Sophia Dawson is a visual artist who has dedicated her life's work to shed a light on the experiences and stories of individuals fighting to overcome individual and societal injustices. Her work has featured mothers who have lost their children to police brutality, the Exonerated 5, and political prisoners from the Black Liberation movement. Through her art, she hopes to humanize the social-justice issues faced by Black Americans on a daily basis and prevent history from repeating itself.
Her piece "Young Eric Garner . . . Isaiah 54:13" is a portrait of Eric Garner — who was killed by a police officer in July 2014 — as a baby being held by his father. The painting is part of a series that features the families of victims of police brutality and features scriptures from Isaiah 54 and Isaiah 61, which command healing, peace, joy, and restoration.
