Community of Art

07/20/2021

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FLIYE Arts | COMMUNITY OF ART | GALLERY ARQ CREATIVE SPACE
423 4TH ST. SW, ABQ, NM
JULY 18, 2021.
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ART GALLERY DIRECTOR:
AARYON BIRD WILLIAMS

CO-CURATOR:
BRIAN BISHOP &B.IMININT ARTS

THE ARQ CREATIVE SPACE DIRECTOR:
JEREMY JASPER

HOST:
KIMBERLY HOLYFIELD

SPECIAL THANK YOU TO:
MATTHEW BARKLEY

THE EVENING WAS A SUCCESS

THIS EVENT WAS CREATED BY FLIYE

07/14/2021

05/26/2018

We invade Benson First Friday 🌐

Fliye Arts Presents

Community of Art POP UP

Location: B-SIDE

Time: 9PM-12AM

Everyone’s invited 🕺🏾💃🏽

$5 Donations at the door 😎

Print Outs 🌄🌆🌇🌅🎆🌌🌃🏙🌠

05/22/2018

Special thank you to The Bubbler & The Study for an awesome collaborative event!

The Bubbler + Fliye Arts Community of art gallery opening. Good times at The Study.

05/18/2018

Artist Bio: Brittney “Trap Chic” Rose

My artwork explores is the relationship between street hustle, culture, high class fashion & eloquence. With influences such as Frida Kahlo & Dali, to trap music & Vogue magazines, I’ve always loved to collaborate the contrasted lifestyles in to a beautiful merge of art.

The word “trap” is usually referred to as a place where people live in poverty & are trapped in the ghetto. Its also known as a way of hustling that involves illegal activity or an unorthodox ways that of making money are typically frowned upon. There is a balance of arrogance & perseverance in trap music that inspires my artwork.

Chic is not to be confused with as “chick”. Chic is defined as elegantly in stylishly fashionable. Fashion has always appealed to me since I was a small child. Fashion in femininity have a huge influence in my artwork. Fashion has always been one of my favorite way of self expression. A lot of my artwork exposes the beautiful anatomy of women. To me a n**e woman is the ultimate expression of feminine beauty. Our bodies should be celebrated.

I continuously push myself and challenge myself to find new muses & ways to express my inner thoughts and inspirations. Nothing makes me happier to see how people interpret my art and see how my art moves them.

Brittney “Trap Chic” Rose ladies & gents! May 19th live!

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05/16/2018

Artist Bio Alaja McKizia

Alaja Mckiza, is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist committed to exploring childhood trauma, healing, and the communication that links them. Using traditional art tools and reclaimed materials, including CDs, cardboard, hair, and scrap fabrics, McKizia portrays her outlook on social struggle and injustice through mediums of photography, collage, and painting. While embarking on a journey of self-love and identity, Alajia visualizes her human vulnerabilities and found wisdom as an example of personal liberation.

Based in Omaha, Nebraska, McKizia has been featured at the Bemis Center oof Contemporary Arts, Benson First Friday, and The Bay in Lincoln, NE. She is an intern at the Bemis Center as a studio assistant to artist Nyame Brown. In addition to visual art and modeling, Alajia engages with performing arts and was recently featured in “Language for the Living” a movement performance with tbd. Dance Collective and has also become a dancer for African Culture Connection.

Alaja McKizia ladies & gents!

Have a great day, enjoy!

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05/16/2018

Artist Bio: Gabrielle Gaines Liwaru

Why did you become an artist ?
Through the Ultimate Artist or Most High, I inherited a desire to create since childhood and told adults I wanted to be an artist when I grew up. Being an artist of some kind is inevitable, and for me, I find it rewarding being a teaching artist for social change.

What inspires you?
Love. The Most High's creations. Spirituality. Timing. Children. Light.

How do you want your art to make an impact?
I want people to experience a process, find connections, dialogue, feel empowerment, relish aposiopesis, and build hope, through my arts.

“Connecting and uplifting people, through customized artistic experiences for wellness, empowerment, and dialogue for intercultural understanding is within my mission to catalyze positive social change.”

Gabrielle Gaines-Liwaru, a.k.a. G. D’Ebony— Artist’s Bio

Gabrielle Gaines-Liwaru, a certified educator with a BS in Education and Art Endorsement from UNO and an ESL Endorsement from Concordia
University, draws from her own multi-cultural heritage and calls herself a “social change artist” with a preference for mixed-media and interdisciplinary art forms. She believes the arts transcend barriers and perpetuate positive change.

Gaines-Liwaru has taught full time and in after school programs, within the Omaha Public Schools district, offering arts that expand cultural awareness and appreciation. She has facilitated workshops at UNO, Joslyn Art Museum, the Hope Center for Kids, the Solomon Center for Girls, Nebraska Children’s Home Society, Omaha Performing Arts, Girls Inc, Malcolm X Memorial Foundation, Love’s Jazz and Art Center, Carver Bank, Women’s Center for Advancement, DCYC and Banister’s Leadership Academy. With African Culture Connection, Gabrielle began as a board member, designed the first ACC t-shirt logo for dance/drumming/arts and has been involved in many ACC productions. She has enjoyed several years of teaching artist opportunities to engage students in African culture-based art projects in OPS, UNO and several Council Bluffs IA schools. She has partnered with UNO and MCC faculty, community organizations and local artists, to orchestrate mural projects and service-learning experiences for kids. Her focus is encouraging people of all ages to know their greatness, explore their talents, and move forward through a variety of arts for social change.

Addressing bullying and biases, Gaines-Liwaru went through national training with the Anti-Defamation League, to engage youth and adults in anti- discrimination workshops. Empowerment arts presentations at Women of Worth Women of Wonder (Lincoln NE), The Release at MCC, and MCC Black History Month are also celebrated parts of Gabrielle Gaines-Liwaru’s resume. In 2011 Gaines-Liwaru founded her social change arts company G. D’Ebony Outreach. She believes in collaboration with any credible entity working towards strengthening youth, promoting cultural understanding, and forwarding progress in equity and social justice.

Gabrielle Gaines Liwaru ladies & gents! Have a great day enjoy!

Live May 19th see you soon!

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05/16/2018

Artist Bio: Jevon Woods

http://artbyjevonwoods.com/

Why did I become a Artist?
I’m not sure why.. I’ve always been drawn(no pun intended) to the arts...As a kid I’d alway get caught coloring and drawing on the walls..I guess the walls looked like giant canvases.. I was born to create.

What inspires me?
I’m inspired by the world around me and the people in it.. Life is Art.. Art is Life.. Art provides a level of freedom for me without boxes and worldly restrictions..

How do I want my art to make an impact?
I believe art should make you or the viewer feel something.. Art should stretch the imagination and inspire people to think outside the box while also providing a deeper message..

Born and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska by a single mother.. 1 of 5 kids(2 older sisters and 2 younger brothers) I’m proud Father of 3.. Self taught painter-I’m actually colorblind..I began painting *June 2017 after being encouraged by my queen Katie Raine.. Growing up I was always able to draw and sketch, but was reluctant to paint because as a kid I wanted to paint everything literally and as realistic as I could, but being color blind kind of held me back and I just stuck to drawing and sketching..

1st African American and Artist to headline the First Friday showcase at The Creatives Lounge.

Featured & Interviewed on 10/11 New as First Friday featured Artist.

ArtReachProject-Reading Rocks 1 of 10 selected featured artist selected to create custom rocking chairs inspired by childhood stories.

Jevon Woods ladies & gents! Have a great day enjoy!

Live May 19th see you soon!

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