Yvadney Davis
@yvadney.bsky.social
Visual artist exploring my Caribbean British heritage through the lens of nostalgia, identity and belonging. I like vintage wallpaper, Jazz, fried plantain and rum.
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I totally missed this. A church fights back!
February 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I totally missed this. A church fights back!
Note to self Ibiza in February is perfect!!!
February 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Note to self Ibiza in February is perfect!!!
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Q: How evil do you have to be to cut a Dolly book program?
A: Pretty f*cking evil.
Solution: Dolly for Prez!
Dolly Parton Calls Out Indiana Gov Over Plan to Dump Her Imagination Library www.thedailybeast.com/dolly-parton... cc @drjengunter.bsky.social
A: Pretty f*cking evil.
Solution: Dolly for Prez!
Dolly Parton Calls Out Indiana Gov Over Plan to Dump Her Imagination Library www.thedailybeast.com/dolly-parton... cc @drjengunter.bsky.social
Dolly Parton Calls Out Indiana Gov Over Plan to Dump Her Imagination Library
The country singer started the “Imagination Library” nearly 30 years ago to encourage early literacy.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Q: How evil do you have to be to cut a Dolly book program?
A: Pretty f*cking evil.
Solution: Dolly for Prez!
Dolly Parton Calls Out Indiana Gov Over Plan to Dump Her Imagination Library www.thedailybeast.com/dolly-parton... cc @drjengunter.bsky.social
A: Pretty f*cking evil.
Solution: Dolly for Prez!
Dolly Parton Calls Out Indiana Gov Over Plan to Dump Her Imagination Library www.thedailybeast.com/dolly-parton... cc @drjengunter.bsky.social
Just saw a list of banned DEI words in US and I’m genuinely heartbroken. It’s actual chaos, evil and above all an own goal. 💔
February 21, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Just saw a list of banned DEI words in US and I’m genuinely heartbroken. It’s actual chaos, evil and above all an own goal. 💔
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A friend from the VA just sent this and asked me to share. PMDB is Prevention and Management of Disruptive Behavior in the workplace. THIS is the real war against women: being forced to say there are only 2 genders but not being allowed to mention 96% of violence is perpetrated by men.
February 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A friend from the VA just sent this and asked me to share. PMDB is Prevention and Management of Disruptive Behavior in the workplace. THIS is the real war against women: being forced to say there are only 2 genders but not being allowed to mention 96% of violence is perpetrated by men.
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Barkley L. Hendricks (1945-2017), “Lawdy Mama,” 1969, oil & gold leaf on canvas, Studio Museum in Harlem. A portrait of the artist’s cousin, title I nspired by lyrics by Nina Simone,
#blackart #blackartist #blackartists #BlackHistoryMonth
#blackart #blackartist #blackartists #BlackHistoryMonth
February 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Barkley L. Hendricks (1945-2017), “Lawdy Mama,” 1969, oil & gold leaf on canvas, Studio Museum in Harlem. A portrait of the artist’s cousin, title I nspired by lyrics by Nina Simone,
#blackart #blackartist #blackartists #BlackHistoryMonth
#blackart #blackartist #blackartists #BlackHistoryMonth
Detail of the day…. The mood is ‘yearning’ - Oil and wallpaper on canvas #BlackBritishArtist #BlackArtist #CaribbeanArtist #Womenartists
February 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Detail of the day…. The mood is ‘yearning’ - Oil and wallpaper on canvas #BlackBritishArtist #BlackArtist #CaribbeanArtist #Womenartists
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“In #Jamaica, a hurricane destroyed millions of dollars’ worth of crops in July 2024.”
That was #HurricaneBeryl
“In #Jamaica, a hurricane destroyed millions of dollars’ worth of crops in July 2024.”
That was #HurricaneBeryl
Mapped: How extreme weather is destroying crops around the world
Carbon Brief has analysed global media coverage over the past two years to identify reporting on extreme weather events damaging crops.
interactive.carbonbrief.org
February 14, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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“In #Jamaica, a hurricane destroyed millions of dollars’ worth of crops in July 2024.”
That was #HurricaneBeryl
“In #Jamaica, a hurricane destroyed millions of dollars’ worth of crops in July 2024.”
That was #HurricaneBeryl
A moment of appreciation please for the newest additions to my 70s wallpaper collection! 😫🤩 #BlackArtist #WindrushGeneration #BlackBritishArt #CaribbeanArtist
February 13, 2025 at 9:55 AM
A moment of appreciation please for the newest additions to my 70s wallpaper collection! 😫🤩 #BlackArtist #WindrushGeneration #BlackBritishArt #CaribbeanArtist
Having watched two podcasts today discuss the historical pattern of empires falling under narcissistic leaders - I’m left wondering if the writing is on the wall for US?
