I AM INTISAR
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

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1517 W GIRARD AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19130

intisar.hamilton@gmail.com

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