2. ■ Born in Kingston, Jamaica 1981
■ Lives and works between Kingston, Jamaica and Lexington, Kentucky
■ Graduated from Edna ManleyCollege ofVisual and Performing Arts in Kingston,
Jamaica 2004 where she studied painting
■ She then continued her education and received a MFA in printmaking and drawing
from the Sam Fox School of Design andVisual Art atWashington University in St. Louis
(Wikipedia).
3. ■ Many of her works discuss gender, sexuality, and
religion
■ She often pushes societal norms
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4. Untitled Haitian Flag
Project, 2009
■ Explored ideas of
femininity and
masculinity by
combining feminine
clothing, jewelry,
colors, and patterns
with male faces
■ Also explored ideas
of transgenderism in
theVodou culture
and their interaction
with gang culture
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6. Swag Swag Krew,
2011-2013
■ Continued ideas of femininity and masculinity
■ Also brought up ideas of homophobia in gang
culture and how it exists in Jamaican Dancehall
■ Pushed these ideas using mannequins instead
of 2-dimensional earbuds
