Metamorph, 2024

Midnight in my garden, 2024

And finally, he was a flower in bloom, 2024

Red swan, 2024

Portal, 2024

Covering tears with flowers, 2020/2024

she became a rainbow, 2023

Love at the End of an Era, 2023

Tree, 2023

Eye of the Storm, 2022

The tears streamed but inside she was a festival, 2022

Bending a rainbow with now light, 2020/2021

Shinique in LA Studio 2021

Vedant Wave, 2020

Shinique studio works in progress, 2020

Quietly, amid light and dust

The words pooled like raindrops in her hair, 2020

Black garden, 2020

and she wept miracles, 2020

Dream Weaver, 2020

Dream Weaver, 2020

Dark Matter, 2020

To the sounds of twilight, 2019

Prophecy, 2019

Prophecy, 2019

Codex, 2019

Memories of Youth Streak by on the 23, 2019 - Acrylic, collage, fabric, mirrored Dibond and wood, 252 x 96 x 3 Inches

Memories of Youth Streak by on the 23, 2019 - Acrylic, collage, fabric, mirrored Dibond and wood, 252 x 96 x 3 Inches

Exposed by the dawn, they danced frantically home, 2019

And there you are, a shooting star, 2019

And there you are, a shooting star, 2019

Smith has spoken on her use of words in the past, stating that “I am ____ can be a powerful statement of self-declaration. Phrases from various sources like;  “I exist as I am, that is enough…”Walt Whitman, Song of Myself; “I been comin’ to where I am from the get-go…” Pass the MIC, MCA from Beastie Boys; “I shall become a collector of me,” Wounded in the House of a Friend, Sonia Sanchez. Lines of lyrics, phrases of affirmation or praise poetry are layered within all my works of gestural writing. Together they form new mantras that guide my hand and affect the energy of my brushstrokes.”

 

Whirlwind Dancer, 2016

Whirlwind Dancer, 2016

Beyond branch Lilacs, 2016

Sometimes I Wonder, 2016

She was risen from the river, 2016

Black swan, 2016

My Belly Button Window, 2016

First Born of the Child Sunrise, 2016 - Enoch Pratt Free Library (Central Branch) Baltimore, MD

Detail image - First Born of the Child Sunrise, 2016

Splendid, 2014

Splendid, 2014

with wings, newly made of water, 2014

Bright Matter, 2013

My Song to Sing, 2013

My Song to Sing, 2013

The Oldest Love, 2013

The Oldest Love, 2013

One Great Turning, 2013

Ink, acrylic, body prints and collage on canvas over wood panel

Kaleidoscope, 2013

Ink, acrylic, body prints on canvas over wood panel

No key, No Question, 2013

The Power to See, 2012

The Power to See, 2012

Majesty, 2012

Birdhouse of my Soul, 2011

Birdhouse of my Soul, 2011

Through Native Streets, 2011

Like a song, 2010

Garment, 2010

The step and the walk, 2009 - Installation view SECCA solo exhibition

And it feels like love, 2009

Rose Colored Times, 2009

Rose Colored Times, 2009

Favorite of the Gods, 2008

Favorite of the Gods, 2008

The Torch Heroes Bare, 2007

The Torch Heroes Bare, 2007