Atisha Fordyce is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Drawing inspiration from family traditions and Caribbean folklore, her work serves as a vessel for collective memories. Her work often portrays floating figures, symbolizing the in-between, the many places she has called home, and her yearning for a sense of belonging. This conceptual space reflects what many immigrants navigate. Fordyce is of Guyanese birth and American citizenship.
Her art is profoundly influenced by the Maroon cultures of the Americas. Through her practice, she merges landscapes and interiors to explore the concept of safe spaces, particularly in relation to resisting displacement. Her work honors leisure, featuring depictions of domestic environments, flora, found patterns, fabric, and, most importantly, people. Her art celebrates the resilience and beauty of her heritage.
Fordyce holds a BFA from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art and an MFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts. Her work has been shown in The Galleries at Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia, the Zimmerli Art Museum in New Brunswick, the New York Academy of Art, BSB Gallery in Trenton, and many other institutions and private collections throughout the United States and Guyana.
To learn more about Atisha Fordyce, visit https://atishafordyce.com/.
Atisha’s residency was generously sponsored in part by Maggie McKay.
