"Building carefully constructed compositions from an all-black canvas, her subjects emerge from scenes of darkness in chiaroscuro. Black female figures are portrayed in moments of repose, warmed by the glow of a lamp or a lit cigarette, or punctuated with a flash of bright red fingernails. In her latest works, Mckinney embraces a looser, more visceral approach to painting, marking a deliberate leap into new artistic terrain."
"Echoed in the paintings themselves, this fresh awakening is born not from loud intensity but rather stillness, silence and the spaces in-between. Stemming from a sensitivity to worldly changes, the exhibition offers a universal reflection on growth through sitting with discomfort. Rendered on an intimate scale, the works encourage a close engagement with the viewer, inviting us to pause, slow down and contemplate anew."
"In Mckinney's paintings, her protagonists are caught in a balance of tension and relaxation. Depicted on the brink of transition, they exist in states of perpetual liminality. Often nude, robed in a dressing gown, or draped in crinkled bed sheets, the figures are at once sensual, emotive and softly formidable. Lost in thought, daydreaming or asleep, each woman is absorbed in her own private world - far removed from the humdrum of external life."
Danielle Mckinney presents interior scenes of Black women in moments of introspection and intimacy. She constructs compositions from an all-black canvas using chiaroscuro so subjects emerge from darkness. Figures appear warmed by lamp glow or a lit cigarette and punctuated by bright red fingernails. Recent works adopt a looser, more visceral approach, signaling stylistic evolution rooted in stillness and silence. Themes explore growth through sitting with discomfort and states of liminality, capturing protagonists on the brink of transition. Rendered on an intimate scale, the paintings invite close engagement, pause, and renewed contemplation.
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