An Art Filled Life | Ashely Joi & Ram Brisueno
Exhibit Dates: June 5 – July 18, 2026
CLOSING RECEPTION: Saturday Jul 18, 2026 ⋅ 2pm – 5pm
At 1429 Iris Street NW, Washington DC, 20012
Lessons From the Stressors follows the journey of Lady Lay, a Washington, DC–born writer and founder of A Lil Lady, LLC, as she moves from a childhood marked by hidden anxiety and depression to the self-care tools that helped her heal, offering readers an honest and hopeful memoir shaped by her lived experience and her desire to help others find light in dark moments.
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PURCHASE WORKS FROM THIS EXHIBIT
Ashley Joi
Deviled Eggs
Acrylic, paper, burlap, glass, cord, dried flowers, grout, wood, and mixed media, 48" x 43" x 3"
Ethel Hedgemon Lyles: Guiding Light to Twenty Pearls and the Divine Nine
Acrylic, paper, metal leaf, glitter, sugar, dried rose petals on canvas, 20” x 16”
Exodus
Acrylic, paper, fabric, beads, freshwater pearls, tea, metal leaf, wire, burlap, glitter, feathers, rocks, seashells, pinecones, thread, gauze, sugar, cowry shell, glass, cord, plastic bags, styrofoam, plastic, sponge, rice, metal, lentils, parchment paper, confetti, cardboard on canvas, 48” x 36”
Hattie McDaniel on Sugar Hill
Acrylic, gel pen, paper, beads, glitter, sugar, lentils, dried rose petals on canvas, 24” x 18”
Malcom X: Structured Resistance
Acrylic, paper, gel pen, ink pen on canvas, 24” x 20”
Martins Flowers
Giclee print on paper, ed 1/20, 21” x 17” framed
(Collaboration with Kai Joi)
Miss Love Bug Fern Fairy
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Orula's Garden
Acrylic paint, acrylic gloss gel, satin cord, African fabric, metallic marker, art prints, gel pen, ground coffee, glitters on stretched canvas, 24” x 18”
Oshun's Love
Acrylic, gel pen, paper, metal leaf, fabric, beads, cowry shells, ground coffee, wood, glitter on canvas, 36” x 48” x 4”
Paradise
Acrylic paint, acrylic gloss gel, pumice, metallic paint, beans, rice, chain, metallic wired cord, metallic thread, beads, fabric, cheese cloth, glass, elastic cord, rocks, wood, sponge, plastic bags, metallic wired ribbon, glitter, art prints, photos, mesh ribbon, gauze, yarn, wood, burlap, metal, metallic sharpie, faux leather on stretched canvas, 36” x 48”
Poinsettias
Acrylic and metal leaf on stretched canvas, 12” x 36”
Rebirth
Acrylic paint, acrylic gloss gel, metallic paint, glitter, glitter paper, handmade paper, cardstock, gold leaf, rose gold leaf, on stretched canvas, 24” x 36”
She Wore it Once, Then Threw it Out
Acrylic paint, acrylic gloss gel, glass, metal, fabric, burlap, metallic paint, wood, beads, metallic wired ribbon, styrofoam, pumice, faux leather, elastic cord, metallic wired cord, metallic pen, gel pen, watercolor paper, fabric ribbon, micron pen, art print on canvas, 48” x 36”
Twenty Five Percent
Acrylic paint, acrylic gloss gel, pumice, metallic paint, beans, rice, chain, metallic wired cord, metallic thread, beads, fabric, cheese cloth, glass, elastic cord, rocks, wood, sponge, plastic bags, metallic wired ribbon, glitter, art prints, photos, mesh ribbon, gauze, yarn, wood, burlap, metal, metallic sharpie, faux leather on stretched canvas, 36” x 48”
Yemaya & Oshun: The Shoreline Between Worlds
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