I AM INTISAR

the (black) figure

LIVE PAINTING & DRAWING CLASS | JANUARY 2024

Who and what is the (black) figure? This class will explore the origin, psychology, joys and expressions that create the figure. No prior experience necessary. Our time together is a sacred, naked and free. Leave all judgements and preconceived notions at the door. We are dancing in uncharted waters.

$25 PER CLASS

closed on 1.15.2024 in observance of mlk day

Class will take place at Blah Blah Gallery
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Rubble of Progress
Art | Family | History

I AM INTISAR (EHN-TI-SAR)

Intisar (Ehn-ti-Sar) Hamilton is a North Philadelphia born & based, multi-disciplinary, contemporary artist. With the debut of (black) eve in 2016, Hamilton has expanded the persona and practice to explore the ever shifting intersections of being a free black woman in America.

In 2018, she co-founded Studio 1517 with her husband & partner Joaquim (Wakeem) inside their historic apartment building. From 2018-2020, the pair featured & collected works of 10  burgeoning local artists to form The Hamilton Collection.

 
The Present | 2023

The Colored Girls Museum

2023 Artist in Residence | "Sit a Spell" Exhibition | Signage Installation
The Documentary | 2022-2023

The Pyramid Club & Studio 1517

Black art, history and family converge in a North Philadelphia brownstone.

What do you do, when you learn Marion Anderson once stood in your living room? 

Follow the Hamiltons on a journey to uncover the past of their historic residence and join the quest for a safe space to house the future. 

This documentary was produced by Scribe Video Center, Philadelphia, PA and a member of the 2022 Precious Places cohort.

Email intisar.hamilton@gmail.com for screening and tour information.
In the Beginning | 2015 - 2016

(BLACK) EVE

debut series completed in 2016 | 15 nude self-portraits | acrylic on paper & canvas
(black) eve #1 (black) eve #2 (black) eve #5 (black) eve #11 (black) eve #15

2016 - 2018

THE RUBBLE OF PROGRESS

digital photographic preservation of artist's homeland | North Philadelphia
In the News

Word on the STreets
2016

melanin

what would you see if one were to hold a microscope to melanated skin? |  every color in the known universe
Studio 1517 Artists in Residence | 2018 - 2020

the hamilton collection

our home became the garden and the artists were the flowers
2016

tuesday morning

I hope the simple act of chalking the sidewalk with my young child, on a random Tuesday morning, is all my ancestors prayed for
Lets stay connected

Contact us

Please give up to 48 hours for a response.

1517 W GIRARD AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19130

intisar.hamilton@gmail.com

By appointment only