The more than 40 works on view include original illustrations from Holmes’s published book projects: Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement (2015) by Carole Boston Weatherford, Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets (2017) by Kwame Alexander, and Black Is a Rainbow Color (2020) by Angela Joy. This exhibition focuses on her award-winning children’s book illustrations-vibrant collages revealing stories of self-determination, love, and community that reflect the artist’s distinctive vision and commitment to Black imagery and representation. 1955) is an artist and community activist whose body of work explores themes of childhood, family bonds, memory, and resilience. Illustrating histories through portraits of radiance and resilienceĪ lifelong resident of Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood, Ekua Holmes (b.
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