Savannah Imani Wade
Savannah Imani Wade’s work is an exploration of self, predominantly through the intersections of ancestral spiritual wisdom, feminine and Mother archetypes, and dream analysis. Her work integrates performance elements, such as music, dance, mask-making, and puppetry to tell a continuously growing story of healing, reclamation of power, and joy within herself.
About the artist:
Savannah Imani Wade is a multi-disciplinary artist, performer and educator from Washington, D.C., residing in Baltimore, Maryland. Wade is a 2021 BFA candidate at Maryland Institute College of Art, studying General Fine Arts under the Eddie C. & Sylvia Brown Scholarship. Wade’s work is an exploration of self, predominantly through the intersections of ancestral spiritual wisdom, feminine and Mother archetypes, and dream analysis. Alongside her personal practice, she facilitates arts education to youth and adults, with an emphasis on the healing capacity of art making.
Mourning Piece Performance
2020
Full video duration: 00:02:27
Video documentation of the performance
Mourning Piece Mask
2020
13” x 18” x 15”
Cardboard, hot glue, papier-mache, acrylic, seashells, wire, fabric, synthetic flowers
As Above, So Below
2020
36” x 24”
Oil on canvas
First Eye
2021
28” x 18”
Cardboard, hot glue, paper-mache clay, acrylic, beads, thread, wire, paper, fabric
There’s a throne in my garden
2020
30” x 36”
Oil on canvas