Chicago Design Through The Decades Art on theMART Projection InstallationChicago Design ArchiveWinter 2022 Article in the Architect’s Newspaper The Chicago Design Through the Decades project is a swift, exciting journey through the history of Chicago design spanning the last one hundred years (1920s–2020s). The project is based on the vast collection of the Chicago Design Archive (CDA), […]
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Chicagolandia Oral History Project Branding + WebsiteFall 2022 chicagolandiaoralhistory.org The Chicagolandia Oral History Project documents the history of the lives, work, and culture of Latinx suburban communities in the Chicagoland area. Participants share and record stories of the triumphs and struggles of the past to create a more just and equitable future for all Latinx […]
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Just Action Equity Toolkit Website Toolkit2022 www.justaction.co Just Action is a citywide coalition of over 340 civic leaders and institutions calling for a collective commitment to reimagine how civic power flows through three primary channels: Money, Narrative and Policy. In 2021, I designed the interactive Just Action Equity Toolkit. The website acts as a portal […]
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Inequity for Sale Website, GraphicsFall 2021 inequityforsale.com Inequity for Sale is an artistic, virtual, and physical exploration of homes sold on Land Sale Contracts in the 50s and 60s, demonstrating how legalized theft in the past directly contributed to present inequity in Black communities. The project by Tonika Lewis Johnson includes 10 life-sized land markers, […]
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At Home: Ephemeral Monuments for Public Housing Residents Studio Brazen + National Public Housing MuseumFall 2021 athomemonument.org Home can mean many things to many people. It’s the place where you rest your head, the table where you eat family meals, it’s the place where we experience both pain and joyous celebration. These memories are the […]
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36 Questions for Civic Love Studio Brazen + National Public Housing MuseumSpring/Summer 2021 36 Questions for Civic Love began as a digital toolkit (EN / SP) and has expanded to a nationally performed program. In 2021, I designed an outdoor interactive installation of the project for the San Francisco Urban Film Festival (SFUFF). Along with […]
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