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REX REGUM X KAISIMIE | FOR THE LOVE OF GOD LIMITED COLLECTION:

As an extension of her thesis project, @kaisimie created a collection of handcrafted belts, hats, bandanas, and more. Centered around the art of accessorizing, her denim manipulation explores the wear and tear of workwear, the lifecycle of the laborer, and how those stories transcend the physical form.

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD BELTS
BREADHEAD HATS
MANY MEN DENIM JACKET
REX REGUM DENIM STRAP
BREADHEAD TRIPLE CORD BANDANA CROWNS

Available now online at KAILEEFINN.COM and through link in bio | Limited quantity available

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As my thesis show comes to an end, I’ve been reflecting on my artistic journey throughout my entire MFA program @svamfaillustration . I am beyond grateful for the support, guidance, and encouragement I received from faculty, staff, my cohort, and my thesis advisors @timokamura @judithsolodkin . The transition from 2-D narrative illustration to a 3-D multisensory form of storytelling was not easy and definitely pushed me outside of my comfort zone, but I’m happy for the journey it took me through spiritually, emotionally, and artistically. Through garment construction and manipulation, textile sculptures, typography, printmaking, and material experimentation, I found a new medium in which I can communicate ideas and perspectives that people not only witness but can physically engage with.

What I concluded from For The Love Of God: Act II, is that love truly does heal all things. Love those who love you and love those who don’t. Personal transformation, social reform, and divine love go hand in hand. Basing this project around the personhood of Jesus and his encounters with people rather than just scenes and scripture helped me really understand and express what it means to love your neighbor, especially within today’s social and political climate. As my project went through changes and breakthroughs, so did my faith and I believe those processes aided each other. This lays the foundation with how I advocate for, interact with, and amplify the stories of marginalized people around the world.

Thank you to everyone who came to the reception and gallery walkthrough. Your presence and support was overly appreciated and your love was felt dearly. I am grateful for the experience I had with each of you and am excited to take you guys with me into the next chapter in my life and artistic career! Thank you.♥️

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Join me Monday May 11th from 5-8PM at the SVA Chelsea Gallery for the MFA Illustration as Visual Essay Thesis Show. There I will be presenting ACT II of my FOR THE LOVE OF GOD series where recycled fabrics, patchwork, typography, printmaking, millinery, and garment manipulation, transcends the form of 2D illustration into 3D wearable sculpture.
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Ms. Cargill, 5th grade ELA, pulled me into a parent meeting I didn’t know I was having.

They called me out of gym —
What could be so important to interrupt my practice shots with Destiny?

She said, “your son has talent with the pen.”
I ain’t understand the weight of the words, to me, all I did was pick up a Thesaurus instead of a Dictionary.

I wasn’t looking for meaning.
I was looking to relate.

I signed a quiet bond with words that day — accepting it might always be mine against yours. It was only when it came from poetry using the voice of Sol where I realized…

“When we met, you were a sentence
and I was a paragraph,
but somehow
we ended up on the same page.”

I just wish Ms. Cargill
had taught me about frames too —
even the most beautiful sentence
needs something to hold it.

Link in bio. 🌹
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#nyc #literacy

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shots from my studio , january 2026

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A sneak peak into the expansion of my art practice from narrative illustration to garment development. Showcasing the conception of For The Love Of God Act II, specifically the design process behind “The Lazarus Jacket and Timb Coat”. Inviting patchwork, up cycling, and laser cutting as a means of storytelling parallel to biblical themes of transformation and repair.

Check out the full video on YouTube. Link in bio!
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#christianart #gospelofjohn #upcycling #patchwork #denimwear

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——— HOME OF THE BRAVE ———

{The Oleaje Exhibition}
on view at @ampmgallery till October 30th.

The Latine Caribbean diaspora is immovable and undefined by rhetoric or injustice. Presently, it’s apparent that the systemic opposition is continuously attempting to declare the diaspora disposable. Home of the Brave asks us to investigate our agency, cultural heritage, and spiritual guidance to remember that the existence of “disposable” bodies and stories are what sustain American society—living definitions undefined by perpetuated violence:

——— Brave and Invaluable ———

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“It’s All In Your Perspective” Group Exhibition
Curated by @fable_jones

On view now through August 29th @elbarriosartspace Plan your visit by clicking on the link in our bio to view our gallery hours. We hope to see you soon!

Artist of the Day

Kailee Finn

“I craft portraits that are more than likeness—they are spirit, breath, and echoes of lives that are often left unseen. I reclaim, reimagine, and trace the outlines of black life, bodies, and the quiet transcendence of identity.

I create not just to capture but to elevate. My art is infused with the rhythm of spoken word, the way metaphors bend and break, much like the bodies and souls I draw into being. It’s a conversation between what was and what can be, a vision of freedom.

It holds a deep hunger for healing, for awareness, for liberation, celebrating the infinite resilience of blackness. It is a love letter to the eternal—a witness to transformation, a prayer for boundless life.”

Artwork featured in post:

Kailee Finn
@kaisimie @kai.gloo
“Stateless”
30x40in (33.5 x 43.5in framed)
Chalk Pastel
2024

To inquire about the artwork featured in this post please contact Fable Jones: fablejonesstudios@gmail.com

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A conversation between Kailee and Kiera Finn conceptualizing a series of portraits looking to raise the value, honor, and empower six missing black girls from across America through transformation with forces of nature.
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“K’alani Abron in Hibernation” 16in x 20in

Last fall I started a series serving as both a remembrance and a reclamation, honoring the lives of 6 missing girls while illuminating the transformative power of communal sorrowing. I didn’t want to just dwell in the grief of their disappearence but to transmute loss into something radiant, an assertion that these girls are more than statistics—they are spirits woven into memory, demanding to be seen, remembered, and uplifted beyond the silence that sought to erase them. They hold power that supersedes the realms of nature and transforms the supernatural. Through these transformations, these girls take control, therefore raising their value and the price society deemed for them.

K’alani’s portrait is an ode to rest as rebellion. She appears mid-hibernation, surrounded by the icy wreckage of an avalanche and the quiet promise of rebirth. Her face, serene and untouched, becomes a monument the dormant yet deliberate power of ice—a force that silences with weight, blankets with beauty, and holds within it the tension of eventual release. . This is not absence. It is incubation. K’alani’s hibernation is an assertion of control, a reclamation of time and space in a world that tried to rush her to ruin.

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#kalaniabron #avalanche #missinggirls #missingblackgirls #ebonyalert #amberalert #blackart #blackartist #transformation #portraiture #chalkpastels #blackandmissingfdn #memphistn #HelpUsFindKalaniAbron #HelpUsFindUs

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ITS A MINDSET

#fyp #creatives #moodboards

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So proud of my friend @jasiahpowers for putting together such an incredible Picture Day again sponsored by @nikenyc & @kin_studios_ 🌟✔️

Seeing this come to life in Bed-Stuy again was so special! Our community keeps growing, building, showing up for each other, and excelling. Huge shoutout to @nikenyc & @kin_studios_ for making it happen and for an unforgettable experience. We are oh so thankful, 10 outta 10 day fr! ❤️‍🔥 can’t wait to see the professional photos!!!

Fit custom, designed, & all black owned!
Top: @saintleeb.archive
Bottoms: @muddalandworldwide
Socks: @black.n.ugly
Hair: @donebyyas
Underwear: @robertprovilus.store

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