The piece documents the many known and unknown human conflicts that threaten to destroy the very fabric of our fragile world.
72 × 96, oil on canvas, 2024
This piece addresses the issue of American gun violence, in the wake of the Sandy Hook, Parkland, Uvalde and Lewiston shootings.
72 × 96, oil on canvas, 2023
This piece speaks to Indigenous communities standing up for their inalienable rights in the face of I.C.E.
45 x 60, Pencil Marker and Ink, 2026
This piece documents international communities standing in opposition to the presence of ICE at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan, Italy.
45 x 60, Pencil Marker and Ink, 2026
Acts of kindness shown to immigrant communities in fear of leaving their homes due to the presence of I.C.E.
Languages: Somali, Sudanese, Spanish, French and English
45 x 60, Pencil, Marker and Ink, 2026
This piece documents the protests at Monument Square in Portland Maine, as the present of I.C.E. became known across the state.
30 x 22, Pencil, Marker and Ink, 2026
This piece depicts a protest against I.C.E. in a church in Lewiston, Maine.
30 x 22, Pencil, Marker and Ink, 2026
This piece documents the outrage expressed by protesters in Portland Maine, toward the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of I.C.E.
30 x 22, Pencil, Marker and Ink, 2026
This piece asks whether the police of the American nation are tools for public safety, or for systemic oppression, by showing the centuries-old issue of police brutality toward disadvantaged and marginalized communities.
60 x 44, Pencil, Pastel, Marker and Ink, 2021
A piece that depicts the current breakthroughs in police units across America, in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd: groups of police joining protests that fight to end actions of police brutality toward communities of color.
60 x 44, Pencil, Pastel, Marker and Ink, 2020
Two migrants chased by U.S. border patrol flee across an open field at night, coming to the horrific realization that the country that promised them safety is governed by injustice and discrimination.
30 x 22, Pencil, Pastel, Marker and Ink, 2021
This piece documents migrants from countries of Central and Eastern Africa arriving at the Metro Bus Station in Portland Maine in the summer of 2019, a occurrence that is still ongoing in the cities of southern Maine, particularly in Lewiston and Portland.
30 x 22, Pencil, Pastel, Marker and Ink, 2019
Documents the ever-escalating surge of America’s homeless in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
44 x 60, Pencil, Pastel, Marker and Ink, 2021
Documents the unprecedented issues of PTSD that plague American veterans.
48 x 60, Oil on Canvas, 2019
A scene that is far too present within my community of Portland Maine, the ever escalating rise in homelessness that occurs not only in my city but across America. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused this population to be more vulnerable than ever.
30 x 22, Pencil, Pastel, Marker and Ink, 2020
This series depicts the more than 20 year occurrences of the U.S. government giving more aid to foreign countries in the wake of natural disasters than to its own nation, which is facing dire situations.
Languages: Urdu, Japanese, Nepali, Spanish, Thai, French, Turkish, Arabic and English
30i x 22, Pencil, Pastel, Marker and Ink , 2025
This series depicts the more than 20 year occurrence of the U.S. government giving more aid to foreign countries in the wake of natural disasters, than to its own nation, which is facing dire situations.
Languages: Urdu, Japanese, Nepali, Spanish, Thai, French, Turkish, Arabic and English
30 x 22, Pencil, Pastel, Marker and Ink , 2025
This series depicts the more than 20 year occurrence of the U.S. government giving more aid to foreign countries in the wake of natural disasters, than to its own nation, which is facing dire situations.
Languages: Urdu, Japanese, Nepali, Spanish, Thai, French, Turkish, Arabic and English
30i x 22, Pencil, Pastel, Marker and Ink , 2025
This piece documents the plight of single mothers across America, so many of whom are facing the alarming reality of poverty and homelessness.
Languages: Spanish and English
44 × 60, Pencil, Pastel, Marker and Ink , 2021
In Portland, I have had the privilege to live among the African communities of southern Maine. I have been invited to attend church, warmly welcomed by the congregation. In these encounters I entered another world, where laughter and song are the beat of everyday life. This piece symbolizes a moment of quiet connection, where I and a friend wait for a shuttle to take us to a gathering. Even in times of great confusion, I always felt at ease in this friendly community, where those who are not related by blood are considered family in dance, song, conversation and spirit.
42 x 50, Pencil and Pastel, 2019
America has huge issues of equality in education. This is especially true when it comes to race. When I was in college, I met and befriended students of color from Chicago, New York, Baltimore and Philadelphia. When they told the stories of their neighborhoods, I realized I am lucky to have received a stellar education, clothes on my back, and dinner at night, and a warm place to sleep. I learned of another world: where just walking home is trespassing into a war zone, where gunshots are as common as hip hop, and where being confined to a jail cell is more common than attending college, or even completing high school.
This piece symbolizes the harsh reality of our rigged and unjust educational system, and that changing the narrative will require opposition!
42 x 50, Pencil, Pastel and Ink, 2019
This piece documents the gender wage gap felt by too many American women, as they struggle for income equality.
25 x 50, Pen, Pastel, Marker and Ink, 2021
This piece documents the arrival of Afghan refugees to southern Maine, in the wake of their country falling to the Taliban in 2021.
42 x 50, Pencil, Pastel, Marker and Ink, 2019
In America, women have been oppressed for a long time, centuries in which women have struggled for equality in all parts of the nation. This fight spans religion, race, ethnicity, economic and educational status. In America, if you are female, you have a greater chance of being denied opportunities to enhance your quality of life: college, a well-paying job, voting status, health care, reproductive freedom. In the past five decades, there has been a surge of political movements across America (and the world) demanding societal equality for women.This work is a representation of the faces of women seen within this movement: the beauty of their diversity, and that they are all fighting for one goal: equality for all!
Chosen for the Maine Center for Contemporary Art’s 2020 Biennial Exhibition
40 x 60, Oil on Canvas, 2019
America has long shunned or marginalized people of diverse sexuality. Over the past several decades, sexual orientation has become an important topic of discussion and debate across contemporary America. When I was in college, I made friends with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students. I learned that sexuality goes far beyond stereotypes, that definitions do not define forms of interest or personality traits. In order to make America (and the world) a better place, societies must view sexuality in these terms: these differences make beauty, and this beauty creates the underlying currents of revelation within America today.
Chosen for the Maine Center for Contemporary Art’s 2020 Biennial Exhibition
60 x 72, Oil on Canvas, 2019
These pieces document the first athletes to represent their communities (gender, race, sexual orientation) within their sport.
9 × 12, Pencil on Paper, 2025