Jonny Negron is a Puerto Rican born artist whose illustrations are an intriguing and fresh stylized take on sexuality, featuring nude curvy women.
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Theresa Lola is Making Waves in the Poetry Scene.
It was a primary school story writing competition that sparked Theresa Lola’s love of writing. The British based Nigerian poet is now, amongst numerous other titles, the current champion of the Hammer and Tongue National Slam.
Inside The Erotic World of Yu Dori.
South Korean based illustrator Yu Dori has made her name creating sensual, exotic and erotic art.
Bisi Alimi Broke Barriers To Become The Voice Of The Unheard.
Bisi Alimi probably carries more courage in his pinkie fingernail than most of us do in our entire bodies. In 2004, Alimi made headlines both locally and abroad when he became the first Nigerian to openly come out on national television.
Ingrid Silva, the Ballerina Inspiring Brazil.
Born and raised in Brazil, Ingrid Silva began dancing at Dançando Para Não Dançar, a favela based programme that offered training to children who could not afford dance classes. Ingrid was 8 years old when she began training in ballet and although she had always dreamed of becoming a doctor, by age 13 she had decided to dedicate herself to dance.
Visual Artist Meera Sethi Celebrates the South Asian Auntie in “Upping The Aunty” Project.
Meera Sethi is a Toronto based visual artist. Sethi’s artwork explores relationships between, migration, diaspora, fashion and identity.
Gods Taking Selfies with Indian Visual Artist Adrita Das.
Gods Taking Selfies is a personal tumblr project started by Indian visual artist Adrita Das. Adrita reimagines where South East Asian Gods and Goddesses to make them appear as though taking selfies.
Laura Callagham Illustrates Female Sexuality and Empowerment.
Laura Callaghan is an Irish illustrator whose work focuses on female sexuality, fashion and feminism. Her work is bold, beautiful and aims to fight against the male gaze and slut shaming.
Celebrating International Women’s Day with Nicole Krystal Crenstil.
Reform the Funk spoke to Curator Nicole Crenstil about international women’s day, her work and being a woman in today’s society.
Bollywood Meets Hip Hop in Jasmin Sehra's Bollyhood Series.
Jasmin Sehra is a British-Asian artist who is using art to explore her culture and dual nationality. Her latest collection, BollyHood, is a mash up of Hip Hop and Bollywood, with cultural icons being immortalized as Bollywood movie posters.
Amy Sherald Paints Michelle Obama.
For the first time in history, the official portrait of America’s first lady has been created by an African-American artist - Amy Sherald.
Artist Kehinde Wiley Paints Obama’s Official Portrait.
The official Presidential portrait has, for the first time in history, been painted by an African American; Kehinde Wiley.
Layo and the Joy of Dance.
Given that Layo skipped her graduation to attend a dance job, it's fair to say to say that her passion for dance is her number one priority.
SPACE x LAUNCH
In October, Reform The Funk held it’s very first exhibition, Space, a celebration and showcase of Black Art.
Nnedi Okorafor: Redefining the Science Fiction and Fantasy Genre.
Nnedi is a first generation Nigerian-American and rightfully uses her roots to influence her work. Being a University Professor, a PHD holder and having various novels/comics under her belt, it is great to see African imagery within a very white dominated genre.
Cartèlea and Honour are Black Girls Who Rock.
Cartèlea and Honour are black girls who rock. Based in London and working as a model and artist, respectively, they speak to Reform The Funk about their style, dreams and walking in faith.
Kei Maye: Exploring Life With Art.
Kei Maye's work is modern and has a focus on real life situations with a light humour– especially with the harsh realities of millennial life.
TED x UCL Women
Since 2013, Tedx has partnered up with UCL (University College London), to host TedxUCLWomen. This is a movement celebrating the women of UCL and the wider community while looking at the barriers preventing women and girls worldwide from achieving their full potential.
‘Rainbow Girls’ – The Defiant Lesbian Community of South Africa
Julia Gunther’s photographic documentary series Rainbow Girls takes us to South Africa, where she explores the oppression experienced by lesbian women in the townships of Gugulethu and Khayelitsha.
Yumna Al-Arashi – An Intimate Portrayal of the Hammam
Yumna Al-Arashi is a female photographer resculpting the parameters of understanding that surround modern Muslim women with her latest project entitled “Shedding Skin”.