Tuere Nicole Lawton’s work explores the nuanced dichotomy of Black girlhood, tracing its evolving legacy across generations, bodies, and landscapes. Her compelling figures—exclusively Black and female—are captured in stages of growth, blooming, and becoming. Lawton shares, “my work—my garden, so to speak—becomes a way to process the shared experiences passed down through generations of my family.” Through her paintings that merge personal history with cultural narrative, Lawton invites viewers into a world where memory, identity, and resilience take root and flourish.

Tuere Nicole Lawton (b.1994) holds a BS in Studio Art from Skidmore College and is a candidate to receive her MFA from Yale University. She had her debut solo exhibition at Picture Theory in January 2025. Her work has been reviewed by Artfuse, White Hot Magazine, and El Salto Diario in Madrid. She completed a residency at the Vermont Studio Center in April 2025. Lawton was raised in Brooklyn, New York, currently lives and works in New Jersey and will shortly be relocating to New Haven, Connecticut.