Multidisciplinary artist, textile designer and community builder, Malene Djenaba Barnett envisions a modern black experience rooted in the cultural traditions and practices of art in the African diaspora.

The Black experience is revealed, contextualized, celebrated through my work as an artist and designer.

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Malene Barnett’s Brooklyn Townhouse Is a Living Embodiment of Black Love

In collaboration with AD100 designer Leyden Lewis, the founder of Black Artists + Designers Guild transforms her home into a deeply personal reflection of her creative ethos.