Nykelle DeVivo: Tha Crossroads at Blue Sky Gallery

Nykelle DeVivo’s project Tha Crossroads merges spirituality, Black queer identity, and Afrofuturism. Drawing from their upbringing and the connection with mother’s Guru Haidakhan Babaji, DeVivo illuminates the spaces between life, death, and rebirth, capturing moments of spiritual transition.

Nykelle DeVivo (American, b. 1996, they/them) is a Portland based visual artist working with light through various mediums to navigate the crossroads between the physical world and that of their ancestors. They studied theory & photography at the San Francisco Art Institute before becoming an inaugural Google Image Equity Fellow, internationally exhibiting their work and having their photographs acquired by permanent museum collections nationwide. Nykelle is currently working on publishing their first monograph with For The Birds Trapped In Airports while pursuing a MFA in Visual Art from the University of California San Diego, where they expect to graduate in Spring 2025.

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