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• ‟ There's a great desire for people to alter themselves, but it's also the art of transformation. 'I want a bigger butt; I want bigger boobs.' The artifice interests me - how we're capable of altering ourselves. There's a creative element that's very intriguing.

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• ‟ All of my experiences modeling, acting, doing theater, it's all in the work now. And the work freed me to transform myself.

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• ‟ I started making art with art therapy. It's what I know how to do. I got a lot of criticism for that when I was in school. But I think it works for me.

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• ‟ What's always intriguing to me is transforming my subjects into a character from another era.

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• ‟ The first painting I remember selling was 'Panthera.' I made it while I was in residence at the Studio Museum in Harlem, and the museum actually purchased it directly from me.

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• ‟ I grew up with a lot of brothers, and I don't have any sisters, so for me it's really important to develop my sisterhood. It's something I've always coveted.

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• ‟ Once I made the decision to make art despite the obstacles and to make this my priority, things just opened up for me.

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