About the Artist
Debra Cartwright (b. 1988) is an artist interested in depicting the relationship between the Black female body and American medical history. She uses paint and mixed media to explore selfhood and her own positioning as the daughter of a gynecologist. Themes around her work include re-embodiment, myth creation, violence, theft and intimacy. She explores a critical understanding of the past while also proposing an examination of the present American healthcare system.
Debra Cartwright exhibited with Welancora Gallery for Frieze Los Angeles 2024, which took place from February 29 to March 3, 2024. Click here for more information.
Photograph of Debra Cartwright
