Kezia Harrell

Kezia Harrell, Angela Davis as Black Divinity (detail), 2020

Kezia Harrell is an interdisciplinary artist working across painting, illustration, and performance. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a graduate of the San Francisco Art Institute, Harrell creates fantastical, hyperrealistic worlds that center Black femme freedom, joy, and self-definition. Through vibrant portraits and imaginative narratives, her work confronts histories of racism and misogynoir while envisioning spaces of healing, abundance, and liberation beyond the white gaze.

Kezia Harrell is an interdisciplinary artist working across painting, illustration, and performance. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a graduate of the San Francisco Art Institute, Harrell creates fantastical, hyperrealistic worlds that center Black femme freedom, joy, and self-definition. Through vibrant portraits and imaginative narratives, her work confronts histories of racism and misogynoir while envisioning spaces of healing, abundance, and liberation beyond the white gaze.

Angela Davis as Black Divinity
Kezia Harrell
2020
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