We all have a special gift we can offer the world and cultivating that gift for good is a type of alchemy that artist Deun Ivory is no stranger to. Using her photography as her own form of “ministry,” Deun aims to celebrate the multi-faceted beauty of black women and cultivate a culture of self-love in her community.
This past November our founder, Erin Carpenter, discussed how to break creative walls and social norms with Photographer, Artist, and Founder of the non-profit, The Body: A Home for Love, Deun Ivory. Citing her own experiences with adversity as a catalyst for her initiatives for black women, Ivory enforces that trauma does not constitute her identity, and knowing that truth allows her to stay present both creatively and intellectually.