Cheryl D.Edwards

Back in the studio to continue the paintings for my new series: ‘Aquatic Pathways: 1821-1860’. It is an exploration of the two pathways to freedom via water by enslaved people in Florida. Destinations include the Bahamas and Mexico. The research distills clearer understanding of who these people were and details of their journey. Black Seminoles were not Native Americans by origin, though their story is deeply intertwined with Native American history. The Black Seminoles were primarily descended from escaped slaves (known as “maroons”) who formed communities alongside the Seminole Native Americans in Florida.
In my quest for decolonization of self it is important to engage in an archeological map of myself. I was born and raised in Miami, Florida among the multicultural community of Cubans, Bahamians and Seminoles.

Reflexionan artistas sobre migración e interconectividad en ‘Before the Americas’ Un estudio artístico de 39 creadores afroamericanos, afrolatinos, latinos, mexicanos y caribeños de 17 países de la OEA, entre ellos la artista sinaloense Irene Clouthier Carrillo, participan en la exposición Before the Americas, en la UMGC Arts Program Gallery de la Universidad de Maryland Glob...

City Life Org - The New York Historical Celebrates Artist Betye Saar’s 100th Birthday with a New Exhibition Featuring Her Black Doll Collection Betye Saar (b. 1926), 10 Dolls with Black Mask, 2022. Watercolor and pencil on paper. Courtesy of the artist and Roberts Projects, Los Angeles, California. Photo: Paul Salveson Exhibition on view f…