February 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Having watched two podcasts today discuss the historical pattern of empires falling under narcissistic leaders - I’m left wondering if the writing is on the wall for US?
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A protester unfurled a combined Palestinian and Sudanese flag on the field during Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime performance. The NFL said in a statement that the person was part of the 400-member field cast. nyti.ms/3CVV6Au
February 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
A protester unfurled a combined Palestinian and Sudanese flag on the field during Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime performance. The NFL said in a statement that the person was part of the 400-member field cast. nyti.ms/3CVV6Au
My commissioned portrait of clean air campaigner Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah for the Serendipity Institute exhibition ‘100 Black Women Who Have Made A Mark’.
#BlackArtist #BlackHistoryMonth #Portraitart #womeninart #CleanAirNow
#BlackArtist #BlackHistoryMonth #Portraitart #womeninart #CleanAirNow
February 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM
My commissioned portrait of clean air campaigner Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah for the Serendipity Institute exhibition ‘100 Black Women Who Have Made A Mark’.
#BlackArtist #BlackHistoryMonth #Portraitart #womeninart #CleanAirNow
#BlackArtist #BlackHistoryMonth #Portraitart #womeninart #CleanAirNow
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Monday thought:
February 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Monday thought:
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Serena Williams made an appearance on stage during Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance, along with SZA, Mustard and Samuel L. Jackson. See more updates from the show: nyti.ms/4hlJaqR
February 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Serena Williams made an appearance on stage during Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance, along with SZA, Mustard and Samuel L. Jackson. See more updates from the show: nyti.ms/4hlJaqR
There’s a quality to my underpainting that makes me want to go no further. There really is something in these weird, uncomfortable colours…
#BlackBritishartist #BlackArtist #Caribbeanartist #Jamaicanartist #Womenartist
#BlackBritishartist #BlackArtist #Caribbeanartist #Jamaicanartist #Womenartist
February 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
There’s a quality to my underpainting that makes me want to go no further. There really is something in these weird, uncomfortable colours…
#BlackBritishartist #BlackArtist #Caribbeanartist #Jamaicanartist #Womenartist
#BlackBritishartist #BlackArtist #Caribbeanartist #Jamaicanartist #Womenartist
Working on two works at the same time is my only way. #artsky #artist #blackartist #blackbritishartist #workinprogress
February 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Working on two works at the same time is my only way. #artsky #artist #blackartist #blackbritishartist #workinprogress
Currently, on this overcast Monday morning
February 3, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Currently, on this overcast Monday morning
Growing up in the era of apartheid and poll tax taught me so much about protest! www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
‘I remember the exhilaration of the crowd and chanting’: artist Steve McQueen on his experience of resistance and protest
For the artist and film director acts of protest were as much a part of growing up as playing in the local park. Here he recalls his first encounters with activism
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Growing up in the era of apartheid and poll tax taught me so much about protest! www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
I spent my lunch break watching The Real McCoy, it is such a beautiful time capsule of Black British humour and I will always be immensely grateful for the contributions and archival of our stories!
February 1, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I spent my lunch break watching The Real McCoy, it is such a beautiful time capsule of Black British humour and I will always be immensely grateful for the contributions and archival of our stories!
Taking it off the canvas & wallpaper and onto bamboo in honour of the enslaved women who built these islands.
January 30, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Taking it off the canvas & wallpaper and onto bamboo in honour of the enslaved women who built these islands.
So happy my piece ‘Inset Day’ is through the 1st round of judging for this year’s Herbert Freehills Smith Portrait Prize at National Portrait Gallery. I’ve been here before, so may this year be the year I make the final exhibition. 🙏🏾 #Artist
January 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
So happy my piece ‘Inset Day’ is through the 1st round of judging for this year’s Herbert Freehills Smith Portrait Prize at National Portrait Gallery. I’ve been here before, so may this year be the year I make the final exhibition. 🙏🏾 #Artist
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Reaching for a strudel? Listening for the distant sounds of a yodel? In Barry Blitt’s latest Kvetchbook, some things Adolf Hitler might be doing other than sieg-heiling:
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January 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Reaching for a strudel? Listening for the distant sounds of a yodel? In Barry Blitt’s latest Kvetchbook, some things Adolf Hitler might be doing other than sieg-heiling:
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My latest wallpaper find
January 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
My latest wallpaper find