During the pandemic, I began the No Justice No Peace (NJNP) Project—a series of digital portraits honoring individuals killed by the police, including Elijah McClain, Breonna Taylor, Eric Reason, George Floyd, Michael Lorenzo Dean, Sandra Bland, and Trayvon Martin. What started as an act of remembrance quickly became overwhelming. The sheer number of names, the weight of loss, and the inescapable sadness of it all made it impossible to continue. I had to stop.

I am a white artist stepping into a space where grief, injustice, and systemic racism intersect—aware that my perspective comes with inherent limitations. Inspired by the ideas in How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi, I approached this project not as a passive observer but as someone seeking to confront the truth, amplify these lives, and invite others to do the same.

These portraits are not just images but echoes of people who should still be here. Their faces—fractured into the polygonal surfaces that define my artistic style—represent the individuality of each life and the collective weight of this crisis. Their presence demands acknowledgment, and their absence is a wound that cannot be ignored.

I am actively seeking grant opportunities to complete this project and secure a space for an exhibition. I hope that by giving these portraits a home—one where people can stand before them, absorb their presence, and feel the same overwhelming sorrow that halted my work—we can create a moment of reckoning, remembrance, and responsibility. These lives cannot be forgotten.

If you want to support or exhibit No Justice No Peace, please reach out.