Painting
Audre’s Jouissance
Named after the great poet and feminist Audre Lorde, this figure gestures to a Black woman’s pursuit of finding pleasure in the light, not the shadows. She reflects a new possibility for the erotic as Audre represents a desire to smell, touch, see,... More
Painting
Charmaine’s Soap Bubbles (After Chardin)
Inspired by Jean Simeon Chardin's 1733 painting "Soap Bubbles", Charmaine is an imagined figure who blows bubbles as an act of releasing harmful historical narratives connected to her exterior form. She rejects the psychological violence of white,... More
Painting
Entering Into My History
It’s not that I hate who I am I think and feel in Black It that I fall into your blank associations Devoid of narrative or structure I become an aberration to my appearance When will our flag fly as high as yours?
Drawing
Sweater weather
Based on feelings and recollections of Autumn. A season of death and rebirth.
Painting
The Dutchess of Desire
A visual expression of a defiant, independent and witchy woman who constantly asserts herself over others who constantly deny her agency and autonomy. She takes on the artifice of the confrontational gaze while at the same time reimagining... More
Drawing
What is lost and what is gained?
The 2024 US election. A lot of looking in the mirror to understand this surreal world.
Work by
Nicole David
Drawing & Painting
“My work is about desire. The strange and murky landscape of desire. The loose threads of historical, cultural, social, political and emotional experiences that become entangled with the white,...” [More]