This particular playlist is all about what it feels like to be at home, which is one of the major themes I explore in my work. I live in Brooklyn, so these songs give me the feeling of summers in NYC and sun splattered dance parties in the park.

Philece Roberts is a Painter, Illustrator, and Graphic Designer, whose work is most recognized for her strong and graceful representation of Black Women. With a unique fusion of traditional art with contemporary style, she explores the depths of inner beauty, firmly rooted in the experiences and empowerment of Black Women.

Demond Melancon works solely with a needle and thread to sew glass beads onto canvas. He began this form of art in 1992 when he first became part of a 200+-year-old culture known as the Black Masking Culture of New Orleans. Today as a Big Chief, Melancon is well known for creating massive suits which he wears as a Black Masker in ceremonial battles on Mardi Gras day.

Alexis Peskine’s signature works are large-scale mixed media ‘portraits’ of the African diaspora, which are rendered by hammering nails of different gauge, with pin-point accuracy, into wood stained with coffee and mud.

In my list of chosen songs many are from African and diaspora artists whose music inspires me a lot as they sing about the conditions and reality of black people in a global approach and this affects my work.

Natrice Miller is an Atlanta-based documentary and portrait photographer whose personal work focuses on documenting the Black experience in America. She graduated from Florida A&M University with a B.S. in Journalism and Graphic Communication.