Online catalog for “Who She Found in the Looking Glass” artists.
Contact davidc@gallery90220.com for additional art inquiries.
Shannon Scates
Shannon Scates was born in Washington, D.C., in 1986, and raised in Prince George’s (P.G.) County, Maryland. She has always found the ability to create something new very magical. Shannon’s family culture provided the foundation for the artist she has become. There was pride in their community, pride in their history, and endless stories of the realities of their Black experience. Growing up in P.G. Maryland also allowed her to see Black people prospering as the norm, not an exception. This exposure provided Shannon with a pride in her people and culture that could not be shaken.
Shannon started painting in 2007, while attending school as a marketing major at North Carolina A&T State University. While at A&T, she took a drawing class and her professor encouraged her to participate in an art show after seeing her paintings. He told her she had something special, and she has been painting ever since. She has a passion for continuously improving her skills in creating art by taking classes and she is constantly reading art-related books.
Shannon's art has been on the cover of Washington D.C.-based Hill Rag Magazine and she was most recently featured in a Shoutout LA article as an artist to know. She has exhibited in numerous group shows including Black Beyond Belonging at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with the Sepia Collective, Artomatic DC, Art All Night DC, and the AJOYO show in London, in 2020. She also had her first solo show in 2021, titled ‘Today Is a Great Day to Be You’, at Jubilee Arts in Baltimore, Maryland. Shannon’s work was also exhibited and auctioned at the 2022 Wearable Art Gala, hosted know Richard and Tina Lawson. She recently participated in The Other Art Fair, in Santa Monica, where she was chosen as Fair Director’s Pick.
Her art is vibrant, and her use of bright colors is meant to be a visual celebration intended to uplift the viewer. She “speaks life through art”. Shannon also recognizes the importance of telling our stories. She likes to accompany each piece with its own narrative, as she believes our stories are what facilitate connection, understanding and most important, love.
She intends to use her creative abilities to heal and inspire. She also enjoys using her art to give back through donations to a number of fundraisers and art auctions. She recently led an art workshop at the Sanctuary of Hope in Los Angeles. This organization is dedicated to serving vulnerable youth and young adults who are foster care, homeless, or at-promise.
Shannon currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California.
WEBSITE: www.unparalleledart.com
"Get Your Rest #5" | 2023 | Acrylic on paper | 16 x 20 in (40.6 x 50.8 cm) | 23.5 x 32 in (59.7 x 81.3 cm) framed
"Get Your Rest #6" | 2023 | Acrylic on paper | 16 x 20 in (40.6 x 50.8 cm) | 23.5 x 32 in (59.7 x 81.3 cm) framed
"Get Your Rest #3" | 2022 | Acrylic on canvas | 36 x 48 in (91.4 x121.9 cm)
Morrah Burton-Edwards aka Morrah B.E.
Morrah Burton-Edwards (aka Morrah B.E) is a New Orleans-born artist and is currently a sophomore pursuing her Bachelor of Fine Arts at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. She specializes in painting and experiments with color in portrayal of black people. Her works are centered around black culture and her personal experiences as a New Orleans native. She was first placed in an art class in kindergarten and from a young age, art would become her passion. In 2020, Morrah Burton-Edwards was one of five national finalists in the Doodle for Google competition for her piece Love made Visible and she gained support from social media about her piece. She has a background in mural art, and along with many mural assisting jobs she had her first solo mural, Community is Essential with Adult Swim in 2021. Her indoor mural piece Planting Optimism was shown in the United Nations Climate Action Forum as an installation for the politicians and participants of the event to reflect on. When she is not painting, she works with Eternal Seeds through managing art projects and counseling younger artists.
WEBSITE: www.morrahbe.com
"Power and Protection" | 2023 | Acrylic on Paper | 18 x 24 in
"Silver Tooth and Silver Linings" | 2023 | Acrylic on Paper | 18 x 24 in
Kori aka Koloured Dimensions
Kori aka Koloured Dimensions is a visual artist closely working with mediums such as acrylic paint, digital art, & ceramics. Being born and based in New Orleans, la, the vivid culture of the city has shaped just one of her many facets of artwork. Another large theme among her work is extraterrestrial beings. KD is an avid believer in life beyond this earth. Her parallel eye within her work is reflected by her vibrant and detailed works of art.
IG: @Koloured_Dimensions
"Life" | 2022 | Acrylic on Canvas | 36 x 48 in
McKayla Chandler
McKayla Chandler is a multidisciplinary artist from Minneapolis, MN living and working in Los Angeles, CA.
Deeply inspired by her family photo albums that documented her own growth and experiences - Chandler builds on this foundation, striving to create contemporary and thought-provoking images that tell a story and capture the essence of everything she shoots. Her work combines traditional portraiture, editorial and archival family images. She is dedicated to exploring new perspectives and expanding boundaries to create powerful and emotive imagery.
