Sholo Beverly Conversation on Collective Trauma

Sholo Beverly is an artist working in mixed media, inspired by the organic shapes in nature, and the visual stimulation of the female body and energy. She has learned to embrace her mistakes making for a better understanding of what the universe wants from her art. She is fascinated by emotions of space caused by outside disturbances. She is in the wonder of the ever-changing aspect of nature to being a human. Studying at Columbia college and SAIC she quickly realized you do not need to go to school for art. Rebelling against rules of technique and styles, to develop her own. A  fashion junkie for textiles of patterns, and creating utopian environments visuals art. 

 When asked about RACISM, and how it connects to intergenerational, and collective trauma Sholo was asked the question of why she painted the Black Lives Matter Mural at the Evanston Art Center.

"There has been a huge change in my work since COVID 19 and now the devastating injustice of George Floyd. Each piece of art represents the bloodshed of the black race that continues today. I am channeling the pain and suffering of my ancestors that bare no faces to the ones that harmed them. Not being able to identify the faces takes you to the mindset of a black person not feeling relevant enough to live or have justice   I am also taking my art to the streets to advocate for social changes on racism, with bright colors, hidden messages to observe and process. The mediums I use are homemade inks, collage, pen and ink, and the new medium of encaustic wax painting. 

With our current situation in the world, my art has become a necessity for me and others. There is a need for expression and discussion from POC. My artwork is something it has never been, and the experience has been life-changing."