Hope Studios and $NP Designs have partnered together for A Decade of Dimensions, a weekend-long art exhibit exploring the immersive world of augmented reality. Held during Black History Month, the exhibit will highlight the work of 6 Black artists that use AR to transform traditional art into futuristic experiences. We invite guests to step into the Hope Studios space ready to use both the naked eye and technology to take in the dimensions.
Opening Night:
February 24: 6:30-9:30p
Exhibition:
February 25: 11a-4p
February 26: 1p-3p
Hope Studios
9550 Crenshaw Blvd, Inglewood, CA 90305
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About Us
Denise Coke
Denise’s artistic journey started at the tender age of 2 when she would draw in all of the books around her house. After acquiring a certificate in Fashion Design from HSFI, Denise received her BFA in Graphic Design from the Shintaro Akatsu School of Design at the University of Bridgeport and studied abroad at Hanyang University in South Korea.
Award-winning creative director and owner of $NP Designs, Denise ‘deLaSNP’ Coke has been professionally designing for more than a decade. She has successfully planned and executed 4 solo art shows nationwide and has had her collections featured in galleries across the country. She has won numerous awards which include but are not limited to: CLIO | GDUSA | Golden Needle | Ad Club of CT | CT Art Directors Club | MarCom Awards | Creativity 46 Media & Interactive Competition | Automotive Communications Awards | American Web Design Awards | Telly Awards | Hermes Creative Awards | AVA Digital Awards | Rising Star Award with LIONS United Sports Club, Inc | Bright Knight | Costa Mesa Creators Grant | Healthcare Ad Award (California)
Krenée Tolson
Krenée Alisha Tolson (She/Her) is a producer, writer, and actress from Baltimore, MD. who fell in love with storytelling through listening to her family reminiscence on the past through oral history. After graduating with a degree in Theatre from DePaul University in 2012, she launched her career in entertainment as a theatre actress in Chicago. After a few years of working with new playwrights and devising theatrical pieces, she decided to fully pursue her dreams of being a multi-hyphenate filmmaker. She received her MFA in Producing for Film/TV and New Media from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, Peter Stark Producing Program.
Currently, Krenée is the Director for Hope Studios/Hope Entertainment and continuing her journey as a business woman and artist by creating spaces and content under the Hope’s entities.
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Meet the Artists
Denise 'deLaSNP' Coke
Award-winning creative director and owner of $NP Designs, Denise ‘deLaSNP’ Coke is a Caribbean American augmented reality and digital artist born in Jamaica, Queens; currently residing in Southern California. After acquiring a certificate in Fashion Design from HSFI, Denise received her BFA in Graphic Design from the Shintaro Akatsu School of Design at the University of Bridgeport and studied abroad at Hanyang University in South Korea. She is the founder of A Decade of Dimensions, an artistic, immersive augmented reality art show and has provided commissioned pieces for companies such as Nike and NYCDOE. Her work can be seen internationally in Puerto Rico, South Korea, and Australia.
Jacqui C. Smith
Illustrator Jacqui C. Smith creates unique artwork that showcases the diverse beauty of women of color through murals, children’s books, portraits, and more. After graduating from Columbia College of Chicago with a B.A. in Traditional Animation, Jacqui headed to Burbank California to begin her journey as a freelance artist. Jacqui is currently represented by the Bright Agency where she creates children’s book illustrations, print media, animation, and licensable artwork for companies such as Disney, YWCA, Scholastic UK, and Innovations for Learning. Jacqui also creates murals for Walmarts across the country that focus on community and diverse representation.
DarkMythst
Kwame Michael aka DarkMythst, is a Ghanaian born multi-dimensional artist, who started his career as a graphic designer, but later expanded into visual effects, working on films such as The Avengers, GI Joe, Guardians of the Galaxy, and other Marvel/DC productions. His art is story-based, connecting to his social perspective of the world and expressing it through symbolism. His art explores the themes of Afro/African-futurism, fantasy, cosmic, and cyberpunk, blending cosmic and natural beauty with Afrocentric perspectives drawn from fiction, mythology, and heritage art. Through his unique lens, he creates works that blend these influences to create a truly one-of-a-kind artistic vision.
Zoe Osborne (@thezoekid1)
Zoe Osborne (@thezoekid1) is an Toronto based artist and designer from Barbados. Since 2020 Zoe has been creating digital animations. Her work focuses on Caribbean symbolism and narratives as they relate to home, longing, and the Caribbean diaspora. Zoe has showcased digital animations in Toronto, New York, Barbados, Dubai, as well as the NFT platform SupperRare. She holds a bachelor degree in Interior Design from Toronto Metropolitan University and was a creator in Elevate’s inaugural NFT Residency Program in Toronto.
Vitória Cribb | BTWN STUDIOS
Working as a developer for the creative technology industry, Brazilian award-winning artist, Vitória Cribb is currently running BTWN STUDIOS – a studio that helps your brand/company live in the XR Space through artistic productions services developing your AR Lens, 3D avatars, Digital Fashion Editorials, and VR environments. As an AR Creator and 3D artist Vitória has worked and collaborated with key names in the creative technology industry such as: HBO; Women Rise NFT Project; IoDF; Spectacles; Snap Inc. Cribb has been exhibiting her personal body of work at international institutions such as Bangkok Art Biennale; Denver Art Museum (US), Framer Framed (NL), Vellum LA Gallery (USA), National Museum of Republic (BR), and Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève (CH).
Ashley 'crashley' Kruythoff
Ashley Kruythoff is as versatile as she is creative. She’s a Black, Caribbean-American photographer and designer based in Los Angeles who brings strong art direction to her creative work. She learned black-and-white film photography in high school, and her professional career involves storytelling in film and television development and graphic design. Her digital artwork is based on her photography, and she alters what she captures to match her lived experience and mental state. Vibrant colors reflect her general sunny optimism, and glitch effects mirror a heightened consciousness. She searches for beauty in matter and the movement of color. Her Caribbean roots and Los Angeles’ graffiti art and culture inspire her greatly. Kruythoff is a Getty iStock contributor. Her artwork has been featured in many California galleries.