Stephanie Santana

Stephanie Santana explores Black identity, interiority, and strategies of resistance across generations and geographies through archival photographs and documents. Her intuitive and responsive layering of printmaking, painting, embroidery, and quilting draws upon personal and collective histories, negotiating the spaces between memory, lore, and the material evidence of Black life. Santana's multidisciplinary approach combines screenprinting, hand embroidery, and quilting techniques, connecting her practice to an ancestral lineage of Black women artists and makers. This tactile process constructs narratives that traverse the space between memory and the physical evidence of Black life. Her work delves into themes of cultural preservation and the complexities of Black existence, offering a nuanced exploration of identity and history. Through her art, Santana invites viewers to engage with the enduring power of storytelling and the resilience embedded in Black experiences. ...