Shaunda Holloway: Abstract Rebel

The Building Fund was proud to present Shaunda Holloway: Abstract Rebel  in partnership with The New Haven Free Public Library, Mitchell Branch. In her layered collages, paintings, photographs, and prints, Holloway creates depth—both literally and figuratively—that honors the expansiveness of the African diaspora. Her works contain a narrative quality, with stories that unfold the longer and harder a viewer engages the work, lending their own unique interpretation. Working somewhat spontaneously and intuitively, Holloway harnesses the unbridled freedom of jazz music in her distinct application of color, texture, and scale.

Shaunda Sekai Holloway is an artist, curator, teacher, and writer working in New Haven and Hamden. Recently, she curated the “Remember My Struggle: Kae Me Br3” exhibition at Southern Connecticut State University, as a part of SCSU’s “1619: A Week of Commemoration” series. Holloway’s writing has been published in ESSENCE magazine, CT Post, the Inner City News, New Haven Review, Stand Our Ground: Poems for Trayvon Martin and Marissa Alexander and other publications. Her paintings and prints have been exhibited throughout the East Coast, and across the globe, including New Delhi, India. Most recently, Holloway was named a 2020 New Haven Arts Award recipient.

Shaunda Holloway: Abstract Rebel was on view at Mitchell Library January 27 - March 31, 2025