Photos by Riley Blanks Reed.

Coelina Edwards is a multidisciplinary artist holding a BFA from Old Dominion University. In 2023, Coelina’s work was chosen to be exhibited in the first annual Tuftcon exhibition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and in Briq Studio’s “Black Artist of Oregon” exhibition in Portland, Oregon. Coelina has ten years of art education experiene.

They have participated in various group shows over the years. In 2019, Coelina was selected for the Community Initiatives Grant where they facilitated an idire indigo dye workshop, “ The Life Changing Art of Women of Color”.

Coelina is currently living in Portland, Oregon and works between Portland, Austin, Baltimore, and Virginia. They are currently pursuing their MFA at Maryland Institute College of Art in studio art and teaching art.