Sachi Rome is a painter & a mixed media artist who views her process as a ritual. Utilizing expressive mark making, movement & texture through an experimental use of tools & materials, she creates a rebellious visual dialogue that explores spaces for Black people to exist without fear. Connections between identity, memory & African spirituality are entry points for creating a protected & safe space, free from a world that fights to sustain the deception that Black bodies are a threat, & thus unworthy of peaceful existence. Her subjects are colorful, textured abstract portraits of Black faces occupying a sacred safe haven devoid of external negative forces. In creating visual avatars of these souls, she is regifting them with life, presence & audience. They are celebrated & supported. It is within her work that she offers portals & talismans of hope, healing & protection.Sachi Rome was born, raised, lives & works in Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated with a Bachelor of Education from Morris Brown College, Atlanta, Georgia, with a concentration in painting, under the tutelage of renowned painter Louise Delsarte. Sachi went on to attain a Master of Arts from Lesley University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is the recipient of multiple awards & residencies & her work has been acquired by both public institutions & private collectors throughout the United States. She has spent her artistic career in the dual roles of artist & educator.