Evangeline Mensah-Agyekum is a Ghanaian-American storyteller, researcher, and engineer currently based in Pittsburgh, PA. Her work revolves around transformation as a pivotal means of revealing one's true self. As a self-taught artist, she explores narratives of identity, particularly those linked to Blackness and womanhood, through photography, fashion, and filmmaking. She captures overlooked stories from everyday life and the distinct characteristics of the people around her, whether familiar or unfamiliar, portraying undaunted characters through their vulnerability.

Evangeline completed the Distillery Emerging Artists Program, a year-long studio residency at Brew House Arts. Her work is currently on display in vacant storefronts in downtown Pittsburgh as part of Emerging Visions through the Silver Eye Center for Photography. Evangeline’s work has exhibited in spaces including the Carnegie Museum of Art, Brew House Arts, SPACE Gallery, Culture Con, and Gallery 90220. Evangeline received her Bachelor of Science in the School of Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.

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giving myself permission to play.

getting to the practice of my art.

my studio is my mind.

honor the story. trust the journey.