Over the weekend, all black and brown girl art squad, BaltiGurls presented their first collective art show, "BLK LUV", at Penthouse in Baltimore. Accompanied by music from the collective's in-house DJ, Trillnatured, the show consisted of performance art, paintings, installations and collage work by members Briana Arrington, Suldano Abdiruhmanm, Jenne Afiya, Chanel C. Cruz, Ashley Chambers, N'Deye Diakhate, Donnisa Hinson, A. Isabel, Sophia Yeshi, Christianna Clark and Stephanie Alexandra Wallace.
According to BaltiGurl's frontwoman, Jenne Afiya, the show's goal was to pay homage to both Black History Month and Valentine's Day by celebrating the aesthetics of their love traditions and collective cultural identities. Here are photos of "BLK LUV" by the collective's photographer, Ashley Chambers:
