“Despite the variety of my explorations, throughout it all it has been my contention that my responsibility as an artist is to work, to sing for my supper, to make art, beautiful and powerful, that adds and reveals; to beautify the mess of a messy world, to heal the sick and feed the helpless; to shout bravely from the roof-tops and storm barricaded doors and voice the specifics of our historic moment.”
-- Carrie Mae Weems
K. Streetman
K. Streetman is an American artist who works with photography, both analog and digital. She utilizes her drawing, printmaking, book arts, mixed media, and photography skills to concentrate on giving a voice to her personal experiences. Her narrative and observations of the world around her bring awareness to serious issues such as racism, ethnic identity, ethnic/cultural erasure, sexism, classism, death, and dying.
She studied Studio Art and Photography formally in college and continues to work as an artist and fine art photographer. In her work, you may see the beauty in the struggle of everyday life but looking more in-depth, you will uncover commentary concerning race relations in America, both subtle and blatant examples. You may see candid moments of ordinary life, conveying the value of each moment in this cycle of life and death while reminding you of your own mortality.