April Bey

April Bey (1987- ) is a Bahamian-American multidisciplinary artist. Her interdisciplinary work touches on subjects such as a critique of American and Bahamian culture, feminism, generational theory, social media, post-colonialism Speculative futurism/surrealism and Blerd (Black nerd) culture. Bey’s two-dimensional mixed media works and installations incorporate fur, glitter, vinyl and woven textiles, to craft icons around the images of real-life figures from her community. Bey received her BFA degree in drawing in 2009 from Ball State University, and an MFA in painting in 2014 at California State University, Northridge.