![A photograph shows a portrait of Michèle Stephenson.](https://wp.blackstarfest.org/app/uploads/2021/07/78109452_144063573_MICHELEHEADSHOTmin-scaled-e1688262450121.jpeg)
Michèle is a platform-agnostic artist who pulls from her Haitian and Panamanian roots to create stories centering the lived experiences of the Black diaspora. She is a Guggenheim fellow and Creative Capital artist. Stephenson lives in Brooklyn with her creative and life partner, Joe Brewster.