Meet Ameera Pernebsati Lys
Ameera Pernebsati Lys, LCSW (she/her/hers) is a Haitian-American fiber and mixed media artist creating with textile design, indigo, Japanese Shibori, collage, stamping, painting, ink, sculpture, quilting, jewelry design, photography and graphic design. Ameera’s work is inspired by her Haitian heritage, traditional African culture and spirituality, and the injustices of racism. She has had solo exhibitions at the Haitian-American Museum of Chicago, Riverside Arts Center & Lys Arts Gallery as well as multiple group exhibitions at Hyde Park Art Center. Her work can be found in the permanent collection of the Haitian American Museum of Chicago.
She has taught indigo and shibori classes since 2018 at various arts institutions such as Hyde Park Art Center, Riverside Arts Center and Marwen. She has created and facilitated trainings and workshops on social equity and expressive arts at the University of Chicago Collegiate Scholars Program, Mercy Home for Boys and Girls, Pivot Collaborative, Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault, EL Education and guest lectured at the School of the Art Institute. Ameera has worked collaboratively on community arts projects with the Museum of Science and Industry, the Haitian American Museum of Chicago and the Coalition of Haitian-American Organizations in the Chicagoland Area. Ameera was born and raised in Chicago and has her B.A. from Carleton College and M.S.W. from Smith College School for Social Work. Ameera is an initiate of Kemetic and Dogon philosophy, healing and spirituality at The Earth Center.
indigo oxidation process
indigo student with completed textile
8minutes46seconds series, mixed media, 2020 Cindy Lys - Black Creativity Exhibition Museum of Science and Industry
Mary Artist Young dyeing in an indigo vat
Open the Gate, mixed media sculpture, 2018 CIndy Lys - Black Creativity Exhibition Museum of Science and Industry
Indigo workshop participant
Indigo oxidation process
indigo students dyeing textiles in dye vat
