Stanley Wayne Mathis is a multidisciplinary artist whose work blends sculpture, poetry, performance, and African spirituality to explore themes of identity, healing, and liberation.

Rooted in his upbringing in Washington D.C. and influenced by icons like Romare Bearden, Basquiat, and Nina Simone, Mathis’s work centers Black resilience, intersectionality, and spiritual reclamation. After decades supporting others’ visions in theater and film, he now boldly claims space for his own, using art as both resistance and restoration.