This past weekend, off a narrow street in the bustling streets of downtown LA, we see a poised Tommy Genesis standing in front of her canvases through a gallery window; carefully observing the placement, lighting, and position of her charcoal drawings.   Robust aromas of sage are permeating the space as the pre-show jitters are slowly getting blanketed with a glass of a gin & tonic.  

While we know her as the Awful Records rap queen, a new face for Fenty, and a youthful energetic spirit in today’s music, she’s now entering the realm of visual arts. Titled,  “You could be my mainstream, I can be your underworld.”, the collection represents the free form of Tommy’s stream of consciousness. With no references, rules, or inspirations involved, the charcoal lines represent the beauty and pureness of the human body.