Shed
The noun and the verb.
A shelter for my working parts.
A layer I remove annually.
Sometimes I'm your shed.
I keep you valuables tucked away in my heart.
Sometimes I show you how to let go by shedding the unwanted layer of grime that life provides.
Shed with me.
There's power in keeping things for one another.
There's power in letting go together.
Acrylic/Oil Pastel on Canvas
I'm a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee who has lived and worked in New Orleans for the past ten years. Before coming to New Orleans, I graduated from Morehouse College with a Bachelors of Science in Biology with a concentration in Public Health and African-American Studies. I've always found art as a tool for navigating life throughout my work and academic career. I began my artistic practice as a landscape painter and over the years and transitioned into a variety of subjects that investigate the human condition as a self-taught artist who utilizes oil and acrylic paints, and collage materials. My mixed media piece, “Unresolved Grief” was featured in Harvard’s Advanced Leadership Initiative as a part of the organization's efforts to increase emotional awareness of mental health issues. In 2019 I was accepted into the Louisiana Contemporary at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. In 2020, I completed a 5 month residency at the Joan Mitchell Center in New Orleans, and in 2021 I completed residency at Stoveworks in Chattanooga, TN. Coupled with my time as a health educator, I have led art classes that focus on helping students find their own creative voice through journal and mask making.
Sean has created works to reflect identity and history, while sparking ideas in the minds of viewers. Sean is the recipient of the 2021 Emerging Artist Residency at the Santa Fe Art Institute and the jury selected winner of the, And Now for Something New Vol. 3 at LeMieux Gallery.
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