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Kaleeka Bond Quaye (Kaleeka Bond)

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📍IE, CA | Wife 💍 | Mother | Artist | Assistant Professor, Foundations @ CSULB | LCAD Alumni 2008 MFA | 🇬🇭🇺🇸

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“A New Beginning”, pastel on paper, 24 x 18 inches👇🏾

This piece marks the beginning of a new chapter in my life. In the weeks leading up to accepting my new position as a full-time Assistant Professor of Art at CSULB, a white butterfly began appearing on my daily walks, often circling around me as I walked. I couldn’t shake the feeling that its presence meant something.

“A New Beginning” is about transition, growth, and those quiet moments that somehow feel like confirmation that you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be. 🫶🏾

It felt good to get back in pastel again!!
#stabillo #prismacolor #portrait #blackgirlmagic #newbeginning by @kaleekab

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“I Am Not My Hair”, oil on canvas, 36 x 24 inches by @kaleekab

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In my happy place 👩🏾‍🎨

#WIP #detail #oilpaintingoncanvas #blackgirlmagic by @kaleekab

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@artsupplywarehouse always gets me 😁

💸 #takemymoney by @kaleekab

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Cooking up something new…here’s a sneak peek 👩🏾‍🎨 by @kaleekab

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Black Excellence isn’t about being perfect. It’s about knowing who you are, knowing where you come from, and refusing to shrink yourself to make other people comfortable.

It’s walking into spaces our ancestors were never allowed to enter and knowing we belong there.

It’s education. Creativity. Ownership. Discipline. Culture. Family. Legacy.

It’s doing the work when nobody is clapping for you. It’s opening doors, then holding them open for somebody coming behind you.

I don’t need to prove that I’m excellent.

I just need to keep showing up as it.

Black. Educated. Creative. Powerful. Unapologetic.

That’s Black Excellence. ✊🏾

#blackexcellence #blackartists #blackwomen #blackcreatives #blackgirlmagic taken in CSULB Fine Arts by @kaleekab

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My first teenager 🥹🫶🏾 by @kaleekab

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Not me at 3 AM figuring out this new light 🙌🏾 ooooo I’m so excited! My upcoming piece will feature Imani and I… and I bought this light specifically for this piece! Amazing things coming soon! 💡👩🏾‍🎨 …now time to go workout 😛 by @kaleekab

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Coming from someone who struggled drawing hands when I was younger, there’s hope for us all 🙌🏾

#WIP #proudofmyself❤️ #prismacolor #nupastel #stabillocarbothellopencils by @kaleekab

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Cooking up something new. Back in pastels! Stay tuned…👩🏾‍🎨

#WIP #prismacolors #nupastel #stabillocarbothellopencils #detail by @kaleekab

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I’m pleased and honored to be one of 34 artists selected for Tiny Pieces: 12 & Under, presented by Gallery 99 in collaboration with Pretty Smart Studio in Long Beach! My piece Kiré will be exhibited as part of the show.

The exhibition features small works measuring 12 inches or less, with all artwork priced under $500. It’s a great opportunity to discover new artists and add something original to your collection.

Join me at the opening reception this Saturday, August 22 from 5 – 7 PM. I’d love to see you there!

📍 Pretty Smart Studio
4117 E. 4th St.
Long Beach, CA 90814

The exhibition will run through September 20th, 2026

#kaleekabond #longbeachart #gallery99 #contemporaryart #artexhibition taken in Pretty Smart by @kaleekab

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I feel so special and blessed to be in this new role. It took YEARS of passion and dedication to get here, and I’m excited to pour my heart out some more 🙌🏾🔥 “Thank you” to all that believed in me, you have all impacted me in some way, shape, or form 🥹 cheers to fall 2026 🥂 let the fun begin! taken in Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theater by @kaleekab

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