about me

Hope L. , hair braiding_series 1, edited photograph, 2019

a relational framework forms the cornerstone of Hope’s personal and professional lifestyle.

 Hope (b.1999) graduated from Hobart and William Smith Colleges with Bachelors in Fine Arts in 2022. She is currently a graduate student at New York University Gallatin School of Individualized Studies. Her concentration is a relational framework and thesis is entitled defining relational fabric through double dutch denim. Hope is working to broaden the social practice of a relational framework into fashion design and define the artistic practice of relational fabric through the creation of double dutch denim. She is creating intentional connections within the Double Dutch community to create the fabric of Double Dutch Denim.

Hope’s professional interest is to help emerging Black American women visual artists develop strategic collaborations with luxury fashion brands, creating lasting partnerships and building brand exposure.

She is currently based between Philadelphia and New York City, but willing to travel wherever her passions and work take her. In her spare time she enjoys connecting with friends and family, dancing, and getting lost in one of her many personal projects.