The Healing Revolution Getdown featured artist:
Latoya Lovely
Artist Statement: I use intricate details to fill my pieces with many pathways through the imagination, it is quite therapeutic following the tiny trails. My intent is to provide a metaphoric infinity symbol that the eye follows, always coming around to something different. Empowerment and emotional well-being speak to the viewer from my paintings. I wish to awaken strength and self-worth to well up inside the bellies of my brothers and sisters as they remember their magic. As a black woman, I deal with colorism, a form of racism where those with lighter skin, and European features are given preference over those with darker skin. My art explodes triumphant from these societal chains.
Bio: Latoya Lovely works in Special Education for Portland Public School District, she is also a professional dancer. She has been drawing ever since she was a kid. When her heart would skip a beat to find a clean, blank space on the back of her school work, even if it meant being reprimanded because she wasn't doing her "school work." Her dream house will have a bay window for her and her baby boy to curl up in and read whilst listening to the rain.
Follow her on Instagram @llovely01