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Renee S. Browne (AnimeBlaque)
Fashion Borne of Love, Loss & Light

May 26 - June 17, 2023
Elisabeth Flynn-Chapman Gallery

Fabric, Clothing, Beadwork-Fashion Show
Curated by Ed Holten

Statement

Fashion like art should be felt and be able to be experienced by everyone. During some of the most difficult times of our lives, when even our state of dress is under attack  it is time to show that art cannot be tamed.  Art borne from the human spirit will always come during these times. This fashion is a labor of love, loss and light.  Every person regardless of race, gender, religion or sexual orientation should be able to be comfortable in their skin.  AnimeBlaque, the future of fashion is fashion for all.

Biography

Renee is a Virginia born non-binary artist with a passion for helping others.  Their parents, who emigrated from Trinidad and Tobago were the first to inspire them to grasp at the arts. Their father used to draw in small work notepads and their mother was the weaver of their very first stories.

From there, art became a way to speak, crafting their own stories using any art medium they could find, paint, clay, fabric, words, it simply didn’t matter.  

It became how they coped with loss, of family members, how they expressed feelings of vulnerability, and fought back against bullies, disease and abuse.  AnimeBlaque found their calling in poetry and fashion one after the other. Poetry found them one night at the pharmacy when they were asked to attend an event, an event they didn’t know would eventually enfold into their way of life and whom they have tied their roots to.  Poetry helped (her) find (her) partner, a  Filipino poet and non-profit open mic host, Cel Landicho. Between the two of them and their steadfast team they were able to keep their community at Slam Richmond  growing and alive for almost ten years. This venue, housing poets from every walk of life, has been home to those who have needed a voice in the DMV area. 

AnimeBlaque is currently working on developing an entire fashion line of clothing dedicated to people with different types of bodies and figures. They are also in the midst of working on their book Sand in the Skin, a book of poems documenting life as a non-binary black individual living  life within  America as a first generation citizen, as someone with an autoimmune disorder and as someone who has had to fight to speak their truth.

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Photo of Artist Renee Browne (AnimeBlaque) seated in a black low seated chair. They are wearing red and black pants with the bodysuit they designed. The bodysuit is a deep ruby red, with jagged pink lines going down one sleeve.

Photo of Artist Renee Browne (AnimeBlaque) seated in a black low seated chair. They are wearing red and black pants with the bodysuit they designed. The bodysuit is a deep ruby red, with jagged pink lines going down one sleeve.

Visit Renee's online store to order her items featured at Artspace or scan QR code.
The code is also on display in her exhibition space at the gallery.

 
Non-binary femme model with neon red wig and black lipstick. They are wearing the Cracked in Fashion Bodysuit. The pattern on the bodysuit is an imitation of cracked land. The model is also wearing the Black Fan Horn Button Long Fleece Windbreaker. I

Non-binary femme model with neon red wig and black lipstick. They are wearing the Cracked in Fashion Bodysuit. The pattern on the bodysuit is an imitation of cracked land. The model is also wearing the Black Fan Horn Button Long Fleece Windbreaker. It is striped white and black at the sleeves which are shown in the image. The tan fleece innercoat is folded over the model's arm.

Non-binary femme model from torso upward. They are wearing a dual colored bodysuit. From the middle of the torso to the right arm is a black, from the bottom right of the torso to the left sleeve is a gold and black fleur de lis pattern. The model is

Non-binary femme model from torso upward. They are wearing a dual colored bodysuit. From the middle of the torso to the right arm is a black, from the bottom right of the torso to the left sleeve is a gold and black fleur de lis pattern. The model is wearing a bead and wood carvded necklace with stone pendant. The model also has dual colored hair to match, black and white.

A featured bomber jacket of the upcoming fashion show. It is designed to look spray painted and the colors are awash of bright neon rainbow color. The bomber jacket is shown from the back a woman wearing Japanese style kimono. She is of African and A

A featured bomber jacket of the upcoming fashion show. It is designed to look spray painted and the colors are awash of bright neon rainbow color. The bomber jacket is shown from the back a woman wearing Japanese style kimono. She is of African and Asian descent. Shown in black, white and grey against a white moon and its shadow. She rests over the rainbow backdrop of the jacket.

Non-binary femme model with shoulder length blue hair. They are wearing a hooded cloak coat, featuring cherry and plum blossoms in Japanese style. The colors are red, pink orange and green, with the inside of the jacket being white. The model is also

Non-binary femme model with shoulder length blue hair. They are wearing a hooded cloak coat, featuring cherry and plum blossoms in Japanese style. The colors are red, pink orange and green, with the inside of the jacket being white. The model is also wearing a pink Ukiyoe style bodysuit with black waist belt.