"1 of 1" Is an exclusive art collection by OFFICIALAVAMAE coming soon. Follow @avamaecapsule for news and updates.
"1 of 1" Is an exclusive art collection by OFFICIALAVAMAE coming soon. Follow @avamaecapsule for news and updates.
Ava-Mae is Jamaican born pop portrait and street artist who creates art that stimulates thought provoking conversation. A published songwriter and singer; her background in music adds to her ability to convey art. Her painting of Miami Seaquarium's enslaved Orca titled "Lolita" won the 2016 Art|Florida's People's Choice Award. Ava-Mae ha
Ava-Mae is Jamaican born pop portrait and street artist who creates art that stimulates thought provoking conversation. A published songwriter and singer; her background in music adds to her ability to convey art. Her painting of Miami Seaquarium's enslaved Orca titled "Lolita" won the 2016 Art|Florida's People's Choice Award. Ava-Mae has also designed clothing for 4 time Olympic Gold Medalist Sanya Richards Ross for the 2016 Olympic Rio Games. Some of her more recent works include a collaboration with ABC's Emmy nominated television show, Black-ish to create a custom sneaker for the launch of their spin off show Mixed-ish, and a collector's triptych painting for NYC’s iconic Helmsley building that was auctioned to benefit local non profits supporting the arts.
In 2020, she also designed and created a live art installation featured on Netflix’s hit reality show Bling Empire. More recently, Ava-mae has focused on creating art that promotes social justice. Her lifesize art installation titled "Teddy Bear Protest 2020" at City Hall in Los Angeles for the Bear the Truth Organization focused on peacefully protesting for equality and justice for black lives.
Martyrs
This new series by Ava-mae depicts African Americans as religious icons who have been robbed of their future by racial injustice. Religion implores one to embrace others with kindness, respect and love, the way Christ did. This collection aims to highlight how our present time dangerously mirrors a distant past. The significance of
Martyrs
This new series by Ava-mae depicts African Americans as religious icons who have been robbed of their future by racial injustice. Religion implores one to embrace others with kindness, respect and love, the way Christ did. This collection aims to highlight how our present time dangerously mirrors a distant past. The significance of depicting these subjects as Christ like, channels a striking metaphor to how Christ himself experienced very similar trials.
The Artist hopes to bring a new conversation to the table about our inherent prejudices and how those errors in thinking stereo type and vilify others.