"I believe that love is the antibody to all social inequalities. I use my creativity to destroy social constructs that create hatred, with the weapon of radical love. Poetry, spoken word, photography, and paintings are my weapons of artistic mass construction.” -Halim A. Flowers.
Halim A. Flowers is a visual artist, spoken word performer, author, businessman, and human rights advocate based in Washington, DC. He was wrongfully sentenced to two life sentences as a minor and spent over 20 years in prison before being released in 2019. Since then, he has dedicated his life to promoting love and justice for all through his art, poetry, and advocacy work. Flowers has exhibited his work in numerous galleries and museums, including The Museum of Modern Art's "Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration" exhibit. He is an ardent advocate for criminal justice reform and has received numerous awards and honors for his work, including fellowships from Georgetown University's Prison and Justice Initiative and the Halcyon Arts Lab and Echoing Green fellowship awards. Flowers' message of love and justice has resonated with audiences worldwide, and he continues to use his voice and his art to promote positive change in the world.