My name is Yanique Mitchell. I am a contemporary artist and a mother to a beautiful five-month-old child. This season of my life is defined by creation in its purest forms: nurturing new life, and giving form to the ideas that have lived within me for years.

I am raising funds to support the creation of a 48-piece original art collection and to help bring my first solo exhibition to life. This campaign begins with a modest goal, but it is part of a much larger vision, one that ultimately requires your generosity to fully realize. Every contribution, regardless of its size, directly supports the earliest and most crucial stages of this journey.

Why This Matters

Art does not happen in isolation. It requires time, materials, space, and care. As an artist, I invest deeply, emotionally, physically, spiritually, into every piece I create. As a new mother, I now do so while balancing sleepless nights, feeding schedules, and the profound responsibility of shaping a future not just for myself, but for my child as well.

This collection represents years of resilience, legacy, and faith in possibility.

How the Funds Will Be Used

Your support will help cover the initial production costs required to begin and sustain this project, including:

• Professional-grade art supplies and materials

• Canvas, paints, mediums, and finishing processes

• Studio and production expenses

• Early planning and foundational costs for my first solo exhibition

These are the invisible but critical expenses that make creation possible long before a gallery door ever opens.

Why I’m Asking for Help

I believe in the power of community. I believe that art thrives when people choose to stand behind it, not just once it is finished, but while it is still becoming. By supporting this campaign, you are not only helping me create art, you are helping a mother build something lasting, something that speaks, something that will outlive this moment. You are investing in vision before it is fully seen.

With Gratitude

Whether you choose to donate, share this campaign, or simply hold space for this journey, thank you. Your support means more than words can express. This is the beginning of something meaningful. And I would be honored to have you be part of it.

— Yanique Mitchell