unmissable

oscar micheaux

carving out space for black cinema

Acrylic, oil and charcoal on paper

70 x 90 cm

Oscar Micheaux (1884–1951) filmed in a world determined not to see him. He didn’t just make movies — he made space in segregated America. Space for Black stories that refused to shrink.

I painted him in close-up, so the viewer is almost nose-to-nose with a presence that demands recognition.

Electric blues, searing yellows, and flash-fire pinks flare against coral, pulling your gaze like a siren. Beauty as the lure, truth as the hook — and a legacy that refuses to fade.

Colorful abstract portrait of a young person's face with expressive features, using vibrant strokes of pink, blue, yellow, and brown on a peach background.
Colorful abstract painting of a person's face on a pink background, with prominent eyes and lips.
Colorful abstract portrait of a young man's face against a peach background.

Silent Cinema with TeetH

Within Our Gates (1920) – Made in the shadow of the nowadays notoriousThe Birth of a Nation, Oscar Micheaux’s film tells a gripping story of a young Black woman navigating education, love, and survival in Jim Crow America. Bold, visually inventive, and emotionally charged, it’s a silent film that commands attention and refuses to be ignored.