Painting the stories history tries to silence.
Nard Lee · Mixed-media artist · Miami, Florida
Painting the stories history tries to silence.
Nard Lee · Mixed-media artist · Miami, Florida
The Work.
Art is not decoration. Art is documentation. As a “revisionist historian,” I use canvas, acrylic, chalk, paper, and oil pastels to uncover stories history tries to silence. Fueled by a pursuit of truth and justice, each piece bears witness to our world and honors the voices that refuse to be forgotten.
The Reason.
Born in Washington, DC and now rooted in Miami, I carry the perspective of the undervalued observer. I see what others overlook. The struggles and hopes of people whose stories are dismissed guide my work, compelling me to confront racial inequity, social class, and religion, and to challenge comfortable narratives.
The Why.
The socio-political turmoil of the 1970s and 1980s shaped me and continues to shape my art. My paintings are time portals into moments of fear, discrimination, and anguish, but also beauty and resistance. Each canvas honors those who came before us, keeping their stories alive and asking us to remember and reflect.
