Ryan Cosbert is a young African American painter of Haitian and Guyanese descent who uses a tactile abstraction to communicate conceptual ideas deeply rooted in Black culture. Her paintings seek to foster significant conversations that question the absence of these stories in history, while also exploring contemporary perspectives from Black individuals. In keeping with her signature style, ‘tiles’ are laid out in a checkerboard pattern along with thick, textured brushstrokes and a palette imbued with meaning.