Introducing you to our local award recipients: These local artists are expressing themselves in ways that reflect their country of origin. They each have a profound story of how they came to Lexington and an artistic project that reflects their talent and history.
Teddy Kabengele – Musician with a live gospel music project, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, refugee from Zambia
Aous Naasree – Graphic artist working on fabric, leather and paper with a design inspired by Babylon’s Ishtar Gate, from Iraq, refugee from Syria
Yamukumba M’baya – Photographer with a photojournalism project, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and refugee Zimbabwe