Hadiya Williams’s mixed media designs pay homage to the African diaspora.
Growing up in Washington, D.C., Hadiya Williams was immersed in art and activism. Her mother, Louvenia, was a pioneering member of the National Association of Black Social Workers, an organization that broke away from the National Association of Social Workers in 1968, at the height of the Black Power and Civil Rights movements. At the organization’s conventions and conferences, Louvenia was introduced to the work of groundbreaking creatives of the era. “She filled our home with contemporary artwork by Black artists,” recalls Williams. “Black American artwork of the 1970s is heavily influenced by West African traditions, and I’m interested in the intersection of those two cultures.”
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