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Brooklyn artist seeks to end stigma around facial differences with new art show
Brooklyn artist’s portraits celebrate unique birthmarks, changing the narrative around what’s ‘beautiful’
By Darren McQuade HARLEM, Manhattan (PIX11) — Reducing stigma and spreading awareness through art is the goal of The Vascular Birthmark Portrait Show at Positive Exposure gallery in Harlem. The paintings by Celina Leroy highlight people with facial differences caused by port-wine stain (PWS) birthmarks and other venous malformations. Read more...
By Darren McQuade NEW YORK (PIX11) — Brooklyn-based artist Celina Leroy uses her art to promote awareness and reduce the stigma around vascular birthmarks.
Leroy, who is an art teacher for a New York City public school, started painting portraits of people with port-wine stain birthmarks in 2020 while working from home. Read more...
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Celina Leroy is an artist whose work uses portraiture to challenge stigma and celebrate the individuality of people living with vascular birthmarks and facial differences. Her exhibition, Defining Beauty at Positive Exposure Gallery in Harlem, highlights individuals with port-wine stain birthmarks and other venous malformations, fostering greater awareness, empathy, and representation through art.