13

Artist

Kaya Panthier

Description

13, is an exploration of sisterhood and a shared experience of growing up as young Black women. The work is a portrait of my sister at the age of thirteen and an acknowledgment of her growing sense of interiority and identity as she entered adolescence. 13, highlights the beauty of my sister’s tenacity and fiery spirit while paying close attention to the vulnerabilities of shaping identity as a young Black person .

Year

2024

Category

Painting

Medium

Oil on unstretched canvas