Hue Blow

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Edition
Unique

Medium
Acrylic and Oil Pastel on Canvas

Signature
Signed

Unframed Dimensions
18 x 18 in
45.72 x 45.72 cm

Year
2025

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

Autodidact artist Halim A. Flowers (b. 1980, Washington, DC) is a multifaceted creator whose work spans visual art, spoken-word performance, activism, entrepreneurship, and authorship. With eleven published nonfiction books and a global platform advocating for human rights, Flowers is driven by a mission to reframe narratives around love, dignity, and mass incarceration. He is a member of the Board of Directors of The Frederick Douglass Project for Justice and Cultural DC, and is widely known for his guiding mantra: “Love is the antibody.” His creative voice, both visual and literary, is forged through decades of introspection, discipline, and unyielding hope.

In 1997, at just sixteen years old, Flowers was arrested and wrongfully sentenced as a juvenile to two life sentences in Washington, D.C. After serving 22 years, he was released under the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act (IRAA) of 2016, which allowed juvenile lifers to petition for resentencing. His story received national attention through HBO’s Emmy-winning documentary Thug Life in DC and Kim Kardashian-West’s film The Justice Project. Upon release in 2019, he became a Halcyon Arts Lab Fellow and an Echoing Green Fellow, stepping immediately and powerfully into the art world.

During his incarceration, Flowers pursued higher education through Georgetown University’s Prison and Justice Initiative, studying Government, Philosophy, Reparations and African-American Literature, and English under academic advisor Professor Marc Morjé Howard. In 2020, supported by the Art for Justice Fund, he was featured as a “Justice Ambassador” in the documentary Halim’s Hope. His TEDx Talk Criminal Justice Reform that same year further solidified his role as a national voice for prison reform and restorative justice.

Flowers’ expanding global presence includes exhibitions, performances, and collaborations with major cultural institutions, brands, and public figures. He has been commissioned for a broad range of high-profile projects, from a live painting performance at a Norwegian royal wedding to works celebrating the Queen of England’s Platinum Jubilee and Warner Brothers’ centennial. In 2025, he was selected as the USA Leader for the Obama Foundation for the 2025–2026 term, one of the highest recognitions for emerging national changemakers.

Explore Halim Flowers at DTR Modern Galleries

DTR Modern Galleries proudly presents Halim Flowers’ striking mixed-media works as powerful testaments to personal transformation and social consciousness, across its four contemporary gallery locations in Boston, New York City, Palm Beach, and Washington, D.C.