Alexandra Antoine says she makes work based on what she knowns and has experienced.
The Legler Regional Library, which opened in 1920 in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, was the city’s first regional library. Now, the space has been renovated and one of its newest features is a resident artist.“I am Haitian-American, a very proud Haitian-American visual artist, very much interested in my culture, food, as well as art practices that span from painting to printmaking,” said artist Alexandra Antoine.
“I consider every woman in my family a chef, so whether they went to school for it or not, they are what I call a chef, and a lot of people interested in food, especially me,” Antoine said.“Not just ‘How can I volunteer here so two weeks down the line I can ask you for something,’ but really, like, how do we build this connection? Because I also live in the neighborhood,” she said.
Antoine will be at the library for two years, said Shilo Jefferson, who oversees Legler Regional Library. “She was born for this. She’s here as an artist,” said Villafranca-Guzman. “She’s here to create work, but she’s here to work and connect with people as well, and I’m so excited that she gets to weave in her culture and her heritage and her passions.”
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