Using oil paints, pastels and bold colors I create abstract and figurative art that addresses stigmas, stereotypes and historical narratives. My work explores social and racial dynamics that foster dialogue around cultured experiences. The canvas is my passage to advocacy and resistance.

Commissions

Visa, Inc, September 2023

Education

2020 Science of Happiness, Berkely

2020 Science of Well-Being, Yale

2017 Personal Training, National Academy of Sport Medicine

2016 Road Runners Club of America

2008 BA, Communication, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Selected Exhibitions

2022 Joy All Day presented by BET Networks, Orpheum Theater, New Orleans, LA

2021 The Minstrel Show, The Pop Up Shop, Los Angeles, CA (solo exhibition)

2021 The Blues, Online Exhibition

Press

2022 Barker, Tom. “For Byron Linnell Edwards, Wellness Is Part Of The Creative

Process” www.highsnobiety.com 16 July

2021 Tameez, Hanaa'. "How The Shade Room harnessed its massive community to

register people to vote." Neiman Lab 12 November

Collections

Private collection, Hartford, Connecticut

Private collection, Pheonix, Arizona

Viacom, New York, New York