Nicolas Lambelet Coleman is a painter currently based in New York, born in 1998 in North Carolina, United States to a Swiss mother and African American father. He studied visual arts and political science at Duke University. His work focuses on portraiture, with a particular emphasis on self-portraiture, a journey to self-discovery, where he reimagines his image and path through art. Coleman has also explored Black history through his ongoing series of portraits named “Reconstruction & Redemption” centred around 19th century African American leaders from the South, such as Benjamin F Rudolph, a born free who became a State Senator in South Carolina in August 1868 and who was assassinated by several members of the Ku Klux Klan just three months after coming into office. Placing humankind at the centre of his practice, Coleman's work is an invitation to reflect on different facets of identity, community and humanity. His work has been featured in several exhibitions across the US: recent shows include 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair in New York in 2022 and 33rd September, the Alexandria Museum of Art in Louisiana, 2020 and the Duke University Visual Arts Exhibition in 2020. Nicolas Lambelet Coleman, Portrait of Benjamin F. Randolph, 2020, Mixed Media on Shooting Range Paper, 88 x 58 cm. @nicolaslcoleman #africancontemporaryart #contemporaryart #contemporaryafricanart #blackart #blackhistory #americanart #americanhistory #benjaminrudolph #artcollector #portrait