Jenna Arvelo is a Haitian -American artist based in Brooklyn NY, with a practice melded in surreal modes of painting and imagery. Arvelo uses her likeness as the lead protagonist in her compositions, projecting an inner world of self-reflection and endless discovery. Her practice having been irrevocably tied with self-care, personal experience, and the practice of her spiritual heritage; is not a political statement in itself; yet is not limited to the experiences of living within the political battleground as both black and a woman. With concepts heavily influenced and saturated in symbolism and spiritual significance; these paintings become more of the act of praying, channeling, and creating safe spaces for inner worlds to exist in defiance of the placed boundaries and limitations of the political body.
