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Kyra N. Thompson
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Designer, artist, and researcher partnering with organizations, institutions and artists
to create visual identities, exhibitions, publications, and cultural experiences.
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‘An investigatory exploration into her own identity, the design and artist’s practice uplifts overlooked voices.’ 

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Murals That Shaped Me

Murals are public memory. They tell stories that were never meant to be forgotten, especially in Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities where histories are often erased, ignored, or rewritten.

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‘For BLXXD & FYAH by Keznamdi, winner of Best Reggae Album at the 68th Grammy Awards, with Creative Direction by Nathanael Amadi and Art direction and Design by Kyra N. Thompson, who approaches typography as an articulation of lineage. ’ 

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Recyclable cover for Pasado y Presente AfroMexicano, produced with environmentally responsible materials. 


Afro-Mexican Music and Its Legacy

“It wasn’t until 2015 that Afro-Mexicans were officially recognized as an ethnic group in the country’s census. In 2020, the Mexican government passed a landmark law that officially recognized Afro-Mexicans as an ethnic group with distinct rights, marking a significant milestone in the fight for racial and social justice in Mexico.”

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Doc-NYC screening for musician, banjo-maker, and founder of the Black Banjo Reclamation Project Hannah Mayree.

Stippling drawings created at Robert Blackburn Workshop located in Midtown Manhattan.


Final production proof for the exhibition brochure for Through a Mirror, Darkly.


Forging Identity: The Art of Dig Ferreira

Unafraid of the unknown and guided by the process itself, Brazilian-born, Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist Dig Ferreira has created artworks using unconventional tools that carry an urgency and vulnerability that’s hard to ignore. 

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Archival reproduction scans of the BLXXD & FYAH album cover artwork.