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"Dear Big Sister"
30"x 30"
Oil on canvas

To the oldest girl:

Growing up, I didn’t realize the weight you carried; the responsibility, the pressure, the way you stepped into roles of adults. You led/taught us, protected us, and held our little world together with a strength I can see clearly now.

As sisters we fought, had our moments. I remember one day, as a child, I was upset with you and I tried to cut you out of this picture. But, I stopped halfway like something in me already knew I could NEVER. Our bond was bigger than the moment.

Painting the same photo with the tear being mended, feels like stitching together the things I didn’t understand before. It feels like saying, "I see you". I see the girl who had to grow up fast. I see the sister who carried more than she ever should have. I see the love behind the lessons, the patience behind the firmness, the softness you didn’t always get to show.

Thank you for being the one who stood in the gap.
Thank you for being someone I got to witness and be inspired by. I am, because you are. You are literally the reason I wanted to be an artist!

To all 3 of my sisters:
Thank you for being my first friends, even when I didn’t always know how to be yours. I love you in ways I’m still learning to express. by @moesarte

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2 months ago

"Your Cheetah Girls"
41" x 50"
Oil on canvas

In remembrance of my Great Aunt Alva and one of my favorite childhood memories with two of my sisters.

We had a "night out of town": My sisters and I were sitting in the dining/living room of the old house. Our aunt Alva walked in, wearing her cheetah print hat. She called out to her Cheetah Girls. As always, we were excited to see her. She wanted to take us out for pizza in New York, at least that is what we told everyone else when we came back lol. She even took a photo of us walking up the train station stairs, pretending to be on the next train to NYC. In reality, we went downtown to our favorite spots. We danced. We laughed. I like to cherish these moments because we didn't get to see her too often but when we did she was able to bring so much light and energy to a space.

My sisters are the biggest part of my childhood. I couldn't imagine it without them. I am so thankful to have shared such a closeness and memories I get to hold onto to. Through the good and the bad fr. by @moesarte

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2 months ago

From starting college at 18 to graduating at 26, I'm happy to say I received my BA in Art Therapy.

I am one of many to be the last graduating class of New Jersey City University.

Currently jogging to my Masters degree 🫡

#njcugrad #classof2026 #lateforthat by @moesarte

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2 months ago

"Birthday Blues" 2025
Oil on canvas
40" × 60"

I celebrated my birthday earlier in the month. And almost every year, since I was a kid, I usually am overcome by the "blues". I think it's hard for me to get out of my head sometimes.

This piece is the start of a series of reimagined childhood memories. I look forward to what comes from this process as I continue to build this project. It is personal to me. I want to find healing in the process & pay homage to my younger self + my loved ones.

Took me over the course of 3 months to complete. Began this piece early October.

#painting #artist #arte #reimagined by @moesarte

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7 months ago

🧟‍♀️ by @moesarte

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8 months ago

🌟 by @moesarte

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9 months ago

💌
clearing drafts. I love my bbs 🫀 by @moesarte

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10 months ago

🧍🏾‍♀️ by @moesarte

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a year ago

🤧 by @moesarte

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a year ago

"Until we're all free"

24" x 36"
(Acrylic, ink marker, collage/photo; mixed media on wood *scan*)

Date: 11/20/24

How do systems of power determine who is
"wanted" or "exploitable," and why?

In this piece, I wanted to highlight how marginalized people particularly in, but not limited to, Sudan, DRC, and Palestine, are targeted for their land, ethnicity, and/or resources.

These issues may seem distant, but the same systems that exploit, dehumanize, and oppress them also threaten the humanity in all of us.

Think about our country's history, power systems, similar lived experiences and who benefits from our suffering.

The "Wanted" poster is a deliberate choice. I wanted to reclaim a symbol, usually one of persecution, and turn it into a declaration of resistance.

The figure is not a single person but the people of DRC, Palestine, and Sudan. It is me. It is all of us. It is a collective representation of lives disrupted by imperialism, racism, greed+.

The faces I have collaged, tell stories of displacement, struggle, and survival, which is a reminder that these are not abstract issues but lived realities everyday.

The "reward" should be an important reminder of what may be lost (our morality, our empathy, our humanity) when we are committed to turning a blind eye to these injustices. What does it say about humanity when suffering like this is normalized or ignored?

Recommended pages:
@decolonizemyself
@sudan.updates
@focuscongo
@landpalestine
#artistsagainstapartheid

Last year, I had the opportunity to take a class, that helped me bridge sociopolitical issues with my art, using self as a tool. I don't usually make politically charged work. It's something that made me anxious, particularly to share. Merely because of not knowing how to go about it. But I did some work studying artists, during the semester which helped me make work that spoke on or brought awareness to the injustices experienced by marginalized groups. This is meant as a reminder to not turn a blind eye. In this class, I primarily focused on issues surrounding the black experience and identity. But this piece, "Until we are all free" is my way of expressing interconnectedness. by @moesarte

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2 years ago

🎈 by @moesarte

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2 years ago

A quarter century 💧
#firstofthemonth by @moesarte

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2 years ago