"Call Me Adjoa" Painting
$500.00Price
Title: "Call Me Adjoa"
Artist: D. Colin
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 24 x 30 inches
Year: 2020
Price: $500
"Call Me Adjoa" is a deeply personal and affirming self-portrait, the first I ever painted. Set against a radiant yellow background, the piece emanates warmth, resilience, and self-definition. The words woven into the canvas come from my poem Call Me Adjoa, a reflection of identity, ancestry, and the power of naming.
In this portrait, I wear a button that declares, "My life matters," a simple yet profound statement of affirmation in a time of reckoning. Painted in 2020, this piece was both a response to the world and a reminder to myself—to stand firm, to take up space, and to honor my existence as a Black woman.