Art

Born in Washington D.C., in 1994, Amani Lewis is known for their distinctively elaborate portraits, which o!en depict individuals from the artist’s social and creative circles through manipulation of photographic imagery. After graduating from the Maryland Institute College of Art, the artist now splits their time between Baltimore and Miami, where they live and work. Capturing the multifaceted faces of city life amid the tangle of nature, Lewis’ portraits exist to chronicle how the people in Lewis’ life have shaped their world and contributed to their growth and learnings. In doing so, they subvert ingrained preconceptions and champion empowered representations of significant figures in their life. Lewis received a BFA in General Fine Arts and Illustration from MICA in 2016. Recent notable exhibitions include solo shows, opened with Salon94 in New York, New York ‘Nothing Remains the Same,’ 2021 and LGDR Paris, FR ‘IT’S FROM THE LIGHT THAT WE ARE FOUND, BLESSED, AND GUIDED’ in 2022. Amani Lewis: Subjective Nature, August Wilson African American Cultural Center (Pittsburgh, PA. 2019), and group exhibitions, Black Voices / Black Microcosm. CF Hill, (Stockholm, Sweden, 2020)., BLACK VOICES: Friend of Mine. Ross- Su”on Gallery, (New York, NY, 2021), and Shattered Glass. Jeffrey Deitch, (Los Angeles, CA, 2021). Lewis has work in notable collections such as Chicago Booth London, University of Chicago, London, UK; Perez Art Museum Miami, Miami, FL; Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL; De la Cruz Collection, Miami, FL; The Norton Museum, West Palm Beach, FL; The Bunker Art-space, West Palm Beach, FL; Speed Museum, Louisville, KT; Westmoreland Museum, Pittsburgh, PA; and The Broad Museum, Los Angeles, CA.