WEBSITE: www.mckaylachandler.com
"Heart Strings" | 2018 | 35mm Film | Giclee Print on Canson Arches 88 | Wired and Unsealed Black Wooden Frame | 24 x 36 in | Credits - Photographer and Creative Director: McKayla Chandler Producer and Co-Creative | Director: Oyinda Itabiyi Model: Amara Anyamele | MUA: Ekaette Umana & Nia Ford | Stylist: Eb Umana
"Tender" | 2018 | 35mm Film | Giclee Print on Canson Arches 88 | Wired and Unsealed Black Wooden Frame | 24 x 36 in | Credits - Photographer and Creative Director: McKayla Chandler | Producer and Creative Director: Oyinda Itabiyi | Model: Felicia Philbert (left) and Merroline (MiMi) Marucha (right) | MUA: Ekaette Umana & Nia Ford | Stylist: Eb Umana
Delaney George
Delaney George is a New Orleans-raised photographer, director, and visual artist.
In her practice, George most often portrays the black femme narrative through a series of photoshoots she fully conceptualizes. Most concepts come to George in a series of dreams or visions. George's work aims to extract feeling from the viewer by consistently portraying themes of nostalgia, femininity, and history re-imagined.
George’s work has been said to be a side of fine art photography that is both a contemporary ode to the past and a safe space to display figures in spaces they aren't commonly represented or historically welcomed.
WEBSITE: www.delaneygeorge.com
"Chipo" | 2019 | Digital Photography | 36 x 48 in
"Chipo 2" | 2019 | Digital Photography | 24 x 36 in
"Chipo 3" | 2019 | Digital Photography | 24 x 36 in
"Illuminate" | 2022 | Digital Photography | 56 x 62 in
Peyton E. “The Artist” Burnett
Peyton E. “The Artist” Burnett was born in Los Angeles, CA in 1997. Although she grew up teaching herself how to draw and paint, Peyton also earned a B.S. in Studio Art with a concentration in painting, and a minor in Fashion Merchandising at Marist College in 2020 to enhance her knowledge of art. Peyton’s art and focuses of study have allowed her to travel throughout 26 countries along Southeast and East Asia, South and Central America, Europe, and Africa.
Her works have been exhibited in the US and abroad including a student-organized exhibition at the 2019 Venice Biennale, art fairs, and various creative pop-up shops throughout Southern California. She has also been commissioned to do live painting for different types of events (including corporate) such as the Los Angeles Neighborhood Housing Services 35th Anniversary at the famed Paramount Studios NY set in 2019. Her works have been recognized in a number of news and media outlets such as Voyage LA magazine, Black Design Collective, and Marist College’s “For the Record”, curated by Marist Circle.
In her candid oil paintings, in which she incorporates 23k Venetian gold foil sourced from Venice, Italy, Peyton, The Artist reflects on what it means to grow and evolve as a human being as well as the courage, fortitude, and perseverance that ensue. Once a victim of bullying throughout her childhood and young adult years, Peyton saw her personal growth stifled and her creative voice silenced repeatedly. The period of introspection that followed produced works of raw sincerity; visual journals playing out the intensity of growing pains and the strengthening of her character, all to produce her mental strength and determination along the way.
Peyton's artistic vision reached maturity in 2019, when she completed a residency in Venice, Italy, during the Biennale, which was appropriately titled, "May You Live in Interesting Times". Inspired by the works of the Renaissance Masters, and paintings exhibited at the Biennale by other artists from around the world, she began a series titled, "The Story of Me", a collection of 10 self-portraits documenting her journey of self-evolution and healing. Today, her works reflect not only her perseverance and strength through those adverse times that she experienced while growing up, but the courage to continue sharing those raw stages of growth that we all experience as humans, every day.
Peyton's latest series of works titled, "Introspection", is a continuation of her earlier series, “The Story of Me.” This sequel expands upon that collection’s look into the mental, emotional, and spiritual processes of growth. Using the facial and figurative expressions of various subjects, Peyton chose to use people other than herself, displaying that introspection is a shared human experience. The varied expressions in each painting depict the sometimes uncomfortable, yet eye opening moments on one’s journey to wholeness. Her intention in creating this body of work is to usher the viewer into personal reflection. Through her own journey of painting, she has found that wholeness happens in multiples, and in multiple ways. Arrival is never just one destination. The different stages of growth that we experience will repeat itself time, and time again in different ways and through many challenges. The acceptance of this realization brings humility, causing one to finally surrender to the architect of their soul. This is true peace.
WEBSITE: www.peytontheartist.com/introspection-collection
"The Overcomer" | November 2023 | Oil paint and 23k Venetian gold foil on canvas | 72 x 72 in
"Neglected" | December 2023 | Oil paint and 23k Venetian gold foil on canvas | 72 x 72 in
Alexandra Reviere
Alexandra Reviere is a Louisiana-native artist who discovered her passion for art in her early teen years. Her art is characterized by the use of eyes and other symbolism to convey deeper ideas and meanings, with a focus on themes such as God, nature, black culture, and love. Alexandra's creative process involves following her intuition, finding inspiration through meditations and experiencing revelations.
