We Move Through Heritage and Memory
I have created works based on ideologies I missed of my ancestral homeland by being the descendants of slaves . I create imagined images of mask, figures and imagery based on my dreams and my studies of African culture sometimes intermixed with a future landscape.
I have created works based on ideologies I missed of my ancestral homeland by being the descendants of slaves . I create imagined images of mask, figures and imagery based on my dreams and my studies of African culture sometimes intermixed with a future landscape.
About The Artist
Artist Alias
Mikel Elam
"Which of the three cities (Nashville, New York, Chicago) do you identify with the most and why?"
City choice airtable
Artist Bio
I was born in Philadelphia . I have a BFA in painting from University Of The Arts in Philadelphia. My srt is grounded in African storytelling and personal memories.