Francis Mead
a mama & dreamer rooted in Oakland / Huichin Ohlone Territory
“Ritual is a tribute to the human capacity to create, remember, and imagine, and to apply that imagination for the benefit of the community.”
-Malidoma Patrice Somé
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Ever since she can remember Francis has created art to connect with herself, her ancestors and the spirits that guide her. Her watercolor, pen and ink, digital and acrylic illustrations are created with a deep reverence for the land, liberation, spirit and ritual.
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She is grateful to collaborate with many community based organizations and schools creating art work in service to the empowerment and healing of the people.
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She is infinitely grateful for her children and all the ways they heal her and open doors for her creativity. They are her biggest inspiration in imagining a new world beautiful enough for them to live in.
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*Francis is always booking commissions and speaking engagements. Please feel free to contact for all business inquiries, illustratedtruths@gmail.com, and sign up for the newsletter below. Blessings!
Grateful to collaborate with organizations doing amazing work for the community!
Center For Cultural Power
The Greenlining Institute
Forward Together
Third Wave
Clima Fund
Blue Heart Fund
Empowering Women of Color Conference
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Latest Exhibitions
Black Feminist Study group exhibition 2019
Ashara Ekundaya Gallery
Oakland, CA
Many Gods No Masters solo exhibition 2018
Amor Eterno Arte Gallery and Tattoo shop
Oakland, CA
The Black Woman Is God group exhibition 2017, 2016