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    JUST AFRO 

    NATURAL HAIR IS NOT JUST HAIR

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    ABOUT THE ARTIST

    Welcome to my artistic world, here I share my personal journey through my paintings. My art is a testament to my evolving relationship with my natural hair, my ability to overcome feelings of rejection and embarrassment, and ultimately embrace a deep sense of acceptance and pride.
    I'm driven by a passion to challenge societal norms that have always cast black hair in a negative light. Instead, I strive to highlight the inherent beauty and uniqueness of natural hair textures.
    Drawing inspiration from two pivotal eras - the Black Panthers and the disco era - my art pays homage to the influential African-American movements of the 1970s.
    Through these representations, I convey a powerful message of self-affirmation that resonates throughout the diasporas, where these symbols have been adopted and adapted.

     

    My paintings serve as a visual anthem, promoting messages of individuality and self-esteem. I seek to inspire women and girls to embrace their natural beauty, feel comfortable in their authenticity and encourage the confident celebration of their differences. In a society that has often perpetuated European hair textures as the standard of beauty, my art seeks to redefine and celebrate diverse hair forms.

     

    Guylaine Conquet

     

     

  • FEATURED ART WORK

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    BANTU

    OIL ON CANVAS 36X50 - 2022

     

    Bantu knots originate from the Zulu Kingdom of Southern Africa where the curls and coils of Black hair are said to resemble shapes in the cosmos. "When the Dutch colonized Southern Africa, they used the word Bantu as a derogatory term to marginalize southern Africans." South Africans reclaimed the Zulu word Bantu, which translates to people. In many African regions, hair is considered powerful, and it is believed to have unique spiritual energy due to its proximity to the heavens. Because of this, raised styles like Bantu knots are considered sacred.

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    TIGNON LAW

    OIL ON CANVAS 48 X 52 INCHES 2022

    Late 18th century in Louisiana, Black women were banned from wearing their hair in public and were ordered to cover it up at all times. This was because they wanted to curb the growing influence of the free black population and keep the social order. It was also believed that Black women's hairstyles would draw the attention of white men, and this increased the jealousy of white women.

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    THE PENCIL TEST

    OIL ON CANVAS 36 X 42 INCHES - 2022

    1948, the pencil test was a method used

    to assessing whether a person was White or Black. A pencil was slid into the hair of someone being assessed. If the pencil fell out you were White and if it stayed in you were Black. This was a tool used to segregate

    Black people and stop them from attending functions, schools and events. Not only did this cause racial division it also tore families apart

  • EXHIBITIONS

    NEW YORK - MIAMI - LONDON - PARIS - CHICAGO - GEORGIA

    FRAME GALLERY - GEORGIA

    1st Exibition BLACK HISTORY MONTH Group exhibition STUDIO 18 PEMBROKE PINES Florida February 2019

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    EXHIBITION CITY OF MIRAMAR FLORIDA 

    January 11th to March 1st 2023

    BLACK HISTORY MONTH SOLO EXHIBITION

    Opening reception January 27th Please RSVP via link

    L'ESPACE DE RÊVE - HARLEM NEW YORK

    GROUP EXHIBITION HARLEM NEW YORK October 2022

    BRICK LANE ART GALLERY - LONDON

    GROUP EXHIBITION LONDON August 2022

    TV NEWS French Martinique & Guadeloupe 1ere SOLO EXHIBITION CITY SUNRISE FLORIDA

    SOLO EXHIBITION CITY OF SUNRISE FLORIDA May 2022

    BROWARD ART GUILD -AN EVENING WITH THE ART - FORT LAUDERDALE FLORIDA

    GROUP EXHIBITION Art and design Week Fort Lauderdale - February 2022

    BLACK GIRL ART SHOW - MIAMI

    GROUP EXHIBITION BLACK GIRL ART SHOW MIAMI March 2022

    JOLIET MUSÉUM - CHICAGO

    GROUP EXHIBITION JOLIET AREA HISTORICAL MUSÉUM Black history month February 2022

    ILAN POP ART GALLERY - FORT LAUDERDALE  

    GROUP EXHIBITION Art and design Week Fort Lauderdale January 2022

    SUDIO 18 - PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA

    1st Exibition BLACK HISTORY MONTH Group exhibition STUDIO 18 PEMBROKE PINES Florida February 2019

  • PRESS MEDIA - CONFERENCE

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    NATIONAL WEEKLY CNW  

    MAI 19, 2022

     

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    FRENCH MORNING MIAMI

    Mai 11, 2022

    link to article Guylaine CONQUET

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    FRANCE ANTILLES GUADELOPE

    MAI 25, 2022

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    FRENCH CONSULAT MIAMI - SUNRISE CIVIC CENTER ART GALLERY  

    MAI 13, 2022

     

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    NOFI MAGAZINE ARTICLE

    Link to article NOFI Guylaine Conquet

    February 2020

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    FRENCH MORNING ARTICLE

    February 4, 2020

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    Le courrier de Floride

     

    January 28, 2020

    HOLLYWOOD SCHOOL CONFERENCE

     

    February 28, 2020

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    In her eyes I see the meadows

    Her lips were silent

    but the hair spoke volumes

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    MIAMI
    FLORIDA
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