Simone Leigh (Top Left)
Simone Leigh is an African-American female artist whose work primarily focuses on the object associated with the African diaspora, and the practice of expressing black female experience. Leigh is a sculpture, video, and installation artist. Her work is comprised of wax casting, and ceramics as well as shells and plantains. Leigh’s work is based on the stereotypes of black women, however, twists the narrative and represents it in a positive way. Expressing the beauty of black women, and the celebration of black life and culture. Leigh is very engaged with the history of the African-American community and its rights. Her work connects with black rights organizations and unknown networks of black women nurses during slavery.
One of her projects “Free People’s Medical Clinic”, done in 2016 was a temporary space for wellness services performed by and marketed towards black women and their health. The project was based in a brownstone owned by the first African American female OBGYN. Some of her other works include sculpture of African-American faces with mixed media materials attached to them in a decorative floral pattern. Leigh also has some works at local locations like the Newark Museum, her shell beads represent the beauty of black women and hair.
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