Intuitive Digital Painting – Inspired by a’driane nieves

About the Workshop

Discover the power of art as a tool for healing, reflection, and self-expression in hands-on workshop inspired by .

Just as nieves transforms emotion and memory into vibrant abstract compositions, you’ll be invited to create your own digital painting in Procreate using color, shape, texture, and even words to express how you feel in the present moment. Whether you’re exploring joy, calm, tension, or transformation, your artwork will serve as a visual reflection of your inner world.

About the Teaching Artist

Born and raised in Long Island, New York, Quincy Woodard grew up in a city richly rooted in African and African American traditional art, and found himself inspired by the local museums and the cities large Graffiti scene. His work is heavily influenced by the art he was exposed to in his youth. Woodard's goal as an artist and an educator is to bring representation to the field of design through the use of cultural iconography like symbols, language, norms, values, and artifacts.

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Host or Publisher Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture