"I visited the artist while she was in the midst of working on a new project for the Center for Book Arts, and her studio was plentiful in the reference materials that feature so largely throughout her work.
Across her research-based practice, spanning collage, performance, and video, Metaferia’s artwork acknowledges the underrecognized labor of women in BIPOC communities. In her most well-known series, 'By Way of Revolution,' Metaferia collages celebratory portraits of women and nonbinary femme activists using archival images and regalia motifs, noting that 'When I have a platform, I usually open it up to other people, their faces, their bodies, and their stories...'"
