I stumbled on Vix Harris’ 50 Rebel Women via Osengwa’s Instagram handle and have been stalking her work since then. She’s simply marvelous! Using a combination of Henna Floral backgrounds and layovers, Vix Harris portrays the slaying awesomeness of 50 women who have refused to be defined by status quo and paved way for women to show forth their prowess. Vix Harris started this #50RebelWomen project in 2016 on Instagram and Facebook. She had started drawing again after a long break and advice from established artists like Lisa Congdon suggested that the best way to improve quickly was to make art a regular practice. She chose to feature #50RebelWomen mainly because of her interest in intersectional feminism and her fascination with women throughout history who have blazed their own trail and inspired others to do the same.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Happy birthday, @oprah ! 💪🏽❤🎉🎂 #oprahwinfrey #50RebelWomen . #art #artist #artwork #vixharrisart #artistsoninstagram #illustration #illustratedphoto #design #pattern #colour #strongwomen #inspirationalwomen #intersectionalfeminism #blackexcellence #drawnbyhand #handdrawn #originalart #analogueart

A post shared by Vix Harris (@vixharrisart) on Jan 29, 2019 at 5:56am PST

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“Your self-worth is determined by you. You don’t have to depend on someone telling you who you are.” @beyonce #50RebelWomen 💪🏾❤ . #art #artist #artwork #vixharrisart #artistsoninstagram #illustration #illustratedphoto #beyonce #strongwomen #inspirationalwomen #intersectionalfeminism #femaleempowerment #blackgirlmagic #blackexcellence #originalart #drawnbyhand #design

A post shared by Vix Harris (@vixharrisart) on Feb 3, 2019 at 5:08pm PST

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Happy 55th birthday to the #incredible #michelleobama 🎂 One of my #50rebelwomen 💪🏽❤ . #art #artist #artwork #vixharrisart #artistsoninstagram #design #handdrawn #drawnbyhand #strongwomen #inspirationalwomen #becoming #intersectionalfeminism #originalart #analogueart #pattern #colour #blackexcellence #blackgirlmagic

A post shared by Vix Harris (@vixharrisart) on Jan 17, 2019 at 4:13pm PST

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Just need a bit of Nina today. 💪🏾❤ #ninasimone #50rebelwomen . #art #artist #artwork #vixharrisart #artistoninstagram #illustration #illustratedphoto #inspiration #strongwomen #drawnbyhand #handdrawn #pattern #design #originalart #analogueart #intersectionalfeminism #inspirationalwomen #blackexcellence #femaleartists #femaleempowerment #feministart

A post shared by Vix Harris (@vixharrisart) on Oct 14, 2018 at 5:03pm PDT

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Thanks so much to @damiodufuwa at @cnnafrica for sharing my #serenawilliams piece. 🙏🏼 It’s incredibly important that strong, powerful women who inspire others are represented accurately in the media. #50rebelwomen 💪🏾❤ . #Repost @cnnafrica (@get_repost) ・・・ As part of her #50RebelWomen project, which celebrates women throughout history who have blazed their own trail and inspired others to do the same, artist and intersectional feminist, @vixharrisart created this image of Serena Williams. Harris says “It was chosen because of my admiration for Serena Williams and her strength and determination.” . #art #artist #artwork #print #vixharrisart #illustration #illustratedphoto #africaninspiredart #analogueart #originalart #strongwomen #intersectionalfeminism #inspiration #inspirationalwomen #artforgood #sportswoman #femalesarestrongashell #femaleempowerment

A post shared by Vix Harris (@vixharrisart) on Sep 11, 2018 at 3:01pm PDT