Through her work, Alexandra aims to start conversations and inspire others to become their best selves. She believes that all spiritual growth starts with awareness, and that her art is a vessel for God to impact his children through her.
For Alexandra, creating art is not just a hobby or profession, but a calling. She finds herself most alive and at peace when in the state of flow, where she is led by the spirit and releases all expectations. With her first solo art show coming up this year, Alexandra is excited to share her unique vision and message with the world.
WEBSITE: https://alexeyecreate.bigcartel.com
“Awakening” | 2022 | Acrylic on canvas board | 16 x 20 in
“Self Actualization” | 2022 | Acrylic on canvas board | 16 x 20 in
“Salvation” | 2022 | Acrylic on canvas board | 16x20 in
"Over shades of blue” | 2023 | Oil on glass | 3 x 4 ft
“She” | 2023 | Rods Bod Clay, Acrylic paint | 1 ft x 1 ft x 1.5 ft
Egypt Hagen
Los Angeles born artist and muralist, Egypt, highlights the use of portraiture as storytelling. As each human bears a unique story, she relishes in creating these stories not with the use of words, but bold images and and underlying vibrancy that emphazies the main subject. Egypt’s paintings consist of people or moments that have inspired her journey, untold stories that deserve to be heard. Egypt is well known for her vibrant colors, luminours golds, and diverse/powerful imagery. Egypt currently resides and works out of Arizona. She continues to work on numerous projects and commissions while exhibiting her artwork around the world.
WEBSITE: http://www.graffitiegypt.com
"Lion’s Heart" | 2021 | Acrylic on Canvas | 16 x 20 x ¾ in
Abreesha Jones
Listed among “Artists Who Are Changing the Conversation” by Saatchi Gallery in 2021, California-based artist Abreesha Jones sets an example of resilience and courage. A mother of two, Jones juggled family and work responsibilities, while furthering her studies and battling the effects of mental illness. Harnessing the healing properties of art, Jones creates abstract and figurative paintings using acrylic, gouache, oil pastels, and spray paint.
Her vaporous and exuberant brushstrokes convey a sense of carefree elation; expressing feminine intuitiveness and sensuality. Balanced with a more masculine aspect in her use of a dark palettes and resolute line markings, boldly cutting across the canvas. Her appreciation of the Yin and yang energies engage in a passionate dance of opposites; coexisting in their power as equal, yet antipodal forces. Jones stands in her status as a woman and earning the right to be herself. Instead of yielding to the demands of the world, she approaches her work with an open mind of acceptance, because “Our joy is not defined by our circumstances,” if only we learn to release our expectations while relishing in our creativity.
Jones trained at the Otis College of Art + Design, in Los Angeles. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree from University of California, Riverside and a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Cal State University, Northridge. She has exhibited throughout California and New York while facilitating her “Creativity for Stress Management” workshops throughout her community. She was featured in Saatchi Gallery’s “Best of Spring 2021” catalog. Her previous artwork, selected by Tina Knowles-Lawson at the 2020 WACO Theater Art Gala, in Los Angeles, has been among many of her highly-praised pieces. Representing for black women of abstract expression, Abreesha continues to be celebrated as an Artist to experience in this generation. Today, she is a staple artist of Gallery 90220. Currently, her artwork can be seen in the “Black in Every Color” and the “Fever” exhibition at the Andaz West Hollywood. She recently contributed to the Palm Springs Art Commission street art works for the month of March. As her art exudes expression, healing, energy and self-reflection, Abreesha continues to bring new perspectives to spaces.
WEBSITE: abreesha.com
"Confidence Calm" | 2021 | acrylic, plastic, oil, pastel, spray paint | Double panel canvas | 72 x 48 in
"Feel Something" | 2021 | acrylic, plastic, oil, pastel, spray paint on canvas | 48 x 60 in
Channel Guice
Channel Guice, a renowned visual artist, is known for her distinctive use of color and her confident design sensibility. Hailing from New Orleans, Louisiana, Guice was introduced to the arts at a young age. During her high school years, she became a member of the prestigious Young Aspirations/Young Artists organization, which provided her with numerous valuable experiences and opportunities. Her collaborations on various commercial spaces and her participation in numerous local and international exhibitions have established her as a highly respected artist.
Guice's artistic practice involves the recurring use of metals, paper, wood, and textiles, which she skillfully transforms through her creativity. Her Batik practice, which she has devoted over two decades to, has resulted in the creation of massive 15-foot textiles. Channel's work is characterized by ornate patterns and complex details, which evoke rhythmic energy. Every piece is a labor of love, intentionally imbued with love, culture, and energy.
For the past 12 years, Guice has taught Art to K-12 students in public and private schools in Louisiana and California. In 2021, she resigned from teaching to pursue her passion as an artist and is currently studying Fashion Design. Her current project involves the integration of her rich textiles with garment construction, resulting in a collection of wearable art to be presented at the SMC LA MODE 2023 Fashion Show in Santa Monica, California.
WEBSITE: www.channelguice.com
"Unbalanced Harmony” | 2011/2023 | wax, dye, alcohol on cotton | 13 x 30 in