“I feel that as indigenous and Black people we have been stewards of this land in America since it’s inception, and we have been struggling to attain and retain moments of true rest as we struggle just to survive every day. My hope in creating these portraits was to give us a visual representation of what’s possible and to dream radically forward in a direction of progress.”

Logan Posley McDowell (they/he) is a Black, queer, transgender artist from Prince Georges County, MD, currently residing in DC. With a lens focused on queer and gender non-conforming people of color, they use visual art, carpentry, creative writing, performance art, photography, and collaborative projects to create work that reflects the authenticity and beauty within their intersecting communities. The painting “Adior” chosen for the Portraits project comes from a series of portraits of Black trans and non-binary creators, influencers, artists, and activists, depicting these people in nature and states of rest and in states of tranquility.