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Kwanzaa Edwards
A San Antonio-based painter and illustrator. Kwanzaa Edwards has been honing her skills in figurative painting since 2014. Originally an abstract painter, Kwanzaa blended her abstract style with her experience in figurative illustration bringing about a unique marriage of her skills.
“To the Sea with Those who Have Disappointed Me”
40” x 16”
Acrylic on canvas
2020
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Created when I thought about all the people in my life who have let me down. This was a therapeutic piece made in an effort to let go of all of those who have wronged me.
“Policed”
24” x 24”
Acrylic on canvas
2021
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Created after the controversy with the comedian Mo'Nique's unnecessary comment on black women wearing bonnets at the airport. Black women continue to face relentless scrutiny about every aspect of their appearance often from our own people.
“Breathe”
18” x 24”
Acrylic on canvas
2021
Kwanzaa Edwards
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There's no meaning behind this piece.
“Those Who Benefit”
40” x 30”
Oil on canvas
2021
Kwanzaa Edwards
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I created this piece after watching performative activism in the wake of George Floyd's death. It's about how people will use social justice to garner social media clout. The daisies represent the faceless millions leeching off the strife of black and brown people.