Oasa works across mediums, always with a strong relationship to drawing. Her works are allegorical “drawings of protest” that utilize “natural imagery to confront cultural networks and hierarchies, immersing the viewer in the complexities of ‘otherness’ through images adapted from the natural and political landscape.” Her recent series, Black Power Wave: Drawing For Protest, acknowledges “the inherent nature of gathering to protest and the ability to break away at a moment’s notice, granting mobility within a wave of literal movement.” Black Power Wave also speaks to the vulnerability of black power: “Its strength is found in communal movement, but its power can flow and resonate throughout many bodies finding its way into other facets of politics and landscapes―including humor and satire as tools for dismantling white supremacy.” DuVerney typically works from the living room of her apartment, but every once in a while she enjoys a studio residency. Her greatest artistic challenge is “Life as not a rich white man.” She likes to make art outside with neighbors, and has some ongoing public works in collaboration with Mildred Beltre in resistance to criminalization of black and brown bodies on the street. Currently, she is working on her solo show coming up at Welancora Gallery and a public art work for the NYC Parks Department at the Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum, which is the oldest colonial structure in New York City. “This will be interesting…” says DuVerney.
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