance—a space where we can feel seen, wrestle with reality, and recognize glory even in the ordinariness of our lives.
As a painter, photographer, and writer, I have learned to nurture, protect, and translate people’s ideas and experiences into impactful stories. My work primarily explores Black girlhood, cultural histories, and faith as a means of investigating much broader, transcendent aspects of the human experience. I believe my artistic practice convinces even the most far-removed viewer that if they peer closely enough into someone else's truth, they may in fact uncover more of their own.
Art is the mirror through which I reflect themes from my personal life, investigate the world around me, and re-imagine what is possible. My goal is always to create community and experiences around my work, to curate spaces for people to live more honestly, openly, wholly, and free.
location - Columbus, Ohio
contact - hello@chinezexo.com
instagram - @chinezexo