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Thank you so much for your interest in my work. Here is some information to get you started.
I am an East African sculptor and writer based on the traditional land of the Lenape People in New York. My creative work weaves together many influences and processes, all with the intention of connecting to a larger flow. I collaborate with folks who support that flow and are actively committed to minimizing harm in the art world and environments at large.
A portion of book sales donated to LGBTIA+ programming
Self-published book acquired by alma mater the Maryland Institute College of Art.
A portion of books sales on July 4th donated to the American Indian Community House, serving the health, social and cultural needs of Native Americans residing in New York City.
Artwork is available for purchase here. If there is another sculpture you would like to purchase, it can be recreated for a commission. I am also available to work collaboratively with collectors if there are specific details that you would like for something unique.
For more information about my work and an in-depth look at my portfolio, my first monograph, Point of Origin: A Monographic Memoir, is available for purchase here and is available at the following libraries:
The Library of Congress
Bard College
Maryland Institute College of Art
The New School
School of Visual Arts
Harvard University
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
SUNY New Paltz
Carnegie Mellon University
Pratt Institute
Aperture
Yes! Artworks available for loan can be viewed here. For availability, email at vapiraino@gmail.com.
All artworks are available for the same loan fee, regardless of size, complexity, valuation, age, etc., allowing curators to make choices based on their vision and not be hampered by an overly complicated hierarchical pay scale.
Loan fees are also a convenient way for folks and institutions who have not budgeted for parity, supporting black businesses, closing the wage gap, rapidly rising inequity, etc. to participate.
No, I do not work for free. I do not believe that anyone should work for free. Everyone deserves fair pay that allows them to live their lives. To not pay proportionate compensation for someone’s labor is demeaning and unnecessarily contributes to inequality.
As an African woman I choose to reject the colonial legacy that the art world actively upholds, including working terms that perpetuate marginalization and division, financial trauma, cultural appropriation, theft, and sexual abuse. For more information click here.
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Every project encompasses decision-making and is an opportunity to create more positivity or more harm. All of us have countless opportunities each day to create more good in the world. I’m looking to team up with people who are of the same mindset and make choices for good on a day-to-day level.
An example where I have put that type of choice in action in my own creative work is prioritizing hiring people who have been historically marginalized. Another example is minimizing travel, shipping, and short-term exhibitions in order to reduce the carbon footprint of my studio practice.
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