Keep Steady - 20 x 16

First shown at the Norwest Gallery, "Keep Steady" has evolved a few times. It's a testament to change as a form of stability as well. This acrylic on canvas piece is available for pickup at the Ferndale Library after January 14.

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INDIA SOLOMON is a Detroit-based, abstract visual artist with roots on the city’s Westside, and family across the globe. India paints as a means of wayfinding, releasing, and channeling a more grounded version of the present. Growing up, paintbrushes and half-finished paint tins were a staple in her mother's DIY household, and Saturdays at Grandma's house were spent gluing rhinestones onto homemade jewelry and manifesting high-fashion out of JoAnn’s fabric scraps. India’s life has always been deeply relational, and it shows in her work that she has had the privilege of learning love in many different forms. In her womanhood, India allows her creative thread to move subconsciously, channeling home, intuition, and movement into paintings that are what you need them to be.

India’s current art practice spans original paintings, mid-scale murals, thoughtful garments, and home goods. Her work has shown at Nicole Tamer Art Gallery, Norwest Gallery, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and most recently, M Contemporary Art. She has partnered with Shinola, DesignCore Detroit, Library Street Collective, Playground Detroit, and several local businesses to showcase her art in new ways over the past four years. 

Beyond and through her artwork, India works to create connections, communities, and collaborations that nurture talent, shift definitions of value, and help people thrive. India doesn’t have a favorite color, she’ll dance anywhere, and her permanent mood is 90’s R&B. 

India's degrees are from the University of Michigan -- but not in art.