Bright neon colors and positive affirmations lure viewers to Lakwena Maciver’s graphic text-based murals and panel paintings. Maciver first attracted attention with her I Remember Paradise mural for the 2013 Wynwood Walls festival in Miami—which coincided with Miami Art Basel. She has since created other public works around the U.K., where she is based, at locations such as Tate Britain and the Southbank Centre. Maciver sometimes embellishes her hand-painted words with elements like three-dimensional block letters and sequins, or gilded lettering as in Your love keeps lifting me higher (2020). She holds a BA in graphic design from the London College of Communications, and looks to Barbara Kruger, illuminated manuscripts, and her Ugandan heritage for visual inspiration. Maciver enjoys making work that is publicly accessible, using materials like cardboard templates, masking tape, and string to produce her hard-edged patterns.

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The Best is Yet to Come