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ACHÉ ORICHAS
“Lili Bernard manifests the Orishas in an epic painting approach that combines historical ecstasy with spiritual expressionism pulsating in a lush painterly approach.”
MAT GLEASON, Coagula Art Journal
![Lili Bernard. Latasha Harlins en El Cielo con Las 7 Potencias Africanas, 2017. Oil Paint, Acrylic Paint, Metal Chain, Glitter, Plastic Eyeballs, Styrofoam, Plastic Angel, Faux Jewels and Digital Print, 20 x 20 inches
"The most moving image in the show is her [Lili Bernard's] portrait of Latasha Harlins as an Orisha. At the top of her halo is her name and the artist has lettered in 'Say Her Name' at the bottom. Harlins was murdered by a convenience store cashier in 1991. In this painting she holds the bottle of orange juice the cashier insisted she was stealing. She gave her life for that orange juice and she carries it into eternity here."
MAT GLEASON, Huff Post](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d053c_9497162f757b40f59cf8b67f6ac1e724~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1,h_1,q_90/4d053c_9497162f757b40f59cf8b67f6ac1e724~mv2.webp)
![Lili Bernard. Latasha Harlins en El Cielo con Las 7 Potencias Africanas, 2017. Oil Paint, Acrylic Paint, Metal Chain, Glitter, Plastic Eyeballs, Styrofoam, Plastic Angel, Faux Jewels and Digital Print, 20 x 20 inches
"The most moving image in the show is her [Lili Bernard's] portrait of Latasha Harlins as an Orisha. At the top of her halo is her name and the artist has lettered in 'Say Her Name' at the bottom. Harlins was murdered by a convenience store cashier in 1991. In this painting she holds the bottle of orange juice the cashier insisted she was stealing. She gave her life for that orange juice and she carries it into eternity here."
MAT GLEASON, Huff Post](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d053c_9497162f757b40f59cf8b67f6ac1e724~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1500,h_1500,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/4d053c_9497162f757b40f59cf8b67f6ac1e724~mv2.jpg)
![Blessed Mother and the Dragon, 2011. Oil on Canvas, 36 x48 inches
"Her [Lili Bernard's] calling card will always be her fantastic oils and she does not disappoint. This artist paints the battle for souls as a pictorial wrestling between a dragon and a saint in one picture."
MAT Gleason, Huff Post](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d053c_75a46a83019d4789b3892bd70fdf6233~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1,h_1,q_90/4d053c_75a46a83019d4789b3892bd70fdf6233~mv2.webp)
![Blessed Mother and the Dragon, 2011. Oil on Canvas, 36 x48 inches
"Her [Lili Bernard's] calling card will always be her fantastic oils and she does not disappoint. This artist paints the battle for souls as a pictorial wrestling between a dragon and a saint in one picture."
MAT Gleason, Huff Post](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d053c_75a46a83019d4789b3892bd70fdf6233~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1499,h_1080,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/4d053c_75a46a83019d4789b3892bd70fdf6233~mv2.jpg)
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